Voice of Martyrs (VOM), an international missionary group, on Wednesday announced the publication of the first Bible translated into both English and the North Korean dialect.

The North Korean Bible is based entirely off of the Korean Christian Federation’s official publication, with only a few terms altered. The English version has been adopted from Wycliffe Mission Assist, the most readable and widely disseminated version.

VOM cooperated with not only Biblical scholars but also North Korean defectors and South Korean pastors.

“We didn’t create it for North Koreans, but with North Koreans. They asked us to make it, and we created