LITUANUS
LITHUANIAN QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Volume 18, No.2 - Summer 1972
Editors of this issue: Antanas Klimas, Ignas K. Skrupskelis, Thomas Remeikis Copyright © 1972 LITUANUS Foundation, Inc.
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SOME REMARKS ABOUT JONAS KRUOPAS' 1947 EDITION OF
MARTYNAS MAÞVYDAS' CATECHISM OF 1547
GORDON B. FORD, JR.
Northwestern University
There appear to be at least 30 mistakes in Jonas Kruopas' 1947 edition of Maþvydas' 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, schwæntagij 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, schwæntagij 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: "Ðis jubiliejinis Katekizmo leidimas parengtas fotografuotiniu bûdu pagal 1922 m. fotografuotiná Katekizmo leidimà. Tiktai dabar nufotografavus tekstas du kartus padidintas ir murkðlinos raidës paryðkintos." ("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.").
REFERENCES
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 Maþvydas (1547). Assen, The Netherlands, 1971.
Gerullis, Georg. Mosvid: Die ältesten litauischen Sprachdenkmäler bis zum Jahre 1570.
Heidelberg, 1923.
Kruopas, Jonas. Pirmoji lietuviðka knyga. Kaunas, 1947.
Gerullis
Kruopas
Tassai kasznam szmagui wenas gal padety
Sweikata ir palaimi tassai gal pridoty.
Tassai Diews wysas szmanes nar didei mileti
Dàgaus karaliste dawanai nar dawanati
Aithwars ir deiwes to negaù padariti
Beth ing peklas vgni weikiaus gal istumti
Pameskiet tas deiwes dewap didziap pristakiet
Schità 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.
Schità sunu ir tewa tikrai paszisit
Jei tà maksla gierai makiesit ir permanisit.
B schito maksla szmanes regit kleidenczias
Jr deiwiu schimta (iei tatai nemasz) turinczias
Asch szinau ir tatai dræsu 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 kà 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 ràkasn schità maksla trumpa imkiet
Jr aweles iusu tu maþu 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.
Kruopas
10 15 20 25 [I0] 5 I0 I5 20 25 [II] 5 I0 I5 20 25 [I2] 5 |
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 tà 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 dàgu 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 Dàgaus karaliste dawanai nar dawanati Aithwars ir deiwes to negaù padariti Beth ing peklas vgni weikiaus gal istumti Pameskiet tas deiwes dewap didziap pristakiet Schità 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. Schità sunu ir tewa tikrai paßisit Jei tà maksla gierai makiesit ir permanisit. B3 schito maksla ßmanes regit kleidenczias Ir deiwiu schimta (iei tatai nemaß) turinczias Asch ßinau ir tatai dræsu 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 galëtu atminti. Veras kriksczianiu straipsczius ar gali skaitity Ape duschas ischganima biau gali kà 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 turëti Kurias iums ig ràkas 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 neslëptu didei melskiet. Jei kunigai tygietu tà maksla patis sakiti Jus galësit 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 ràkas 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 |
Ford
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