e-Sword

e-Sword is probably the most popular free Bible software program available today.

Click here to visit the e-sword website. Click on the 'Downloads' page to download the program.

Use e-Sword in the medium of Irish

e-Sword can be used in the medium of Irish, by downloading and installing the language file 'e-Sword GUI Localization' from the e-Sword 'Downloads' page.

To switch language in the program, click on Options > Language > Gaeilge

'An Bíobla Naofa' for e-Sword

'An Bíobla Naofa' is available for e-Sword in the following files.

Bible module which contains the texts of the books of the Bible.
Commentary module which contains the introductions to Bible books from 'An Bíobla Naofa'.
Dictionary module which is a concordance of all the verses where individual words in Irish are used (apart from small common words).  This is more accurate than the search function for modules that contain diacritics (e.g. fada).

Click to download a ZIP file containing the e-Sword files:

When these files have been downloaded, extract them to a temporary folder. Use a suitable ZIP utility, or right-click the ZIP file and select ‘Extract All...’ if available.
Move them into your e-Sword program folder, usually C:\Program Files\e-Sword or C:\Program Files (x86)\e-Sword .
Launch e-Sword and click on ABN in the Bible, Commentary, or Dictionary sections to view.

Note: to see the book introductions, click on the ABN tab on the Commentary, then click on Genesis and then on chapter 1.  The first introduction should be visible.  To see the other introductions, click on the 'Next Comment' icon repeatedly when in Genesis 1:1.

Note: the above link is for the current version of e-Sword (v9+).  For users with older versions (v8 and before), download the older version here.

(Note: when using 'Copy Verses', tick 'Include character formatting' to ensure that all quote marks and apostrophes are copied.)

Other Bible translations etc.

There are many other resources for e-Sword, from other Bible translations, Commentaries, Bible Dictionaries and more.  On the e-Sword 'Downloads' page, click on the relevant links under the heading 'Downloads' to view.  Most are free, but a small number must be purchased before download.

e-Sword users and user-created resources

One of the benefits of using e-Sword is that there are many users worldwide who can help through e-Sword user groups: e-Sword Users or e-Sword User Group

There are also many resources that have been converted to e-Sword format by users.  Click here for more information.