Translations of The Hobbit


's The Hobbit has been translated into many languages. Known translations, with the first date of publishing, are:
LanguageYearTitleTranslatorNotes
Albanian2005HobitiMaklen MishaTirana: Shtëpia e Librit & Komunikit
Arabic2008الهوبيت، أو ذهابًا وعودة
هشام فهمي - مي غنيم
Dokki, Giza: Dar Lila
Armenian1984ՀՈԲԻՏ կամ գնալն ու գալըEmma MakarianYerevan. Translated from the Russian translation by N. Rakhmanova. Uses the Belomlinskij illustrations from the Rakhmanova Russian edition.
Asturian2014El HobbitMiguel Gallego GómezGijón. Published by Ediciones Terrier..
Belarusian2002Хобіт, або Вандроўка туды і назадK. Kurchankova and D. MagilevtsavMinsk. Contains both maps with place-names in Belarusian, based on the Belomlinskij Russian maps.
Basque2008Hobbita edo Joan-etorri batSergio Ibarrola and Xabier OlarraIruñea: Igela Argitaletxea.. Maps with place-names in English
Bengali2011হবিট AniruddhaMargao: CinnamonTeal..
Breton2001An Hobbit, pe eno ha distroAlan DipodeArgenteuil: Éditions Arda.. Contains both maps with place-names in Breton; the runes are translated into Breton.
Breton2020An Hobbit, pe, Eno ha DistroRevised by Alan Dipode and Joshua TyraDundee: Evertype. , . Revised and corrected edition. Breton maps, runes, and captions by Michael Everson. Contains both maps with place-names in Breton; the runes are translated into Breton. Includes all of Tolkien's illustrations with Breton captions. On the cup in the illustration "Conversations with Smaug" the text in Tengwar and initials in runes are translated into Breton. Includes glossaries and translators' notes.
Bulgarian1975Билбо Бегинс или дотам и обратноКрасимира Тодорова Sofia: Narodna Mladezh. Verse translations by Assen Todorov.
Catalan1983El Hòbbit o viatge d'anada i tornadaFrancesc ParcerisasThe runes and both maps are in Catalan. Some names, though, remain in English. Published by La Magrana in April 1983 ; the last edition was in May 2001..
Traditional Chinese2001魔戒前傳 哈比人歷險記
朱學恆 Both maps are in Chinese.
Simplified Chinese2002魔戒前传: 霍比特人
李尧 Nanjing: Yilin Press. 2000.
Simplified Chinese2013霍比特人
吴刚 Shanghai: Shiji Wenjing; Shanghai People's Publishing House. 2013.
authorized by the Tolkien Estate
Cornish2014An Hobys, pò, An Fordh Dy ha Tre ArtaNicholas WilliamsCathair na Mart: Evertype, , . Contains both maps with place-names in Cornish; the runes are translated into Cornish. On the cup in the illustration "Conversations with Smaug" the text in Tengwar and initials in runes are translated into Cornish.
Croatian1994Hobit ili tamo i opet natragZlatko Crnković
Czech1979Hobit, aneb cesta tam a zase zpátkyFrantišek VrbaPrague: Odeon. In book translation credited for political reasons to Lubomír Dorůžka. Illustrated by Jiří Šalamoun.
Danish1969Hobbitten, eller ud og hjem igenIda Nyrop LudvigsenCopenhagen: Gyldendal. 1969. No maps.
Danish2012Hobbitten, eller ud og hjem igenJakob LevinsenCopenhagen: Gyldendal. 2012..
Dutch1960De Hobbit of daarheen en weer terugMax SchuchartUtrecht/Antwerpen: Het Spectrum. 1960. No maps.
Esperanto2000La Hobito aŭ Tien kaj ReenChristopher Gledhill, poems translated by William AuldKaliningrad: Sezonoj. Rereleased in 2005. Runes are translated to Esperanto.
Esperanto2015La Hobito, aŭ, Tien kaj ReenChristopher Gledhill, poems translated by William AuldPortlaoise: Evertype, , . Contains both maps with place-names in Esperanto; the runes are translated into Esperanto. On the cup in the illustration "Conversations with Smaug" the text in Tengwar and initials in runes are translated into Esperanto.
