From English to Korean, Chinese, Persian, Spanish & More — Live

Why English-speaking churches reach multilingual pews

Most translation apps were built for tourists, not pulpits. Sermon Translate keeps the preaching register, theological terms, names and Bible references accurate across every language your congregation speaks — from the same English sermon.

• Under-a-second latency from pulpit to every phone in the pew
• Bible verse popups in 中文, 한국어, فارسی, Español and more
• No app install, no headset, no interpreter booth
• Custom glossary so church names and terms stay consistent in every language

中文 — Traditional and Simplified Chinese, with verse popups

Built first for Chinese-English congregations and still tuned for them. Sermon Translate renders theological terms correctly in Traditional or Simplified Chinese and pops up Bible verses in the Chinese version your church selects.

• Traditional and Simplified output in the same service
• Chinese Bible book names and chapter-verse formatting
• Localized for Mandarin and Cantonese preaching contexts

한국어 — Korean preaching register, honorifics and Bible names

Korean is a first-class pair, not a bolt-on. English → Korean output keeps the formal preaching register a Korean pulpit expects (합쇼체), applies honorifics correctly to God, pastor and congregation, and uses Korean Bible book names.

• Formal sermon register held for the whole service
• Honorific forms for God, elders, deacons and congregation
• Korean Bible book names: 요한복음, 로마서, 요한일서

فارسی — Persian with right-to-left captions

Farsi/Persian congregations get the same under-a-second latency with full right-to-left captions and Bible verse popups in Persian. The doctrinal dictionary protects theological terms so nothing is rephrased away.

• Right-to-left Persian captions on every phone
• Persian Bible coverage with verse popups
• Doctrinal placeholder protection for key terms

Español — Hispanic and bilingual ministries

English → Spanish is tuned for church vocabulary so Hispanic and bilingual congregations follow every point, announcement and prayer in natural Spanish. Use it alongside Korean, Chinese and Persian in the same service.

• Hispanic church vocabulary and sermon register
• Spanish Bible verse popups with your preferred version
• One speaker language, many listener languages at once

You choose the speaker language and the translation language

Nothing is locked to one language or direction. Before the service, choose the language being spoken and the language—or languages—the congregation reads. English → Korean, Korean → English, Chinese → Japanese, Spanish → Portuguese, Farsi → English, and other supported combinations can be changed during the service.

• Speaker language picker: choose whatever the pulpit is preaching in
• Translation language picker: each listener can pick their own on their phone
• Supported both ways: English, Korean (한국어), Traditional & Simplified Chinese (中文), Cantonese (廣東話), Fuzhounese (福州話), Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt), Farsi / Persian (فارسی), Spanish (Español), Portuguese (Português), Japanese (日本語), Filipino / Tagalog
• Korean-focused sermon accuracy with multilingual church support

How to start an English-to-multilingual service this Sunday

Open Sermon Translate on the speaker's laptop, pick English as the speaker language, and project the QR code. Listeners scan with their phone, pick 中文, 한국어, فارسی, Español or any other language, and read along from their seat.

How do churches translate sermons live with this app?

The speaker's mic streams to Sermon Translate, which transcribes the sermon and pushes translations to every phone in the pew in under a second. Listeners scan a QR code or open the app — no headsets, no extra hardware, no interpreter booth.

Which languages are supported?

Choose any supported speaker and translation language: English, Korean, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Cantonese, Fuzhounese, Vietnamese, Farsi/Persian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, and Filipino/Tagalog.

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

Sermon Translate is built for church. It recognizes Bible references mid-sermon and pops up the verse in every language at once. It's tuned on church vocabulary, hymn titles, and proper nouns so 'Galatians' never becomes 'galactic.'

Do we need to install anything?

No. It runs in the browser on iPhone, Android, and desktop. The speaker opens it on one device; the congregation scans a QR or visits the link.

Can it replace a human interpreter?

For most weekly services, yes — the latency is under a second and quality is on par with a fluent human on common topics. For high-stakes preaching with rare terminology, many churches still keep a human for one language and let Sermon Translate cover the rest.

Can one English service be translated into Chinese, Korean, Persian and Spanish at the same time?

Yes. The speaker language is set once for the pulpit, and each listener picks their own reading language on their phone. One English sermon can be read in 中文, 한국어, فارسی, Español, and every other supported language simultaneously.