The Project Gutenberg Bible
Douay-Rheims Version
Index
The Old Testament
Book 01 Genesis
Book 02 Exodus
Book 03 Leviticus
Book 04 Numbers
Book 05 Deuteronomy
Book 06 Joshua
Book 07 Judges
Book 08 Ruth
Book 09 1 Kings
Book 10 2 Kings
Book 11 3 Kings
Book 12 4 Kings
Book 13 1 Paralipomenon
Book 14 2 Paralipomenon
Book 15 1 Ezdras
Book 16 2 Ezdras
Book 17 Tobias
Book 18 Judith
Book 19 Esther
Book 20 Job
Book 21 Psalms
Book 22 Proverbs
Book 23 Ecclesiastes
Book 24 Canticles
Book 25 Book of Wisdom
Book 26 Ecclesiasticus
Book 27 Isaias
Book 28 Jeremiah
Book 29 Lamentations
Book 30 Barruch
Book 31 Ezekiel
Book 32 Daniel
Book 33 Osee
Book 34 Joel
Book 35 Amos
Book 36 Abdias
Book 37 Jonah
Book 38 Micheas
Book 39 Nahum
Book 40 Habacuc
Book 41 Sophonias
Book 42 Aggeus
Book 43 Zacharias
Book 44 Malachias
Book 45 1 Machabees
Book 46 2 Machabees
The New Testament
Book 47 Matthew
Book 48 Mark
Book 49 Luke
Book 50 John
Book 51 Acts
Book 52 Romans
Book 53 1 Corinthians
Book 54 2 Corinthians
Book 55 Galatians
Book 56 Ephesians
Book 57 Philippians
Book 58 Colossians
Book 59 1 Thessalonians
Book 60 2 Thessalonians
Book 61 1 Timothy
Book 62 2 Timothy
Book 63 Titus
Book 64 Philemon
Book 65 Hebrews
Book 66 James
Book 67 1 Peter
Book 68 2 Peter
Book 69 1 John
Book 70 2 John
Book 71 3 John
Book 72 Jude
Book 73 Apocalypse
The Holy Bible
Translated from the Latin Vulgate
Diligently Compared with the Hebrew, Greek,
and Other Editions in Divers Languages
THE OLD TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Douay
A.D. 1609 & 1610
and
THE NEW TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Rheims
A.D. 1582
With Annotations
The Whole Revised and Diligently Compared with
the Latin Vulgate by Bishop Richard Challoner
A.D. 1749-1752
History
This e-text comes from multiple editions of Challoner's revised Douay-
Rheims Version of the Holy Bible. In 1568 English exiles, many from
Oxford, established the English College of Douay (Douai/Doway), Flanders,
under William (later Cardinal) Allen. In October, 1578, Gregory Martin
began the work of preparing an English translation of the Bible for
Catholic readers, the first such translation into Modern English.
Assisting were William Allen, Richard Bristow, Thomas Worthington, and
William Reynolds who revised, criticized, and corrected Dr. Martin's
work. The college published the New Testament at Rheims (Reims/Rhemes),
France, in 1582 through John Fogny with a preface and explanatory notes,
authored chiefly by Bristol, Allen, and Worthington. Later the Old
Testament was published at Douay in two parts (1609 and 1610) by Laurence
Kellam through the efforts of Dr. Worthington, then superior of the
seminary. The translation had been prepared before the appearance of the
New Testament, but the publication was delayed due to financial
difficulties. The religious and scholarly adherence to the Latin Vulgate
text led to the less elegant and idiomatic words and phrases often found
in the translation. In some instances where no English word conveyed the
full meaning of the Latin, a Latin word was Anglicized and its meaning
defined in a glossary. Although ridiculed by critics, many of these
words later found common usage in the English language. Spellings of
proper names and the numbering of the Psalms are adopted from the Latin
Vulgate.
In 1749 Dr. Richard Challoner began a major revision of the Douay and
Rheims texts, the spellings and phrasing of which had become increasingly
archaic in the almost two centuries since the translations were first
produced. He modernized the diction and introduced a more fluid style,
while faithfully maintaining the accuracy of Dr. Martin's texts. This
revision became the 'de facto' standard text for English speaking
Catholics until the twentieth century. It is still highly regarded by
many for its style, although it is now rarely used for liturgical
purposes. The notes included in this electronic edition are generally
attributed to Bishop Challoner.
Contents
The Old Testament
Book of Genesis
Book of Exodus
Book of Leviticus
Book of Numbers
Book of Deuteronomy
Book of Josue
Book of Judges
Book of Ruth
First Book of Samuel, alias 1 Kings
Second Book of Samuel, alias 2 Kings
Third Book of Kings
Fourth Book of Kings
First Book of Paralipomenon
Second Book of Paralipomenon
First Book of Esdras
Book of Nehemias, alias 2 Esdras
Book of Tobias
Book of Judith
Book of Esther
Book of Job
Book of Psalms
Book of Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Solomon's Canticle of Canticles
Book of Wisdom
Ecclesiasticus
Prophecy of Isaias
Prophecy of Jeremias
Lamentations of Jeremias
Prophecy of Baruch
Prophecy of Ezechiel
Prophecy of Daniel
Prophecy of Osee
Prophecy of Joel
Prophecy of Amos
Prophecy of Abdias
Prophecy of Jonas
Prophecy of Micheas
Prophecy of Nahum
Prophecy of Habacuc
Prophecy of Sophonias
Prophecy of Aggeus
Prophecy of Zacharias
Prophecy of Malachias
First Book of Machabees
Second Book of Machabees
The New Testament
Gospel According to St. Matthew
Gospel According to St. Mark
Gospel According to St. Luke
Gospel According to St. John
Acts of the Apostles
Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans
First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians
Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians
Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians
Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians
Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians
Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians
First Epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians
Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians
First Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy
Second Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy
Epistle of St. Paul to Titus
Epistle of St. Paul to Philemon
Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews
Catholic Epistle of St. James the Apostle
First Epistle of St. Peter the Apostle
Second Epistle of St. Peter the Apostle
First Epistle of St. John the Apostle
Second Epistle of St. John the Apostle
Third Epistle of St. John the Apostle
Catholic Epistle of St. Jude the Apostle
Apocalypse of St. John the Apostle