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Last updated October 2026

Key takeawayUzbekistan is the crossroads of the Silk Road — and Father's Heart Bible™ (FHB) offers the Scriptures free in Uzbek to any reader who wants to know the Father.

Uzbekistan at a glance

Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked nation in Central Asia, with a young population and the great Silk Road cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. Uzbek is the official language, Russian remains widely used, and Islam is the faith of most families.

People
about 36.4 million
Muslim
97% (2022 state estimate)
Silk Road cities
Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva
Uzbek speakers
about 36 million worldwide

What Uzbekistan is known for

A land of turquoise domes, bazaars and caravan history at the centre of Asia.

Samarkand

The Registan and its three madrasas are among the best-known sights of the Silk Road.

Bukhara and Khiva

Old caravan cities with walled centres, minarets and covered bazaars.

Amir Timur

The 14th-century ruler Timur (Tamerlane) made Samarkand his capital.

Hospitality

Tea, plov and a generous table are at the heart of Uzbek family life.

Two languages of the city

Uzbek is the national language; Russian is still widely used in cities.

Faith and the Bible in Uzbekistan

The Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimated in 2022 that 97% of Uzbekistan follows Islam, most of them Hanafi Sunni. There is also a Christian community with deep roots: Eastern Christians (Assyrians and others) lived at Bukhara and Samarkand from the 7th century, and Orthodox churches arrived with the Russian era from 1867.

For readers of every background, Father’s Heart Bible™ offers the Scriptures free, in the language of the home, revealing God as a near and loving Father.

Sources: World Bank, Population, total (2024) — compiled from UN World Population Prospects 2024 and national statistics officesUzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2022 estimate (Islam 97%) and the history of Christianity in Uzbekistan, as summarised in Religion in Uzbekistan — WikipediaUzbek language — WikipediaUzbekistan — Wikipedia (Samarkand; Bukhara; Khiva; Timur)Language-reach register, Father's Heart Bible (speakers of Uzbek worldwide)

What “our Father” offers Uzbekistan

Along the old caravan roads, hearts have always been searching. Father’s Heart Bible™ does not bring a foreign religion — it answers a universal longing: to be held by a Father who never abandons His children.

For the one who is afraid

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For every family

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Why Father's Heart Bible™ for Uzbekistan

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Bible languages for Uzbekistan

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Genesis 1 · Бытие 1 31 verses

1 In the beginning, our Heavenly Father created the heavens and the earth.

1 В начале наш Небесный Отец сотворил небо и землю.

2 The earth was formless and empty; darkness lay over the deep's surface, and the Spirit of our Father was hovering over the waters' surface.

2 Земля же была безвидна и пуста, и тьма была над бездною, и Дух нашего Отца носился над поверхностью вод.

3 Then our Father said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

3 И сказал наш Отец: «Да будет свет», — и стал свет.

4 He saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

4 Он увидел, что свет хорош, и отделил свет от тьмы.

5 He called the light "day" and called the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

5 Свет Он назвал «днём», а тьму назвал «ночью». И был вечер, и было утро — день первый.

6 And our Father said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

6 И сказал наш Отец: «Да будет свод посреди вод, и да отделяет он воду от воды».

7 He made the expanse and separated the water under it from the water above it. And it was so.

7 И создал Он свод и отделил воду, которая под сводом, от воды, которая над ним. И стало так.

8 He called the expanse "sky." So there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

8 Свод Он назвал «небом». И был вечер, и было утро — день второй.

9 Then our Father said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

9 И сказал наш Отец: «Да соберётся вода, что под небом, в одно место, и да явится суша». И стало так.

10 He named the dry ground "land," the gathered waters "seas." And he saw it was good.

10 Сушу Он назвал «землёю», а собрание вод назвал «морями». И увидел Он, что это хорошо.

11 Then he said, "Let the land grow vegetation: seed-bearing plants, fruit trees bearing fruit with seed in it, after its kind." And it was so.

11 И сказал Он: «Да произрастит земля зелень: растения, сеющие семя, и деревья, приносящие плод с семенем внутри, каждое по роду своему». И стало так.

12 The land produced vegetation—seed-bearing plants by kind, and trees bearing seed-bearing fruit by kind—and our Father saw that it was good.

12 И произвела земля зелень: растения, сеющие семя по роду их, и деревья, приносящие плод с семенем внутри по роду их. И увидел наш Отец, что это хорошо.

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

13 И был вечер, и было утро — день третий.

14 And our Father said, "Let there be lights in the sky's expanse to separate day from night, and serve as signs to mark seasons, days, and years,

14 И сказал наш Отец: «Да будут светила на своде небесном, чтобы отделять день от ночи, и да служат они знамениями для определения времён, дней и годов,»

15 and let them be lights in the sky's expanse, to give light on the earth." And it was so.

15 «и да будут они светилами на своде небесном, чтобы светить на землю». И стало так.

16 Our Father made two great lights—the greater light to rule the day, the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

16 Создал наш Отец два великих светила: светило большее, чтобы управлять днём, и светило меньшее, чтобы управлять ночью. Создал Он и звёзды.

17 He set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,

17 И поставил Он их на своде небесном, чтобы светить на землю,

18 to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. He saw it was good.

18 чтобы управлять днём и ночью и отделять свет от тьмы. И увидел Он, что это хорошо.

19 So there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

19 И был вечер, и было утро — день четвёртый.

20 Then our Father said, "Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth, across the sky's expanse."

20 И сказал наш Отец: «Да воскишат воды живыми существами, и да полетят птицы над землёю по своду небесному».

21 So he created the great sea creatures, every living creature that moves and swarms in the water by its kind, and every winged bird by its kind. And he saw it was good.

21 И сотворил Он больших морских чудовищ и всякое живое существо, что движется и кишит в водах, каждое по роду его, и всякую птицу крылатую по роду её. И увидел Он, что это хорошо.

22 Our Father blessed them and said, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on earth."

22 И благословил их наш Отец, говоря: «Плодитесь и размножайтесь, и наполняйте воды в морях, и да размножаются птицы на земле».

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

23 И был вечер, и было утро — день пятый.

24 And our Father said, "Let the land produce living creatures by kind: livestock, crawling creatures, and wild animals, each by kind." And it was so.

24 И сказал наш Отец: «Да произведёт земля живые существа по роду их: скот, пресмыкающихся и зверей земных, каждого по роду его». И стало так.

25 He made wild animals by their kind, livestock by their kind, and every creature crawling the ground by its kind. And he saw that it was good.

25 И создал Он зверей земных по роду их, и скот по роду его, и всех пресмыкающихся по земле по роду их. И увидел Он, что это хорошо.

26 Then our Father said, "Let us make humanity in our image, in our likeness, to rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and every creature crawling on the ground."

26 И сказал наш Отец: «Сотворим человечество по образу Нашему, по подобию Нашему, чтобы владычествовали они над рыбами морскими и над птицами небесными, над скотом, над всею землёю и над всеми существами, пресмыкающимися по земле».

27 So our Father created humanity in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

27 И сотворил наш Отец человечество по образу своему; по образу Отца, Сына и Святого Духа сотворил их; мужчиной и женщиной сотворил их.

28 Our Father blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every living creature that moves on the earth."

28 И благословил их наш Отец и сказал им: «Плодитесь и размножайтесь, наполняйте землю и владейте ею. Владычествуйте над рыбами морскими, над птицами небесными и над всяким живым существом, движущимся по земле».

29 Then he said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant across the whole earth, and every tree with seed-bearing fruit—they will be your food.

29 И сказал Он: «Вот, Я даю вам всякое растение, сеющее семя, какое есть на всей земле, и всякое дерево, приносящее плод с семенем внутри. Это будет вам в пищу.

30 To every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, everything crawling on the ground with breath of life, I give every green plant for food." And so it happened.

30 А всем зверям земным, всем птицам небесным и всем существам, пресмыкающимся по земле, — всему, в чём есть дыхание жизни, — Я даю в пищу всякую зелень». И стало так.

31 Our Father saw all he had made, and it was very good. So there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

31 И увидел наш Отец всё, что Он создал, и вот, это было очень хорошо. И был вечер, и было утро — день шестой.

John 3 · Иоанна 3 36 verses

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

1 Был среди фарисеев человек по имени Никодим, один из начальников иудейских.

2 This man came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from our Father, for no one can do these signs you do unless our Father is with him."

2 Он пришёл к Иисусу ночью и сказал Ему: «Равви, мы знаем, что Ты — учитель, пришедший от нашего Отца, ибо никто не может творить таких знамений, какие Ты творишь, если наш Отец не с ним».

3 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you: unless someone is born from above, he can't see the kingdom of our Father."

3 Иисус ответил ему: «Истинно, истинно говорю тебе: если кто не родится свыше, не может увидеть Царства нашего Отца».

4 Nicodemus asked, "How can a man be born when he's old? Can he enter his mother's womb again and be born?"

4 Никодим говорит Ему: «Как может человек родиться, будучи стар? Неужели может он вторично войти в утробу матери своей и родиться?»

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Holy Spirit, he can't enter our Father's kingdom.

5 Иисус отвечал: «Истинно, истинно говорю тебе: если кто не родится от воды и Святого Духа, не может войти в Царство нашего Отца.

6 Born of the flesh is flesh, and born of the Holy Spirit is spirit.

6 Рождённое от плоти есть плоть, а рождённое от Святого Духа есть дух.

7 Don't be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.'

7 Не удивляйся тому, что Я сказал тебе: вам должно родиться свыше.

8 Wind blows where it wants; you hear its sound but don't know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."

8 Ветер дышит, где хочет, и голос его слышишь, но не знаешь, откуда приходит он и куда уходит: так бывает со всяким, рождённым от Святого Духа».

