In Denmark apparently only authorized versions of the Bible can be published in Danish. I assume our King James Version is not authorized since it is not available in Danish in our LDS library.
The Danish Authorized Version
The Danish Bible Society publishes and maintains the official version of the Bible in Danish
The Danish Authorized Version of 1992 is not the work of a particular denomination, but a translation done by a diverse group of professional experts in Danish, Greek, Hebrew and theology, on behalf of The Danish Bible Society. It is authorized by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, Head of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark. The version is widely used and acknowledged for these two reasons.
The Danish Bible Society owns the copyright for the version and makes it publicly available online.
Why authorize translations?
Authorizations are done in order to create a single translation as a common ground for churches and Christians in Denmark. Every translation involves interpretation, and bible translation is no different. Each denomination interprets the Bible differently and could thus have their own translation, but this would easily make us forget that all Christians have the Bible in common. Therefore, there is a certain point in having a common and authorized version that these denominations can use as a standard point of departure.
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