Some Remarks About Jonas Kruopas' 1947 Edition of Martynas Mazvydas' Catechism of 1547

SOME REMARKS ABOUT JONAS KRUOPAS' 1947 EDITION OF
MARTYNAS MAŽVYDAS' CATECHISM OF 1547

There appear to be at least 30 mistakes in Jonas Kruopas' 1947 edition of Mažvydas' Catechism:

	Kruopas	Ford	Bezzenberger
p. 8 (95), line 9 p. 9 (96), line 2 p. 10 (97), line 11 p. 10 (97), line 17 p. 12 (99), line 3 p. 16 (103), line 3 p. 18 (105), line 12 p. 25 (112), line 20 p. 27 (114), line 3 p. 29 (116), line 2 p. 29 (116), line 4 p. 29 (116), line 4 p. 29 (116), line 11 p. 29 (116), line 20 p. 29 (116), line 20 p. 32 (119), line 16 p. 32 (119), line 23 p. 50 (137), line 18 p. 51 (138), line 15 p. 54 (141), line 7 p. 55 (142), line 9 p. 55 (142), line 17 p. 55 (142), line 21 p. 56 (143), line 2 p. 56 (143), line 3 p. 61 (148), line 4 p. 63 (150), line 8 p. 68 (155), line 1 p. 68 (155), line 2 p. 75 (162), line 6 p. 75 (162), line 8 p. 79 (166), line 9	Tapyr diewa likra szia vsztrukste Anr enr inr onr unr. Diewu valgitum- iszle- dvase notversit notverti ir nicze Nenauies Jai ischpilds. ischmintiei kunu schwentagij nepleisk schwenta basznijczies krikscziantu Basznicze kientencius tarnaukiet letuviskai notas tos giedati Chistus Par Atminkiet	Taipyr dewa tikra czia vptruksit Anx enx inx onx unx. Diewa walgitum- ischle- dwase notwersit notwerti jr niczie Nenauias Jei ischpilde. ischmintiei, künu, schwęntagij neapleisk schwenta baßniczies kriksczianiu Baßniczie kientenczius tarnaukiek letuwiskai notas tos tur giedati Christus Per Atminkiek	Taipyr dewa tikra czia vptruksit Anx enx inx onx unx. p. diewu walgitum- ischle- dwase notwersit notwerti jr niczie Nenauias jei ischpilde. ischmintiei, kunu, schwęntagij neapleisk schwenta baßniczies kriksczianiu baßniczie kientenczius tarnaukiek letuwiskai notas tos tur giedati Christus per Atminkiek

Diewa on page 18, line 12 of Gerullis' facsimile edition is not clear. What appears to be an a may actually be a u on account of an imperfection in the facsimile since Kruopas' facsimile shows a u. künu on page 51, line 15 of Gerullis' edition is also not clear. It is possible that the dot above the u is merely an ink smudge in the facsimile since Kruopas' facsimile shows a simple u without the dot.

There appear to be two different readings for vßtruksit on page 12, line 3. Gerullis' edition seems to have vßtruksit, which is the reading of both Bezzenberger and Ford, but Kruopas' edition clearly shows vßtrukste. The reading vßtruksit is, however, strongly supported by the rhyme with praßudisit in line 4. Thus it is possible that Kruopas touched up the photograph wrongly in this case since we learn on page 84 of his edition that he followed Gerullis' 1922 photographic edition of the Catechism but that he attempted to make unclear letters distinct: "Šis jubiliejinis Katekizmo leidimas parengtas fotografuotiniu būdu pagal 1922 m. fotografuotinį Katekizmo leidimą. Tiktai dabar nufotografavus tekstas du kartus padidintas ir murkšlinos raidės paryškintos." ("This jubilee edition of the Catechism was prepared photographically according to the 1922 photographic edition of the Catechism. Only now after being photographed the text was enlarged to twice its original size and unclear letters were made distinct.").

Bezzenberger, Adalbert. Litauische und Lettische Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts. I. Der lituaische Katechismus vom Jahre 1547. Göttingen, 1874.
Ford, Gordon B., Jr. The Old Lithuanian Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas (1547). Assen, The Netherlands, 1971.
Gerullis, Georg. Mosvid: Die ältesten litauischen Sprachdenkmäler bis zum Jahre 1570. Heidelberg, 1923.
Kruopas, Jonas. Pirmoji lietuviška knyga. Kaunas, 1947.

