Protestant Bible translation into Maltese : the book of Psalms 1919- 1926

Abstract

Just before the First World War Protestants published the Gospel of St. Mark in Maltese prepared by Professor Themistocles Zammit with the help of Rev. G.A. Sim and Miss D. Jenkins. At the same time the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. John, Acts of the Apostles, published in 1870/72, were re-issued. No initiative in this field was taken during the War. In the meantime Guze Muscat Azzopardi was working on his Catholic translation of the Gospels, which he finished in 1920. After the War Protestants were on the move again, with the translation of the Book of Psalms, which was finally published in 1926. In this short article we shall trace the history of this translation and assess its value.