About the translation
The direct translation from the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek is our own translation of the Bible into English, made directly from the Hebrew, the Aramaic and the Greek. It is free and shows beneath each phrase the original word it translates.
Published in English, reviewed word by word: 1189 of 1189 chapters. The English edition advances book by book, and each chapter is published as soon as it is ready.
What texts we translate from
Old Testament: from the Hebrew and the Aramaic of the Leningrad Codex, in the Westminster digital edition, with the analysis of each word from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible project (CC BY 4.0 license).
New Testament: from the Greek of the SBL Greek New Testament (CC BY 4.0), with the analysis of each word from MorphGNT (CC BY-SA 3.0).
For the meaning of each word we use public-domain lexicons: Brown, Driver and Briggs for the Hebrew and Aramaic, and Abbott-Smith and Thayer for the Greek. From Strong we use only his numbers, which identify each word. The plain-English explanations you see when you tap a word are written by us.
How we translate
We translate verse by verse, directly from the original, with the help of artificial intelligence and following written rules for each decision. Then each chapter goes through a word-by-word review: each phrase in English is linked to the Hebrew or Greek words it translates, and that is what you see beneath the text.
The same word of the original is translated the same way throughout the Bible, except when the context requires something else; then it is explained. The words that English needs and the original does not write are marked as added. When a phrase allows another reading, there is a note.
One rule governs all the others: the text first. We do not add doctrine that the text does not state, nor take away what it says. If a word could confuse, we explain it step by step and, when it helps, with another verse.
What you will notice as you read it
The names of God as they are in the Hebrew: YHWH, Elohim, Adonai, El Shaddai. That way you know which one the text uses in each place. We explain it in The names of God in Hebrew.
The verse numbering is the same as in our Spanish edition, the one used by Bibles in Spanish. Where the Hebrew numbers differently (as happens in some books, such as Joel, Jonah or Daniel), a note says so.
The original beneath each phrase, and its meaning when you rest the pointer on it or tap it. If this is your first time, see What an interlinear Bible is.
Free, licensed and dated
The direct translation from the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek is free and always will be. It has a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license with permission to quote it: you can use its verses in studies, sermons, social media or songs, crediting it as “direct translation from the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek (crececonmigo.app).” The details are in Copyright and the Bible.
Each time we publish a book we seal it with OpenTimestamps, which leaves a public proof, impossible to alter, of the date on which that text existed.
Frequently asked questions
Is the direct translation from the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek free?
Yes. It is read free at crececonmigo.app, on the phone or on the computer, without signing up.
From what language is it translated?
Directly from the originals: the Old Testament from the Hebrew and the Aramaic (Leningrad Codex), and the New Testament from the Greek (SBL Greek New Testament).
Why does it say YHWH instead of “the LORD” or “Jehovah”?
Because it is the proper name of God as the Hebrew writes it, with its four letters. That way it is distinguished from the title Adonai, which does mean “Lord.”
Is it an interlinear Bible?
It is a translation into English that also shows, beneath each phrase, the Hebrew or Greek word it translates, with its meaning explained in plain English.
How is it quoted?
With the text in quotation marks and the reference, crediting it as “direct translation from the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek (crececonmigo.app).” For example: “In the beginning Elohim created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1, direct translation from the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, crececonmigo.app).
Do you use artificial intelligence?
Yes, as a tool. The translation follows written and public rules for each decision, and each verse is reviewed against the Hebrew or the Greek, word by word.