In this article we bring you the books of the Bible in Japanese language, which are called “Seisho no Shomei” [聖書の署名]. See how the names of the books of the Bible in Japanese are interesting and completely different from Portuguese.
Even if you are an atheist, or a non-Christian, we notice an importance of reading such an article. With the list of Bible books below you will see differences and improve your Japanese language learning.
We can notice the use of Katakana for names of people and nations. Even if it is not in the table, that books with the name of nations use the “jin” [人]. Example: Romans in Japanese and roomajin [ローマ人].
We also recommend reading:
- KANA: Definitive Guide to Hiragana and Katakana - Japanese Alphabet
- Hito [人] How do you say Person in Japanese?
- Are Anime Dangerous? influence? Devils?
Table of Contents
List of Japanese Bible Books
| Rōmaji | KANJI/KANA | TRANSLATION |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis Device | Genesis | Genesis |
| Shutsu-Ejiputo-ki | Book of Exodus | Exodus |
| Rebi-ki | Leviticus | Leviticus |
| Minsuu-ki | Numbers | Números |
| Shimmei-ki | Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy |
| Yoshua | Joshua | Josué |
| Sabakibito | Judgment Person | Judges |
| Rutsu | Ruth | Route |
| Samueru-daiichi | First Samuel | 1 Samuel |
| Samueru-daini | Second Samuel | 2 Samuel |
| Retsuoo First | First of Kings | 1 kings |
| Retsuoo-daini | Second Kings | 2 Kings |
| Rekidai-daiichi | First in history | 1 Chronicles |
| Rekidai-daini | Second of the Generations | 2 Chronicles |
| Ezura | Ezra | Esdras |
| Nehemiah | Nehemiah | Neemias |
| Esuteru | Ester | Ester |
| Call | Job | Good |
| Shihen | Psalms | Psalms |
| Shingen | Proverb | Proverbs |
| Dendoo-no-sho | The Book of Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes |
| Song of Solomon | The Song of Solomon | Song of Solomon |
| Izaya | Isaiah | Isaiah |
| Eremiya | Jeremiah | Jeremiah |
| Aika | Elegy | Lamentations |
| Ezekieru | Ezekiel | Ezequiel |
| Danieru | Daniel | Daniel |
| Hosea | Hosea | Oseias |
| Yoeru | Joel | Joel |
| Amosu | Amos | Amos |
| Obadeya | Obadiah | Obadiah |
| Yona | Yona | Jonas |
| Mika | Mika | Micaiah |
| Nahomu | Nahomu | Naum |
| Habakkuk | Habakkuk | Habakkuk |
| Zepaniah | Zephaniah | Sophonias |
| Hagai | Haggai | Ageu |
| Zekariya | Zachariah | Zacarias |
| Maraki | Malachi | Malachi |
| Matai | Matthew | Mateus |
| Maruko | Marco | Marcos |
| Ruka | Luca | Lucas |
| Yohane | John | John |
| Shito | Apostle | Atos |
| Rome | Rome | Romans |
| Korinto First | First Corinthians | 1 Corinthians |
| Korinto-daini | Second Corinthians | 2 Corinthians |
| Garatea | Galatea | Galatians |
| Ephesus | Ephesus | Ephesians |
| Philippi | Philippines | Philippians |
| Korosai | Colossae | Colossians |
| Tesaronike-daiichi | First Thessalonians | 1 Thessalonians |
| Tesaronike-daini | Second Thessalonians | 2 Thessalonians |
| Temote-daiichi | First Timothy | 1 Timothy |
| Temote-daini | Second Timothy | 2 Timothy |
| Tetosu | Tetos | Tito |
| Firemon | Philemon | Philemon |
| Hebrew | Hebrew | Hebrews |
| Yakobu | Jacob | Tiago |
| Petero-daiichi | First Peter | 1 Peter |
| Petero-daini | Second Peter | 2 Peter |
| Yohane First | First John | 1 John |
| Yohane-second | Second John | 2 John |
| Yohane Third | Third John | 3 John |
| Yuda | Judas | Judas |
| Keiji or Yohane's Apocalypse | 啓示 [ヨハネの黙示録] | Revelation of John (Revelation) |
Thanks for reading this article. The Japanese Bible is a very complex book and full of complex words that we don't know, if you are interested, I recommend it as a good book to improve your nihongo.
The video below shows a little about the Japanese Bible and the writings. Finally, I also invite you to read our other related articles below:
Analyzing the Japanese Bible
As mentioned, the bible in Japanese is called a seisho [聖書]. Japanese chapter is sho [章] and verse is setsu [節]. Watch the video below where we talk more about it:
