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Lamsa Bible Online - English Peshitta Translation (NT)
This is Dr. George Lamsa's famous Peshitta New Testament English translation (click here for OT). I believe it is the best complete translation of the Peshitta. From "The Deluxe Study Edition of the Modern New Testament from the Aramaic", by Dr. George M. Lamsa.
With generous permission from the Aramaic Bible Society - August 2005. Please do not copy these documents as they are still under copyright.
Matthew - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28.
Mark - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Luke - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.
John - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21.
Acts - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28.
Romans - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
1Corinthians - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
2Corinthians - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
Galatians - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Ephesians - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Philippians - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4.
Colossians - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4.
1Thessalonians - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
2Thessalonians - Chapters: 1, 2, 3.
1Timothy - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
2Timothy - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4.
Philemon - Chapters: 1.
Hebrews - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
James - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
1Peter - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
1John - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
2John - Chapters: 1.
3John - Chapters: 1.
Jude - Chapters: 1.
Revelation - Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.
Dr. George Lamsa Bible - Miscellaneous Information
Dr. George Lamsa's "Holy Bible: From the Ancient Eastern text" is perhaps the best complete Peshitta New Testament translation (the best being Younan's Interlinear, which is a work-in-progress - and free!) and Peshitta Old Testament translation (both in English).
The Peshitta OT is the Aramaic version of a Hebrew Old Testament version (older and superior to the current accepted Massoretic Hebrew version). The Lamsa Bible utilizes this version.
The Peshitta NT is the original New Testament (or at worst, it is far closer to the original than the Greek texts). The Lamsa Bible utilizes this version, containing the 22 books shared by the Eastern Peshitta and the Western Peshitto, plus the extra 5 books (2Peter, 2John, 3John, Jude, Revelation) that are included in the Western Peshitto.
Buy it (with footnotes and all) here:
Lamsa's version is not perfect (no disrespect to the late Dr. whose work has been a great service to the world). Unfortunately, he lets his beliefs affect his translations in places, and often keeps in line with the KJV. Nevertheless, I still believe it is the best complete English Bible, as it is translated from a superior text than most (the original Aramaic Peshitta). Hopefully Lamsa's translation will be released into the public domain soon, like the Younan, Murdock and Etheridge translations.