Tassai kasznam szmagui wenas gal padety
    Sweikata ir palaimi tassai gal pridoty.
Tassai Diews wysas szmanes nar didei mileti
    Dągaus karaliste dawanai nar dawanati
Aithwars ir deiwes to negał padariti
Beth ing peklas vgni weikiaus gal istumti
Pameskiet tas deiwes dewap didziap pristakiet
    Schitą maksla wisy liksmai preimkiet.
Tassai maxlas tur teisei ius ischmakity
Kaip dewa turit paszinti pregtam ir garbinti
Tassai maxlas roda likra kiely dewa sunausp
Musu ischganitaiap Jesausp Christausp.
Schitą sunu ir tewa tikrai paszisit
Jei tą maksla gierai makiesit ir permanisit.
B schito maksla szmanes regit kleidenczias
Jr deiwiu schimta (iei tatai nemasz) turinczias
    Asch szinau ir tatai dręsu szia sakiti
Jag schimty szmaniu wena negaleczia atrasti
Kursai wena szadi dewa prisakima makietu
Jr pateriaus bendu szadziu atmintu
Jei klausy szmagu biau maki pateri bilaty
Prisakimus Diewa biau galetu at minti.
Veras kriksczianiu straipsczius ar gali skaitity
Ape duschas ischganima biau gali ką szinaty
Zatagamis tau szmagus tur aksakiti
Jag gieresnei atmen arty nent pateri bilati.
                                                        Dewa
Ragynkict szmanes to trumpa maxla ijschmakti
Bekurio platesnis makslas negal stawieti
Jei to trumpa maksla makiti vsztrukste
A weles iusu amszinai praszudisit.
To del kunigai ant aweliu susimilkietese.
Aschtra suda ir narsa dewa biakietese.
Be gieresni czia dewa zadziu szmanes makinti
Nent aschtra suda alba narsa dewa tureti.
Delto rąkasn schitą maksla trumpa imkiet
Jr aweles iusu tu mažu dewa maxlu penekiet
Pregtam platesnia maxla kiek denas laukiet
Jr ilgai dewa walio ant sweta giwenkiet
Diewa szadzia karschtei diena jr nakti eschkakiet
A mana darba vsz gier prymkiet.

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Asch sakau iog taksai wisada tur kleidety
   Ir ape sweikata sawa netur neka ßinaty.
Kursai nenaretu to maksla ßinaty ir makiety
   Tasai amßinasu tamsibesu tur buti.
Tadrin ius ßmaneß manesp prisiartynkiet
   Ir pagal to schwenta maksla giwenkiet.
Tamsibes senases nog iusu schalin atwarisit
Sunus dukteris nog iu ischgielbesit
Jei tą maßa kriksczianiu maksla makiesit
Ir pagal io ius patis sawe redisit.
Kaukus Szemepatis ir laukasargus pameskiet
   Visas welnuwas deiwes apleiskiet.
Tos deiwes negal iums neka giera doty
   Bet tur wysus amßinai prapuldinty.
Sweikata wisus diaktus1 nog to dewa turit,
   Kurio prisakimus czia manip regit.
Tasai dewas dągu ßeme ßadziu wenu sutuere
   Schytu budu ßmanes ir wisus daiktus padare
Tassai kaßnam ßmagui wenas gal padety
   Sweikata ir palaimi tassai gal pridoty.
Tassai Diews wysas ßmanes nar didei mileti
   Dągaus karaliste dawanai nar dawanati
Aithwars ir deiwes to negał padariti
Beth ing peklas vgni weikiaus gal istumti
Pameskiet tas deiwes dewap didziap pristakiet
   Schitą maksla wisy liksmai preimkiet.
Tassai maxlas tur teisei ius ischmakity
Kaip dewa turit paßinti pregtam irgarbinti.2
Tassai maxlas roda tikra kiely dewa sunausp
Musu ischganitaiap Jesausp Christausp.
Schitą sunu ir tewa tikrai paßisit
Jei tą maksla gierai makiesit ir permanisit.
B3 schito maksla ßmanes regit kleidenczias
Ir deiwiu schimta (iei tatai nemaß) turinczias
Asch ßinau ir tatai dręsu czia sakiti
Jag schimty ßmaniu wena negaleczia atrasti
Kursai wena ßadi dewa prisakima makietu
Ir pateriaus bendu4 ßadziu atmintu
Jei klausy ßmagu biau maki pateri bilaty
Prisakimus Diewa biau galėtu atminti.
Veras kriksczianiu straipsczius ar gali skaitity
Ape duschas ischganima biau gali ką ßinaty
Zatagamis tau ßmagus tur aksakiti5
Jag gieresnei atmen arty nent pateri bilati.
Dewa prisakimu bila asch nekada negirdeiau
Nei straipscziu weras kriksczianiu skaicziau.
Baßniczia nog deschimes6 metu nebuwau
Tektai su burtinikie ant burtas weizdedauau.
Begieresny su schwenta burtiuikie7 gaidi walgiti
Neig baßniczio schaukima ßeku glausiti8
Ach panai klausikiet ir permanikiet
Balsus tus iusu ßmaniu ischgirskiet.
Tu duschas dews nog iusu nares turėti
Kurias iums ig rąkas dewe rediti.
Hei wespatis wisaky ant ßmaniu susimilkiet
Kunigump ßekump ßmanes tremkiet.
Kiek nedelias baßniczian waikscziati prisakikiet
Kunigus idant makitu ßmanes ragynkiet
Plebanus kunigus wenu balsu praschiikiet
Idant ta maxla neslėptu didei melskiet.
Jei kunigai tygietu tą maksla patis sakiti
Jus galėsit hukiusu ßmanes makinti
Bet kunigu ira vredas ßmanes makiti
Bo ant to wisy ira apskyrty.
0 ius kunigai pagal iusu sena vreda
Makikiet ßmanes tatai wisas paklida.
Schitai turit trumpa maksla krikschianistes
Pagal buda senases baßniczias.
Skaitikiet ir dokiet ig rąkas kiewaika9
Kaip ßemaiczia ta ipir10 letuwynika.
Ragynkiet ßmanes to trumpa maxla ijschmakti
Bekurio platesnis makslas negal stawieti
Jei to trumpa maksla makiti vßtruksit
A weles11 iusu amßinai praßudisit.
To del kunigai ant aweliu susimilkietese

1 daiktus
2 ir garbinti
3 Be
4 ben du
5 atsakiti
6 deschimtes
7 burtinikie
8 klausiti
9 kiek waika
10 taip ir
11 Aweles