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A good source to obtain translations of The Bible that are also free of copyright is to use the software e-Sword, a free application that allows you to download translations of The Bible in different languages and then export or copy its content to other files.
Any other way to obtain a copyright-free translation of The Bible is valid as long as the content is then copied to the correct files. These files must follow these rules:
input/tex/bible-xx, where xx is the language code of The Bible.xxx_name.tex where xxx will be a sequential number always with three digits starting at 1 (001, 002, etc.) and name will be the name of the book. The names should be in each language, but if not, they could be in English. Below is a provisional list of the books to include, with their number. It should be noted that the order in which books are numbered places first books that are canonical to all creeds before the books that are canonical only in some creeds. This order is not essential but is useful to make it easy to identify of each book simply by the initial number, especially when the names of each book are used in each particular language.\begin{document}, \end{document}, \title, \chapter, \section and \par) as detailed in the following excerpt from the Gospel of Matthew:\begin{document}
\title{Gospel of Matthew}
\chapter{1}
\par 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
. . .
\chapter{2}
\par 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
. . .
\end{document}
As you can see in the previous extract, the rules to follow are:
\begin{document} and end with a line \end{document}.% in front of each line.\title{} command at the beginning of everything.\chapter{} and inside the chapter number starting at 1.\section{} and inside the title of the section will be placed.\par, then separated the verse number, always starting at 1 and then separated the content. Each verse will be a line.e-Sword is a completely free tool for studing the Bible in the PC. This is the URL for downloading it:
Click in the Downloads button. You have versions for Windows, Mac, and also for smartphone and tablets.
Once downloaded execute the installer and follow the default steps.
For downloading a Bible translation in e-Sword follow this steps:
For copying the verses from e-Sword to Bible files we can use this process:
001_Genesis.tex. Select everything that is below \title{Genesis} and above \end{document} and remove it.Gen 1:1 The verse text.^... (be aware to add a final space). In Replace box type \par (also be aware to add a final space). Ensure that be button Use Regular expression is clicked. Now click in Replace All button.\\par ([0-9]*):([1]) (be aware to add the final space). In Replace box type \n\chapter{$1}\n\n\par $2 (be aware that now there is no extra space). Click in Replace All. This will create the chapter tags.\\par ([0-9]*):([0-9]*) (be aware to add the final space). In Replace box type \par $2 (without any final space). Click in Replace All. This will set the correct format for paragraphs.Once you have finished the work with a translation of the Bible it can be send to maintainers of the project.
| Num. | Abr. | English title |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | Gn | Genesis |
| 002 | Ex | Exodus |
| 003 | Lv | Leviticus |
| 004 | Nm | Numbers |
| 005 | Dt | Deuteronomy |
| 006 | Jos | Joshua |
| 007 | Jue | Judges |
| 008 | Rth | Ruth |
| 009 | 1 Sam | 1 Samuel |
| 010 | 2 Sam | 2 Samuel |
| 011 | 1 Ki | 1 Kings |
| 012 | 2 Ki | 2 Kings |
| 013 | 1 Ch | 1 Chronicles |
| 014 | 2 Ch | 2 Chronicles |
| 015 | Ez | Ezra |
| 016 | Neh | Nehemiah |
| 017 | Est | Esther |
| 018 | 1 Macc | 1 Maccabees |
| 019 | 2 Macc | 2 Maccabees |
| 020 | Job | Job |
| 021 | Ps | Psalms |
| 022 | Pr | Proverbs |
| 023 | Ec | Ecclesiastes |
| 024 | Song | Song of Solomon |
| 025 | Sir | Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) |
| 026 | Wis | Wisdom of Solomon |
| 027 | Is | Isaiah |
| 028 | Jer | Jeremiah |
| 029 | Lam | Lamentations |
| 030 | Bar | Baruch |
| 031 | Ezk | Ezekiel |
| 032 | Dn | Daniel |
| 033 | Ho | Hosea |
| 034 | Jl | Joel |
| 035 | Am | Amos |
| 036 | Ob | Obadiah |
| 037 | Jon | Jonah |
| 038 | Mic | Micah |
| 039 | Nah | Nahum |
| 040 | Hab | Habakkuk |
| 041 | Zep | Zephaniah |
| 042 | Hag | Haggai |
| 043 | Zec | Zechariah |
| 044 | Mal | Malachi |
| 045 | Mt | Matthew |
| 046 | Mk | Mark |
| 047 | Lk | Luke |
| 048 | Jn | John |
| 049 | Acts | Acts of the Apostles |
| 050 | Ro | Romans |
| 051 | 1 Co | 1 Corinthians |
| 052 | 2 Co | 2 Corinthians |
| 053 | Ga | Galatians |
| 054 | Eph | Ephesians |
| 055 | Phil | Philippians |
| 056 | Col | Colossians |
| 057 | 1 Th | 1 Thessalonians |
| 058 | 2 Th | 2 Thessalonians |
| 059 | 1 Ti | 1 Timothy |
| 060 | 2 Ti | 2 Timothy |
| 061 | Tit | Titus |
| 062 | Pm | Philemon |
| 063 | Heb | Hebrews |
| 064 | Jm | James |
| 065 | 1 P | 1 Peter |
| 066 | 2 P | 2 Peter |
| 067 | 1 Jn | 1 John |
| 068 | 2 Jn | 2 John |
| 069 | 3 Jn | 3 John |
| 070 | Jud | Jude |
| 071 | Rev | Revelation |
| 072 | Bel | Bel and the Dragon |
| 073 | Man | Prayer of Manesseh |
| 074 | Tb | Tobit |
| 075 | Jdt | Judith |
| 076 | 1 Enoch | Book of Enoch |
| 077 | As. Mos. | Assumption of Moses |