9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"

9 Никодим сказал Ему в ответ: «Как это может быть?»

10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?

10 Иисус отвечал ему: «Ты — учитель Израилев, и этого ли не знаешь?

11 Truly, truly, I tell you: we speak what we know, we testify to what we've seen, yet you don't accept our testimony.

11 Истинно, истинно говорю тебе: мы говорим о том, что знаем, и свидетельствуем о том, что видели, а вы свидетельства нашего не принимаете.

12 If I told you earthly things and you don't believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

12 Если Я сказал вам о земном, и вы не верите, как поверите, если буду говорить вам о небесном?

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

13 Никто не восходил на небо, кроме сошедшего с небес Сына Человеческого.

14 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

14 И как Моисей вознёс змия в пустыне, так должно быть вознесену Сыну Человеческому,

15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

15 дабы всякий, верующий в Него, имел жизнь вечную.

16 For our Father so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

16 Ибо так возлюбил наш Отец мир, что отдал Сына Своего единственного, дабы всякий, верующий в Него, не погиб, но имел жизнь вечную.

17 For our Father did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so the world could be saved through him.

17 Ибо не послал наш Отец Сына Своего в мир, чтобы судить мир, но чтобы мир спасён был через Него.

18 Whoever believes in him isn't condemned; whoever doesn't believe is condemned already, for not believing in the name of the one and only Son of our Father.

18 Верующий в Него не судится, а неверующий уже осуждён, потому что не уверовал во имя единственного Сына нашего Отца.

19 This is the judgment: light has entered the world, and people loved darkness more than light because their deeds were evil.

19 Суд же состоит в том, что свет пришёл в мир, но люди возлюбили тьму более, нежели свет, потому что дела их были злы.

20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and won't come to the light, so that his deeds aren't exposed.

20 Ибо всякий, делающий злое, ненавидит свет и не идёт к свету, чтобы не обличились дела его.

21 But whoever does the truth comes to the light, so it may be revealed that his works have been done in our Father."

21 А поступающий по истине идёт к свету, дабы явны были дела его, потому что они в нашем Отце соделаны.

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, where he stayed with them, baptizing.

22 После сего пришёл Иисус с учениками Своими в землю Иудейскую и там оставался с ними и крестил.

23 John also baptized at Aenon near Salim, since water was plentiful there, and people came and were baptized,

23 Иоанн же крестил в Еноне, близ Салима, потому что там было много воды, и люди приходили туда и крестились,

24 for John had not yet been put in prison.

24 ибо Иоанн ещё не был заключён в темницу.

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification.

25 Тогда у учеников Иоанновых возник спор с одним иудеем об очищении.

26 They came to John and said, "Rabbi, the man with you beyond the Jordan, the one you testified about—he's baptizing, and everyone goes to him."

26 И пришли они к Иоанну и сказали ему: «Равви, Тот, Кто был с тобою за Иорданом, о Ком ты свидетельствовал, — вот, Он крестит, и все идут к Нему».

27 John replied, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.

27 Иоанн сказал в ответ: «Не может человек ничего принять, если не будет дано ему с неба.

28 You yourselves can testify: I said 'I'm not the Christ, but sent ahead of him.'

28 Вы сами мне свидетели в том, что я сказал: я не Христос, но послан перед Ним.

29 The one with the bride is the bridegroom—Jesus. The bridegroom's friend, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. So my joy is now complete.

29 Имеющий невесту есть жених — Иисус. А друг жениха, стоящий и внимающий ему, радостью радуется, слыша голос жениха. Эта-то радость моя ныне исполнилась.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease."

30 Ему должно расти, а мне умаляться.

31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one from earth belongs to earth and speaks in an earthly way. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

31 Приходящий свыше есть выше всех. Сущий от земли земным и есть, и говорит как земной. Приходящий с небес есть выше всех.

32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.

32 Он свидетельствует о том, что видел и слышал, но никто не принимает свидетельства Его.

33 Whoever receives his testimony confirms that our Father is true.

33 Принявший Его свидетельство тем подтвердил, что наш Отец истинен.

34 The one our Father sent speaks our Father's words, for he gives the Holy Spirit without measure.

34 Ибо Тот, Кого послал наш Отец, говорит слова нашего Отца, ибо Он даёт Святого Духа без меры.

35 Our Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.

35 Наш Отец любит Сына и всё отдал в руку Его.

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son won't see life—our Father's wrath remains on him.

36 Верующий в Сына имеет жизнь вечную; а не покоряющийся Сыну не увидит жизни, но гнев нашего Отца пребывает на нём.

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“…so will my word be that goes out from my mouth: it will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” — Isaiah 55:11

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Kevin White is founder of Spirit Media Publishing the publisher of Father's Heart Bible™, a translation centered on revealing God's heart as Father through every passage. He pastors readers toward the love of our Father — in plain English — and writes here about Scripture, sonship, and the modern Father-heart movement.

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