Estonian1977Kääbik, ehk, Sinna ja tagasiLia Rajandi, Harald Rajamets Tallinn: Eesti raamat
Faroese1990Hobbin ella út og heim afturAxel TórgarðHoyvík: Stíðin
Finnish1973Lohikäärmevuori, eli Erään hoppelin matka sinne ja takaisinRisto PitkänenHelsinki: Tammi
Finnish1985Hobitti eli Sinne ja takaisinKersti JuvaHelsinki: Werner Söderström
French1969Bilbo le HobbitFrancis LedouxParis: Le Livre de Poche. 2002.. Contains both maps with place-names in French; the runes remain in English.
French2012Le HobbitDaniel LauzonParis: Christian Bourgois éditeur. 2012.. Contains both maps with place-names in French; the runes are translated.
West Frisian2009De HobbitAnne Tjerk PopkemaLeeuwarden: Uitgeverij Elikser. 2009..
Galician2000Ó hobbitMoisés R. BarciaVigo: Edicións Xerais de Galicia
Georgian2002ჰობიტი ანუ იქით და აქეთ
Nino Bardzimishvili, poems translated by Tinatin GogochashviliTbilisi: Otar Karalashvili. 2002. ISBN printed on the cover and in the book is invalid. Contains both maps with place-names in Georgian.
Georgian2009ჰობიტი
Nika Samushia, poems translated by Tsitso Khotsuashvili.Tbilisi: Bakur Sulakauri Publishing. 2009.. Contains both maps with place-names in Georgian. John Howe's illustration on the cover.
German1957Kleiner Hobbit und der große ZaubererWalter ScherfRecklinghausen: Paulus-Verlag. 1957. Illustrated by Horus Engels.
German1971Der kleine HobbitWalter ScherfGeorg Bitter. 1971. Revised after the appearance of the Carroux translation of The Lord of the Rings to make the names match.
German1998Der HobbitWolfgang KregeStuttgart: Klett-Cotta,
Greek1978Το ΧόμπιτA. Gavrielide, Kh. DelegianneAthens: Kedros,
Hawaiian2015Ka Hopita, a i ʻole, I Laila a Hoʻi Hou maiR. Keao NeSmithPortlaoise: Evertype, , . Contains both maps with place-names in Hawaiian; the runes are translated into Hawaiian. On the cup in the illustration "Conversations with Smaug" the text in Tengwar and initials in runes are translated into Hawaiian.
Hebrew1976ההוביטמשה הנעמי
Hebrew1977ההוביט או לשם ובחזרהGanei-Aviv: Zmora-Bitan. Contains no maps. Four Israeli combat pilots, held as prisoners of war in Egypt between 1970 and 1973, whiled away their time of captivity by translating "The Hobbit" to Hebrew from a book sent to one of them by family members, via the Red Cross. The Pilots' Translation was published in Tel-Aviv following their return, and many Israeli critics still consider it the better of the first two Hebrew translations.
Hebrew2012ההוביטיעל אכמון
Hungarian1975A babóTibor Szobotka, poems translated by István Tótfalusi
Reworked in 2006 under the title A hobbit – "Egyszer oda, aztán vissza" by Tamás Füzessy with the introduction and annotations of Douglas A. Anderson.
Hungarian2006A hobbit – Vagy: Oda-visszaLászló Gy. Horváth, poems translated by Zsuzsa N. KissThis translation was originally published in 2006 with a terminology consistent with that of the Ádám Réz/Árpád Göncz translation of The Lord of the Rings . It uses the old Hungarian alphabet instead of English runes and illustrations by Alan Lee.
After the revision of the Hungarian terminology of The Lord of the Rings in 2008, changes were also incorporated into this translation and was republished in 2011 without illustrations and with the English runes restored.
Icelandic1978HobbitinnÚlfur Ragnarsson and Karl Ágúst ÚlfssonReykjavík: Almenna Bókafélagið
Icelandic1997Hobbitinn eða út og heim afturÞorsteinn ThorarensenReykjavík: Fjölvaútgáfan
Indonesian1977Hobbit atau pergi dan kembaliAnton AdiwiyotoJakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Irish2012An Hobad, nó, Anonn agus Ar Ais ArísNicholas WilliamsCathair na Mart: Evertype, , . Contains both maps with place-names in Irish; the runes are translated into Irish. On the cup in the illustration "Conversations with Smaug" the text in Tengwar and initials in runes are translated into Irish.
