Chinese Union Version
The Chinese Union Version (CUV) (Chinese: 和合本; pinyin: héhéběn; Wade–Giles: ho2-ho2-pen3; lit. 'harmonized/united version') is the predominant translation of the Bible into Chinese used by Chinese Protestants, first published in 1919. The text is now available online.
| Chinese Union Version | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Chinese Union Version |
| Other names | 和合本 |
| Abbreviation | CUV |
| Language | Chinese |
| OT published | 1919 |
| NT published | 1906 |
| Complete Bible published | 1919 |
| Authorship | Calvin Mateer et al. |
| Derived from | English Revised Version |
| Version revision | 1988 (CUVNP), 2006 (RCUV NT), 2010 (RCUV OT+NT) |
| Publisher | China Christian Council or Hong Kong Bible Society (current) |
| Copyright | Public domain (copyright expired) |
| Religious affiliation | Protestant |
起初，神創造天地。地是空虛混沌，淵面黑暗；神的靈運行在水面上。神說：「要有光」，就有了光。
神愛世人，甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們，叫一切信他的，不至滅亡，反得永生。 | |
The CUV is currently available in both traditional and simplified Chinese, and is published in Hong Kong by the Hong Kong Bible Society, a Bible society affiliated with the United Bible Societies; in Taiwan by the Bible Society in Taiwan, also associated with the United Bible Societies; and in China by Amity Printing Co., Ltd., of the Amity Foundation in Nanjing, related to the China Christian Council and also affiliated with the United Bible Societies.
A revision for the CUV, the Revised Chinese Union Version (RCUV) (Chinese: 和合本修訂版; pinyin: héhéběn xiūdìngbǎn; Wade–Giles: ho2-ho2-pen3 hsiu1-ting4-pan3), was completed for the New Testament in 2006, and for the entire Bible in 2010.