The first translation of the Bible (Alkitab) in the Indonesian language was Albert Cornelius Ruyl's translation of the book of Matthew (1629). Sejarah Alkitab Indonesia / Ruyl Timeline of Bible translation in Indonesian Language Between then and now there have been at least 22 other translations, excluding translations to local languages of Indonesia (out of more than 700 local languages of Indonesia, more than 100 languages have portions or whole Bible translated, List of local languages of Indonesia with Bible translations while some, like Javanese and Batak, have more than one version). The most widespread translation used by Indonesian right now is Terjemahan Baru (1985), or "New Translation" published by LAI ("Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia" or Indonesian Bible Society).
Gottlob Brückner (1783–1857) translated the Bible into Javanese, the largest local language of Indonesia, in 1820Timeline of BIble translation in local languages of Indonesia
Translation Abbrev. Year John 3:16Alkitab SABDA - Indonesian BibleKitab Suci Terjemahan Dunia Baru, Edisi 2017 (New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, 2017 edition) NWT 2017 Perjanjian Baru dalam Terjemahan Sederhana Indonesia, Edisi Ketiga (New Testament in Plain Indonesian, 3rd Edition) Yayasan Alkitab Bahasakita (Albata) TSI 2021 Terjemahan Baru (literally: New Translation) Terjemahan Baru Edisi Kedua (literally: New Translation Second Edition) TB 1974 2023 Bahasa Indonesia Masa Kini (Modern Indonesian) BIS 1985 Terjemahan Lama (Old Translation) TL 1954 World Bible Translation Center Draft version WBTC 2006 Kitab Suci Injil (Gospel Holy Book) KSI 2000 Firman Allah Yang Hidup (Word of God Is Alive) FAYH 1989 Ende 1969 Shellabear Draft 1912 Melayu Baba 1883 Klinkert 1870 1870 Klinkert 1863 1863 Leydekker Draft 1733
See also Christianity in Indonesia Bible translations into Malay
References
ms:Alkitab#Penterjemahan Alkitab