German bible translation

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What German bible translation is used by Catholics who attend the TLM?

In other words, when looking a German version of the 1962 missal… what german bible are they typically from?
 
From the information that I’ve gathered from having looked through my dad’s old German missal I found, and some research online. I have found that it is potentially the ‘Herder-Bibel’ translation. The modern translation that was started right after Vatican II called the ‘Einheitsübersetzung’ was worked on from 1962 to 1980 in an attempt to create one unified bible used by both Catholics and Protestants. In recent years, the Protestants dumped it for other translations. The ‘Herder-Bibel’ is the precursor to the ‘Einheitsübersetzung’. And it appears (this could be wrong because of faulty translation on my part) that these are essentially the German version of the Jerusalem Bible (with the ‘Einheitsübersetzung’ being closer to the New Jerusalem Bible) with similar commentary.

There is also apparently the nickname for the ‘Herder-Bibel’, called ‘Benedict’s Bible’. I might assume this is because our current Pope uses the Schott Missal (an earlier version to the Schott Missal my dad has), which appears to use the ‘Herder-Bibel’ for its readings. Though, I do not have a ‘Herder-Bibel’ on hand, nor can I find one online, to verify that it is indeed using this translation.

I hope this helps.
 
The Einheitsübersetzung is more or less avoided by Traditionalists. It is a very modernistic transliteration by an ecumenical group of theologians and linguists. The German is modern and flimsy, and very “inclusive.” However, it is the currently approved German translation for the OF Mass, so it is certainly useful in that sense.

The Herder-Bibel is a solid 20th Century translation. It was nicknamed the Benediktiner-Bibel long before HH Pope Benedict XVI. became Holy Father. The nickname is simply because the translation was primarily done by Benedictine monks.

However, neither of these is the German equivalent of the English Douay-Rheims. The Allioli-Bibel, translated by Joseph Franz von Allioli was the first German translation to receive a papal imprimatur in 1830. This was used liturgically as the official German translation of the Vulgata Clementina until the implementation of the Einheitsübersetzung after Vatican II.

The Herder-Bibel is an easier read, and is still beautiful German (similar to the Knox Revision in the UK or the Confraternity version in the US), but if you are looking for the exact German that would be used in a bilingual EF Missal or Breviary, the Allioli-Bibel is the one you want.
 
Thank you both for the information. That was very helpful.
 
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