וְיִכָּנְע֨וּ עַמִּ֜י אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָא־שְׁמִ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם
וַיִּֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ֙ וַיְבַקְשׁ֣וּ פָנַ֔י וְיָשֻׁ֖בוּ מִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֣ם הָרָעִ֑ים
וַאֲנִי֙ אֶשְׁמַ֣ע מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְאֶסְלַח לְחַטָּאתָ֔ם
וְאֶרְפָּ֖א אֶת־אַרְצָֽם׃
Partnerships
The Nida Institute acts as a catalyst, providing expertise and coordinating collaborative efforts across organizations to accomplish much more than any of us can do on our own.
NIDA’s most important partners include:
United Bible Societies (UBS)
Starting as a specialized department within the American Bible Society, the Nida Institute has long maintained a robust alliance with UBS. In 2025, our institute reached a milestone as a fully unified entity of UBS.
SIL
For several years the Nida Institute has been working closely with SIL. One of our joint projects is the development of linguistic tools for Paratext 10. Paul O'Rear represents SIL in our steering group.
Biblica
Another important partner of the Nida Institute is Biblica. Together with them we are working on the Scripture Pipelines and the Paratext 10 Co-pilot. Jonathan Robie represents Biblica in our steering group.
This is a federation of Italian Universities that has been NIDA's partner since 2001. FUSP has provided the venue for a significant part of NIDA's training events and workshops. Through FUSP we are now able to offer the students a master's degree in Bible translation. FUSP is led by Prof. Stefano Arduini.
Jerusalem Center for Bible Translators (JCBT)
Jerusalem Center for Bible Translation has provided advanced training in Biblical Hebrew for almost 30 years. Since 2020 the current NIDA director has doubled as the Academic Dean of this training center. This training is accredited by the Hebrew University. Students from all over the world have attended these trainings and are now active champions of the Bible cause within their countries and beyond.
Pontifical University Urbaniana
This university is located in Rome, and is a place where priests and nuns from all over the world study the Bible. The Nida Institute has been partnering with this institution for around 10 years and has helped them set up the curriculum for a diploma in Bible Translation. We currently have 16 students. Most of the training staff is provided by partners such as UBS and local Bible Societies. We are currently trying to broker a direct relationship between the university and local Catholic Institutions in the USA.
Scriptura
NIDA is closely associated with a new project called Psalms: Layer by Layer, carried out by Scriptura (formerly CDBR). This project aims to produce a high quality background resource on the Psalms, bringing together information from different sources and disciplines.
Every Tribe Every Nation (ETEN)
Many of our projects in the last ten years have been fully or partially funded by the ETEN Alliance.
Communauté des Eglises Travaillistes
We work in close partnership with the Communauté des Eglises Travaillistes on our Oral Bible Translation projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo.