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https://doi.org/10.54937/vt.2024.23.Supp.39-63

Autor: Katarína Džunková

In: Verba Theologica

ISSN: 1336-1635 (Print)

ISSN: 2644-4844 (Online)

Ročník: XXIII.

Číslo: Supplementum

Strany: 39-63

Rok vydania: 2024

Vydavateľ: VERBUM – vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku

Abstract: The article examines selected problems in the translation of church texts (the Holy Scripture – particularly the New Testament, as well as catechisms, prayer books, confessional mirrors, and manuals on the Christian way of life) by Russian Orthodox missionaries into more than 30 native languages of the peoples of the Russian Empire, focusing particularly on printed editions, where the influence of state policy can also be observed. A notable impulse for the translation of the Holy Scripture into native languages came from the founding of the Russian Bible Society (1813-1826), which was inspired by various Protestant ideas. In the second half of the 19th century, N. I. Ilminsky developed a translation method that prioritized understanding language structure over mere fluency. When translating into Tatar, he avoided using Muslim religious vocabulary and the Arabic script. The article uses the languages of the Volga region as an example to illustrate the translation of various religious texts while also documenting missionary translations of secular texts – such as information about the outbreak of war, the coronation of a new monarch, or advice on avoiding disease or alcoholism. The final part of the article focuses on the 1881 translation of the Gospel of Matthew into Evenki, highlighting challenges in aligning the biblical text with the realities of Evenki life.

Keywords: languages of Russia; Russian empire; orthodox missions; Russian Bible Society; N. I. Ilminsky; Evenki language   

Citácia:

DŽUNKOVÁ, Katarína, 2024. Vybrané problémy pravoslávneho misionárskeho prekladu do natívnych jazykov Ruského impéria (1721-1917). In: Verba Theologica. Online. Ružomberok: VERBUM – vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku, roč. XXIII., Supplementum, s. 39-63. ISSN 1336-1635 (Print). ISSN 2644-4844 (Online). Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.54937/vt.2024.23.Supp.39-63