German Bible translation recommendation

PloverWing said:

My daughter is going to be studying abroad in Germany next year. She's a native English speaker and has studied German in college to prepare for her year abroad; her German is good but not yet fluent. I'd like to get her a German-language Bible to help her practice her German. Can any of you recommend a good, readable German Bible translation?

It doesn't have to be the perfect study Bible, since she's got Bibles in English for that. Readability is a priority (but ideally without sacrificing too much accuracy or quality of prose). Versions either with or without the deuterocanonicals are acceptable.

Thanks!

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Hi,
the 'classic' translation which shaped modern German as a language is that of Martin Luther. It has been revised several times and is currently available in the 1984 edition. However, a new edition will come out later this year, so perhaps it is worthwile to wait until October, when Luther 2017 will be out.

There are a number of more modern translations around. The best I think is the BasisBibel or else the Neue Genfer Übersetzung. However, I am not sure whether the whole bible is available. I think so far it might only be the NT.

The translation used in the Catholic Church is the Einheitsübersetzung - which is ok but in my view not very beautiful.

Greetings from Germany