Gaun Yersel Moses!

This one is described at "A Light Hearted Trip Through the Old Testament in Glaswegian Verse." It is by Tom C. White. Visit The "Gaun Yersel Moses!" website and get a taste.

Free Bible

Another one of the "wiki" projects is a free Bible translation. Visit it here. The Gospels, a few letters and a couple OT books are done so far.

American Revised Version, Improved and Corrected

This is another one brought to my attention by the work of William Chamberlin. It is the American Revised Version, Improved and Corrected. See John 1:1 for an indication of the possible influences on this revision.

A Translation of Colossians

Brian Lilly, an M.Div student at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminar, is translating Colossians here.

International Authorized Version

Just ran across this one searching for something else entirely. It is by Dr. Michael Bisconti. Information about it is here and a free copy of an interlinear of the book of Jude is here. There is also an interesting discussion on modern translations, as well as mention of 16 "corrected" editions yet to be released here.

Digital American Standard Version

Some days the number of jumps is even more, but this morning was interesting. I was visiting the Biblical Studies and Technological Tools blog. There is an entry there with a link for Dr. Hildebrandt's program "Get Lost in Jerusalem." But when I went to the site I was first struck by a link for the Digital American Standard Version. It is a free, non-copyrighted, modern language update of the American Standard Version. So far Matthew, Mark and the Epistles are finished.

New LDS Translation

Apparently, the LDS church is working on a new translation of the New Testament. I haven't found much information yet, but it is mentioned on this blog. It will be 15 volumes, combined with commentary and appears it will be called the BYU rendition. I'll post more information when/if I get it myself.

Modern American Standard Version

I don't have much at all about this version - perhaps you can help? It is mentioned on the FAQ page at the World English Bible site (here). There it mentions that Dr. Maurice Robinson is working on an update to the American Standard Version that he calls the Modern American Standard Version. Anyone know if this project is underway, finished or abandoned?

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Update (07-03-2008). Dr. Robinson stated that this project was abandoned in favor of a completely new modern English translation from the Byzantine Textform.

Public Domain Version of the Essential New Testament in Modern English

Not to be confused with the Essential New Testament by Dennis Beatty, et al. This version is just of John, Ephesians and some selected verses. This is a copyright free translation available for download with instructions for printing. Find it over there. Thanks to William Chamberlin for this one.

Paraphrases of Erasmus

The Paraphrases of Erasmus on the New Testament were originally written in Latin, in about 1535. They were first translated into English by Miles Coverdale and others in about 1549. The University of Toronto Press is publishing a series titled "The Collected Works of Erasmus." Within that series are new English translations of Erasmus' paraphrases. Here are the ones published so far:

Sider, Robert D., ed. Collected Works of Erasmus: Paraphrase on Matthew. University of Toronto Press, 2008. ISBN 0802092993. 408 pages. Translated by Dean Simpson. Publisher's web page

Sider, Robert D., ed. Collected Works of Erasmus (volume 49): Paraphrase on Mark. University of Toronto Press, 1988. ISBN 0802026311. 234 pages. Translated by Erika Rummel. Publisher's web page

Sider, Robert D., ed. Collected Works of Erasmus (volume 48, 2nd volume): Paraphrase on Luke. University of Toronto Press, 2003. ISBN 0802036538. Translated by Jane E. Phillips. 292 pages. Publisher's web page. The first part (Luke 1-10, Volume 47 is not yet published).

Sider, Robert D., ed. Collected Works of Erasmus (volume 46): Paraphrase on John. University of Toronto Press, 1991. ISBN 0802058590. Translated by Jane E. Phillips. 371 pages. Publisher's web page

Bateman, John J., ed. Collected Works of Erasmus (volume 50): Paraphrase on Acts. University of Toronto Press, 1995. ISBN 0802006647. Translated by Robert D. Sider. 389 pages. Publisher's web page

Sider, Robert D., ed. Collected Works of Erasmus (volume 42): Paraphrases on Romans and Galatians. University of Toronto Press, 1984. ISBN 0802025102. 192 pages. Publisher's web page

Sider, Robert D., ed. Collected Works of Erasmus (volume 44): Paraphrases on the Epistles to Timothy, Titus and Philemon, the Epistles of Peter and Jude, the Epistle of James, the Epistles of John, and the Epistle to the Hebrews. University of Toronto Press, 1994. ISBN 0802005411. 413 pages. Translated by John J. Bateman. Publisher's web page

New version of the Hebrew Psalter

An interesting work is underway which the author, Bob MacDonald, calls "an emerging portrait of the Psalter." It is presented as a colorful map of the Psalms. See his work at "The Editing of the Hebrew Psalter", his blog at drmacdonald.blogspot.com and a PDF about his work is here.

Messianic Prophecy Bible Project

A new project is underway (getting started?) to produce a Bible that can be used in evangelism to Jewish people. The website is http://messianicbible.com/. It isn't clear if this will be a new translation or a revision on an existing one.