Italian1973Lo hobbit, o la Riconquista del TesoroElena Jeronimidis ConteMilan: Adelphi Editions.. Contains both maps with place-names in Italian; the runes are translated into Italian. Spelling of "Smaug" changed into "Smog"; the trolls are referred to as "Uomini Neri" ; "Carrock" translated as "Carroccia".
Italian2004
  • Lo Hobbit annotato
  • Lo Hobbit
Oronzo Cilli and Elena Jeronimidis ConteMilan: Bompiani. New translation, first published as Douglas A. Anderson's annotated edition but later also as normal editions. Paperback editions translate runes, hardback editions do not. Maps use translations from the Adelphi edition.
Japanese1965ホビットの冒険Teiji SetaTokyo: Iwanami Shoten.. Character and place names derived from common English usage tend to be rendered into Japanese, while those invented by Tolkien or difficult to translate are often transliterated directly into katakana spellings. Runes on Thrór's map are left in English, but absent altogether from the title page. Terms used here carry over into the Japanese edition of The Lord of the Rings, translated by Teiji Seta and Akiko Tanaka.
Japanese2012新版 ホビット　ゆきてかえりし物語Shirō YamamotoTokyo: Hara Shobō. Translation of The Annotated Hobbit. Maps in Japanese. Illustrations from Tolkien, with English captions. Notes by Douglas Anderson. Written in the polite -masu form.
Korean1979호비트 김종철 Yeoleum
Korean1988호비트 모험 공덕용 Seoul : Dongsuh Press
Korean1989호비트의 모험 최윤정 Seoul : Changjak-kwa-Bipyongsa.,
Korean1991꼬마 호비트의 모험 이동진 Yeollin.
Korean1999호비트 김석희 Seoul : Sigongsa.,
Korean2002호빗 이미애 Seoul : Ssiaseul Ppurineun Saram.
Latin2012Hobbitus ille aut illuc atque rursus retrorsumMarc WalkerLondon : HarperCollins.
Latvian1991Hobits jeb Turp un atpakaļZane RozenbergaFirst edition published in 1991 was large format hardcover children's book and featured high quality original illustrations by Latvian artist Laima Eglīte. Notably elves were pictured as having wings and greenish skin.Second edition was published in 2002 in soft cover and contained traditional black and white illustrations drawn by J.R.R.Tolkien.
Lithuanian1985Hobitas, arba Ten ir atgalBronė Balčienė
Luxembourgish2002Den HobbitHenry WickensEsch-Sauer : Op der Lay.. Contains both maps with place-names in Luxembourgish; the runes are translated into Luxembourgish.
Macedonian2005Хобитот или до таму и назадMarija TodorovaSkopje: Feniks
Marathi2011द हॉबिटMeena KinikarPune: Diamond Publications
Moldavian1987Хоббитул
Aleksej TsurkanuChişinău: Literatura artistike
Mongolian---Хоббит
Oyuntsetseg JamsandorjSoyombo Printing. . Privately published several times during 2nd decade of 21st century. No maps. Illustrations by Ts. Baidy.
Mongolian2016Хоббит
D. OyunchimegKhökh Devter Printing. Accompanied by Father Giles of Ham in the same volume.
Norwegian 1972Hobbiten, eller fram og tilbake igjenFinn Aasen and Oddrun GrønvikOslo: Tiden Norsk Forlag.. Contains both maps with place-names in Norwegian; the runes are translated into Norwegian.
Norwegian 1997Hobbiten, eller Fram og tilbake igjenNils Ivar AgøyOslo: Tiden Norsk Forlag.
Norwegian 2008Hobbiten, eller Ditut og attendeEilev Groven MyhrenOslo: Tiden Norsk Forlag.
Persian2002هابيت
فرزاد فربد Tehran: Ketab-e Panjereh 2002..
Persian2004هابيت يا آنجا و بازگشت دوباره
رضا عليزاده Tehran: Rowzaneh 2004.. Contains both maps with place-names in Persian; the runes remain in English.
Polish1960Hobbit, czyli tam i z powrotemMaria Skibniewska
Polish1985Hobbit, czyli tam i z powrotemMaria Skibniewska2nd Polish edition, revised translation
Polish1997Hobbit albo tam i z powrotemPaulina Braiter
Polish2002Hobbit, czyli tam i z powrotemAndrzej Polkowski
Portuguese-Portugal1962O GnomoMaria Isabel Morna Braga, Mário Braga; il. António QuadrosPorto: Livraria Civilização Editora
Portuguese-Portugal1985O HobbitFernanda Pinto RodriguesMem Martins: Publicações Europa-América.
