text: Between 1175-1185 Peter Waldo either commissioned a cleric from Lyons to translate the New Testament into the vernacular , the Arpitan ( Franco-Proven Ã al ) language or was himself involved in this translation work .
simplified: Between 1175-1185 , Waldo either had a cleric from Lyons translate the New Testament of the Bible into the language that most people spoke , the Arpitan ( Franco-Proven Ã al ) language , or translate it himself .