The last version of the Liesvelt Bible appears. It is the first full translation of the Bible into Dutch. The Bible was printed by the Antwerp printer Jacob of Liesvelt.
Bijbelsdigitaal.nl about the Liesvelt Bible:
'In Antwerp in 1526, a complete [Dutch] Bible translation appeared for the first time in the Netherlands, printed by Jacob Liesvelt. A particular feature of this Bible is that it was the first reformational [Dutch] Bible translation in the Netherlands, which as far as possible was based on Luther's Bible translation. The New Testament appeared from [Luther’s] hand in September 1522; a second printing followed in December of the same year. Beginning in 1523, Luther translated the Old Testament, but that was not completed until 1526. In the Liesvelt Bible, there is the text of the whole New Testament from Luther’s edition of December 1522, the Old Testament in the first edition used the parts of Luther’s Old Testament which were ready as well as the Vulgate and other translations. There were six editions of this Bible that appeared; in the edition of 1532, Luther’s new translations of the Old Testament were added. Liesvelt brought scarcely any changes to his editions. The sixth and last edition appeared in 1542. Because of the growing place of reformation notes, Liesvelt was arrested in 1545 and sentenced to death.'
Translation: Refo500.
