Speech
Delivered by H.I.M. Haile Selassie I on July 23, 1961.
Ethiopia, an island of Christianity, is recorded in history
as having received first the Old Testament, and then the New Testament
earlier than most of the countries of the world. When, in Old Testament
times, she received the Law, and when, in New Testament times, she
received the Gospel, she ensured that the Scriptures were translated into
the ancient language of Ge'ez. From those times to this, various books
both of spiritual and material profit have periodically been compiled and
written in Ge'ez. We remember with deep gratitude those fathers of old
who, as time and opportunity allowed, worked with much care and labour and
have left us books for the preservation of the Faith and for the increase
of learning and knowledge.
In former ages. Ge'ez was the language of the country and so. even
without an interpreter, the people had no difficulty in examining and
understanding the books; but just as one age succeeds another, so Amharic,
Which sprang from Ge'ez, gradually grew until it became the Common speech
of the people, taking the place of Ge'ez. At that time. Ge'ez was
understood by the learned People of the Church. but was not readily
understood by the ordinary people. Arising from this, the scholars in
their preaching and work have for centuries been forced in their teaching
to interpret from Ge'ez into Amharic. And these conditions prevailed until
Our own times.
Since the time when, by God's goodness, We were chosen to ascend the
Throne of Ethiopia and while We have been leading Our people to progress
in learning and knowledge, We have laboured in every way possible with an
eye to their growth in spiritual and material learning and knowledge. In.
order to reach this goal, and realizing that the first necessity was to
have the Scriptures translated into Amharic and printed in bulk, in 1918
when We were still Heir to the Throne and Regent, We chose from amongst
the scholars some to translate the Scriptures and to produce the
translation alongside the Ge'ez. After this, too, at Our private expense
We had a printing machine brought from Europe, established a Printing
Press, and began to have books printed. Some of the books which We caused
to be printed in Ge'ez and Amharic at that time, read in churches and
homes, have been found profitable to the establishment of faith and to
spiritual strengthening. After that, noting that the mind of the people
continued to grow in understanding, We arranged for a word-for-word
translation into Amharic of the books of the Old and New Testaments. Our
scholars completed the translation and presented it to Us in 1931. and We
ordered its printing. While the book was still in the Press, however,
enemy aggression in 1935 halted the work. Even so, when in exile in
London, We gave permission for this same Bible to be printed by
photo-offset, and it was duly issued. By this Book. Our Ethiopian subjects
in exile in many countries held fast to their faith and presented their
petitions to Almighty God as they awaited the restoration of Ethiopia.
When, all honour and praise be to God, We had brought about the
liberation of Ethiopia and had entered Our Empire, realizing that there
ought to be a revision from the original Hebrew and Greek of the existing
translation of the Bible, We chose scholars qualified for the work of
Biblical training and on March 6th, 1947 set up a Bible Committee in Our
Palace. The Committee worked with diligence for some five years, and on
April 19th. 1952 presented the translation to Us. We give heartfelt thanks
to all who helped Us in this work. All the ancient Scriptures were written
for Our instruction, in order that through the encouragement they give Us,
we may maintain Our hope with fortitude. Because We desire that the light
which comes from the Scriptures may shine to all, this Bible by Our
command and will has been revised and printed in the Thirty-First year of
Our reign.
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