VORLUTHERSCHE UND LUTHERSCHE BIBELÜBERSETZUNGEN. VERSUCH EINES VERGLEICHS ANHAND VON AUSGEWÄHLTEN TEXTABSCHNITTEN

• Authors: Piotr Owsiński
• Languages of publication: DE

Abstracts

EN

The article hereunder presents a human yearning for the God’s words, which had been so strong that eventually led to important changes in the history of Europe. It cannot be forgotten, that the changes were accompanied by strong emotions, which sometimes got out of control. The central part of work is concerned with the most famous Bible translator – Martin Luther, whose contribution to the history of Bible translations and the history of Germany and Europe is unquestionable. His achievement contributed to development of the new high German language. Moreover, he left in it a set of words and expressions which were bound to extinct, but thanks to him, are still in use. The last chapter introduces a comparison of chosen extracts from different Bible translations (Mentelin- Bibel – 1466, Otmar-Bibel – 1507, Luther-Bibel – 1522, 1534, 1546) and aims to present the motivation of Luther to make the work of his life understandable to as many Germans as possible. Moreover, there are two extracts from the Luther’s translations (1522 and 1546) which clearly demonstrate a passion to make his work as close to ideal as possible.

Keywords

EN

translator; Martin Luther; Bible

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wroclawskiego
• Journal: Germanica Wratislaviensia
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 133
• Pages: 145-159

Contributors

author

Piotr Owsiński