Every Language Sermon Translate Supports

Choose the spoken language and the translation language independently. 61 languages can be preached in, and all 123 can be read as captions.

English sermon translated live into Chinese

A real English sermon becomes Traditional Chinese while John 3:16 is recognized and shown in the bilingual Bible panel.

Screen recording from the real app, with captions and a written description.

  1. Live mode is recording, with English as the spoken language and Traditional Chinese as the translation.
  2. The pastor says, "Good morning, church. Open your Bibles with me, to John chapter 3, verse 16." The English caption follows about half a second behind him.
  3. A Traditional Chinese translation follows a couple of seconds later, under the English.
  4. The pastor quotes John 3:16 in full, and the finished Chinese translation of the verse appears beneath it.
  5. John 3:16 is detected and the bilingual Bible panel opens with the chapter in English and Traditional Chinese.

English sermon translated live into Korean

A real English sermon becomes Korean while John 3:16 is detected and displayed in the bilingual Bible panel.

Screen recording from the real app, with captions and a written description.

  1. Live mode is recording, with English as the spoken language and Korean as the translation.
  2. The pastor says, "Good morning, church. Open your Bibles with me, to John chapter 3, verse 16." The English caption follows about half a second behind him.
  3. A Korean translation follows a couple of seconds later, under the English.
  4. The pastor quotes John 3:16 in full, and the finished Korean translation of the verse appears beneath it.
  5. John 3:16 is detected and the bilingual Bible panel opens with the chapter in English and Korean.

English sermon translated live into Spanish

A real English sermon becomes Spanish while John 3:16 is detected and displayed in the bilingual Bible panel.

Screen recording from the real app, with captions and a written description.

  1. Live mode is recording, with English as the spoken language and Spanish as the translation.
  2. The pastor says, "Good morning, church. Open your Bibles with me, to John chapter 3, verse 16." The English caption follows about half a second behind him.
  3. A Spanish translation follows a couple of seconds later, under the English.
  4. The pastor quotes John 3:16 in full, and the finished Spanish translation of the verse appears beneath it.
  5. John 3:16 is detected and the bilingual Bible panel opens with the chapter in English and Spanish.

English sermon translated live into Farsi, right to left

A real English sermon becomes Farsi, laid out right to left in a Persian typeface, with John 3:16 shown in the bilingual Bible panel.

Screen recording from the real app, with captions and a written description.

  1. Live mode is recording, with English as the spoken language and Farsi as the translation.
  2. The pastor says, "Good morning, church. Open your Bibles with me, to John chapter 3, verse 16." The English caption follows about half a second behind him.
  3. The Farsi translation follows a couple of seconds later, under the English, set right to left in a Persian typeface.
  4. The pastor quotes John 3:16 in full, and the finished Farsi translation of the verse appears beneath it.
  5. John 3:16 is detected and the bilingual Bible panel opens with the chapter in English and Farsi.

Live sermon translation pages for each language pair

Source languages (spoken): 61

These are the languages the app can HEAR, so a preacher can speak any of them. The full list, each in its own name, is in the checker above.

Target languages (read): 123

Every language the app knows can be read as captions, including the ones nobody can preach in yet, such as Fuzhounese. Each listener picks their own.

How directions work

Any source language can translate into any target language. Each listener selects their own target; the speaker selects the source once for the whole session.

Which languages have built-in church vocabulary

Bible book names, church titles and doctrinal terms are all built in for English, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Vietnamese and Farsi / Persian. The 66 Bible book names alone, taken from a published Bible in that language, are built in for 31 languages in total. Every other language is translated with the same church context but without a glossary, so a Bible reference is translated rather than matched to the standard name in that language. We would rather say that plainly than claim accuracy we have not built.

How do churches translate sermons live with this app?

The speaker opens Sermon Translate on a phone, tablet or laptop, selects the spoken language and the translation language, and starts listening. Transcripts and translations appear on that device, and the whole room can read them as captions on a projector or livestream. No headsets, no interpreter booth, no extra hardware.

Which languages are supported?

Sermon Translate supports 123 languages. 61 of them can be spoken from the pulpit, including English, Traditional Chinese, Cantonese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Vietnamese and 53 more, and all 123 can be read as captions. Every listener can pick their own reading language. The full list is on the languages page.

How is this different from Google Translate or generic AI translation apps?

Google Translate is a powerful general-purpose translator. Sermon Translate is designed around the workflow of a Christian service: church vocabulary, hymn titles, proper names, Bible book names, and verse-reference popups that appear when the speaker clearly references a passage.

Do we need to install anything?

No. It runs in a modern browser on iPhone, Android and desktop. The speaker opens it on one device, and the congregation reads the captions on the projector or livestream. Anyone who wants captions on their own phone opens Sermon Translate there and signs in; each listener needs their own account or trial after the free period.

Can it replace a human interpreter?

Sermon Translate works as a sermon interpreter app for live services and handles common preaching vocabulary well. A church can use it as the main translation for weekly services, or alongside a human interpreter for rare languages or high-stakes events. It is a tool, not a person.

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