Since the National Bible Associations says that, even if you aren't a Christian, "Everyone else ought to read the Bible to better understand art and literature," I thought I'd run a daily entry in honor of NBW to help all you culturally-deprived non-bible readers.
However, I've stumbled on another thorny issue (there are so many these days!) -- Which version of the Bible should I use?
Since the National Bible Association doesn't endorse any particular version, and there are so many of them (over 450 English translations alone), I thought I'd go for a version that was likely to resonate with my readers, and start right at the beginning!
 Genesis 1: Boreded Ceiling Cat makinkgz Urf n stuffs (Side by side with KJV for the lolcat-impaired) | |
| LOLCATS Version | KING JAMES Version |
| 1 Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem. | 1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. |
| 2 Da Urfs no had shapez An haded dark face, An Ceiling Cat rode invisible bike over teh waterz. | 2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. |
| 3 At start, no has lyte. An Ceiling Cat sayz, i can haz lite? An lite wuz. | 3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. |
| 4 An Ceiling Cat sawed teh lite, to seez stuffs, An splitted teh lite from dark but taht wuz ok cuz kittehs can see in teh dark An not tripz over nethin. | 4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. |
| 5 An Ceiling Cat sayed light Day An dark no Day. It were FURST!!!1 | 5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. |
| 6 An Ceiling Cat sayed, im in ur waterz makin a ceiling. But he no yet make a ur. An he maded a hole in teh Ceiling. | 6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. |
| 7 An Ceiling Cat doed the skiez with waterz down An waterz up. It happen. | 7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. |
| 8 An Ceiling Cat sayed, i can has teh firmmint wich iz funny bibel naim 4 ceiling, so wuz teh twoth day. | 8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. |
| 9 An Ceiling Cat gotted all teh waterz in ur base, An Ceiling Cat hadz dry placez cuz kittehs DO NOT WANT get wet. | 9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. |
| 10 An Ceiling Cat called no waterz urths and waters oscunz. Iz good. | 10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. |
Every day this week, I'll be bringing you a little Bible verse (and some commentary), so that you, too, can begin to understand art and literature.
If you're feeling extra-enthused about NBW, why not pitch in and help by translating a few verses? Go forth and giv kittehs sum hlp plz.
(cross-posted at Teh Portly Dyke)
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