Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Religion / Understanding the Scriptures / Braille

Understanding the Scriptures ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

150,330 braille cells · 160 embossed pages at 40×25 · 63 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠀⠺⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠺⠁⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠥⠏⠑⠗⠎⠞⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠞
⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠏⠑⠗⠊⠕⠙⠎⠀⠙⠥⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠓⠑⠃⠗⠑⠺⠀
⠗⠑⠧⠑⠁⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠍⠕⠧⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠇⠁⠽⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠎⠞⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀
⠙⠕⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠧⠊⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠗⠊⠎⠑⠎⠀
⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠋⠁⠊⠞⠓⠋⠥⠇⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠙⠕⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠧⠑⠁⠇⠑⠙⠀
⠺⠊⠇⠇⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠊⠵⠑⠀
⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠍⠽⠎⠞⠊⠉⠊⠎⠍⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠎⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓
⠀⠁⠅⠊⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠝⠞⠁⠇⠀⠁⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠑⠑⠞⠀
⠋⠗⠑⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠊⠝⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠕⠗⠙⠊⠝⠁⠗⠽⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠉⠕⠥⠗⠎⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠁⠅⠑⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠅⠊⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠃⠥⠎⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠍⠁⠝⠲⠀⠠⠝⠕⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠎⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠁⠙⠑⠟⠥⠁⠞⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠀
⠇⠁⠊⠙⠀⠙⠕⠺⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠁⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀
⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠑⠙⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠃⠥⠎⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎⠲⠀⠠⠍⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠗⠥⠇⠑⠎⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠓⠑⠇⠏⠀⠁⠝⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠺⠊⠝⠀
⠃⠥⠎⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠗⠕⠇⠕⠝⠛⠑⠙⠀⠃⠥⠎⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀
⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠉⠑⠀⠁⠀⠅⠑⠑⠝⠀⠎⠑⠝⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠇⠽⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠓⠁⠏⠏⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠙⠥⠎⠞⠗⠊⠁⠇⠀⠕⠗⠀⠋⠊⠝⠁⠝⠉⠊⠁⠇
⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠁⠗⠏⠑⠝⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠑⠎⠑⠑⠀
⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠎⠎⠊⠛⠝⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠛⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠓⠑⠉⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠎⠀⠞⠗⠁⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠎⠥⠏⠑⠗⠊⠕⠗⠀
⠎⠅⠊⠇⠇⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠙⠥⠅⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠺⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠞⠕⠝⠀⠕⠝⠉⠑⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.