Portuguese-Brazil1995O Hobbit ou Lá e de Volta Outra VezLenita Maria Rímoli EstevesSão Paulo: Martins Fontes.
Romanian1975O poveste cu un hobbitCatinca Ralea, poems translated by Leon LevițchiBucharest: Editura Ion Creangă
Russian1976Хоббит, или Туда и ОбратноН. Рахманова Leningrad: Detskaya Literatura. Illustrations by M. Belomlinskij.
Russian2001Хоббит, или Туда и ОбратноА.А. Грузберг Ekaterinburg: Publishing house "Litur". Illustrations by Е. Нитылкина.
Russian1995Хоббит, или Туда и ОбратноМ. Каменкович, С. Степанов Saint Petersburg: Publishing house "Azbuka". Academically annotated edition.
Russian2000Хоббит, или Туда и ОбратноВалерия Маторина "В.А.М." Moscow: Publishing house "EKSMO". Illustrations by И. Панков.
Russian2001Хоббит, или Туда и ОбратноЛ. Яхнин Moscow: Publishing house "Alfa book".
Russian1991Хоббит, или Туда и ОбратноЗ. Бобырь Moscow: Publishing house "Molodaya Gvardiya".
Russian2002ХоббитК. Королёв, В. Тихомиров Moscow: Publishing house "Eksmo".
Russian2005Хоббит, или Туда и ОбратноН. Прохорова, М. Виноградова Moscow: Publishing house "Milikon Servis".
Russian2003Хоббит, или Туда и ОбратноИ. Тогоева Moscow: Publishing house "Rosmen".
Serbo-Croatian1975Хобит или тамо и назадMeri and Milan Milišić
Slovak1973HobbitViktor Krupa, Jana Šimulčíková Bratislava: Slovenský spisovatel'
Slovak2002HobbitOtakar KořínekBratislava: SLOVART
Slovene1986Hobit ali Tja in spet nazajDušan OgrizekLjubljana: Mladinska knjiga
Sorbian2012HobitEdward WornarLeipzig: Institut za Sorabistiku Lipšćanskeje Uniwersity.
Spanish 1964El hobitoTeresa Sánchez CuevasBuenos Aires: Fabril Editora. .
Spanish 1982El hobbitManuel FigueroaBarcelona: Ediciones Minotauro.. Contains only Thrór's map with place-names in Spanish; the runes remain in English.
Swedish1947Hompen eller En resa Dit och Tillbaks igenTore ZetterholmStockholm: Kooperativa Förbundets Bokförlag
Swedish1962Bilbo – En hobbits äventyrBritt G. HallqvistStockholm: Rabén & Sjögren
Swedish2007Hobbiten eller bort och hem igenErik AnderssonStockholm: Norstedts or
Thai2002เดอะฮอบบิทสุดจิต ภิญโญยิ่ง
Turkish1996HobbitEsra Uzun
Turkish2007HobbitGamze Sarı, Publisher: İthaki Yayınları, Published: Istanbul, August 2007, Pages: 425
Ukrainian1985Гобiт, або Мандрiвка за Iмлистi гориO. MokrovolskyiKiev: Veselka
Ukrainian2007Гобiт, або Туди i звiдтиOlena O'LirLviv: Astrolabia,
Vietnamese2003Vietnamese version already completed in 2002 but publishing cancelled. This version leaked onto the Internet in 2003.
Vietnamese2009Hobbit ra đi và trở vềĐinh Thị HươngHanoi: Thong Tin, no ISBN, EAN-13 8935077068955, maps with placenames in Vietnamese
Vietnamese2010anh chàng HobbitNguyên TâmHanoi: Nhã Nam, no ISBN, maps with placenames in Vietnamese
Yiddish2012דער האָביט
Barry Goldstein
בעריש גאָלדשטײן
Yiddish2015Der Hobit, oder, Ahin un Vider Tsurik''Barry GoldsteinPortlaoise: Evertype, , . Contains both maps with place-names in Yiddish; the runes are translated into Yiddish. On the cup in the illustration "Conversations with Smaug" the text in Tengwar and initials in runes are translated into Yiddish.