, 1870-07-10

iyen. Dr.. Smith says in Lia preface:
Truly We never thought from tho beginning
lou, nor yet to make a baa one good ono;
,ut TO make good ono better, or out Of mAay
,ood ones one principal good one. not justly
o be excepted ag1inst-thst hath been oar
:ndeayor, that our mark The tEanslasoss a.
the general faithfulness .ni 5a1-
md covcrdale, andof the reyised editions made
by the English Bishops aud the Gcneran exlics.
They had in these solia basis; anI their task
saa to examine, collate. and critically revise. 80
as to bring tho version into cloAor aua fu!ler
With the originals With thas
care aud labor they accomplished this task
DR.. Smith further indicates: Neither did We
run over tho work with that posting haste thai
the septuagint did, il that be true which il re-
ported Of them, that they finished it in seven.
ty-tno dsye; neither Wern we bsrred or hin |
de1ea from going over i again, ,n hss'Hs ,S;. ons
the work hath not been hudaled mp in seven
ty.two days, but hsth cost the wotknen
the painH Of twice eeveu tiipea sesentr-two
days, and more The entire time spent
years. 16oi-1e07, were oecnpied in rreliui
nary arrangements. aud ilHlisiduA tnyestlSa-
ton on the part Of the h{ty-lour s:holsss n5u,-
mated, and numerous others WHOM they eon-
suited Three years more were uecuiisd IN
the systematic and united work Of the Hi1
all the books entrusted to the class: then the
whole class met, and, after calm and thorough
revision, adopted q common text; then that
text Was transmitted In succession to each Of
the other classes for revision then text OF
the whole Dible, approved by the entire si1
classes, was submitted 10 the final revision OF
six elected Delegates, with si1 coastl1:-
ing asHistants, and their approved man
uscript was placed in the skilinl han'1s Of
III. Smith hnally 10 examine and prepare It
for the press. moro complete sytelu cnnld
not bave been Invented. When wo consider
the varied learning Of the hans1ato1s AZ lin
guists, uaturaliste,. autl1narians. hisso1'ans-
when We consider the time occupied, anu the
repeated revision o1 the work hy individuals.
BY classee. and By tho united body-we eau
satisfactory.
The trans1ators did not coufue their At
.ention 10 Enrlish. nor eyen to uolcrn
xe1s;or,s Sr;ther did we think ,nucll"
ssvs Dr' Smith = to consul, tho trauslstoys
OF commentators, Chaldee, Hebrew, Syrian.
| ftai;.n' " Or D1aci: ncither did We lj=daip 10
revise Inst which va Lad done. aud 10 bring
hs.1e - ~, ,1a ,,r;1 NY aSch ~" iad h,mrnercG
Int having and nsne az great helps ~ were
uatdfn1 as an1 M fea1;ny no rsnsach fpr siowne.s,
. uor covetiuc ing praise for W expedition We have ii
isn6.u, . ".sGi,t ~ ~ vo,t =, 1,,t n..s t1,,t
upun us, 0'ou ..f'a, sni '1;ti.a} e1,n,natia,, Of
Soa set; = eie1s 49, ani i, ,.,,1..naT;so,, al
sus ~ ~ r"o,3ot,s Enr;;sI ami tther trano|a
Iona .i.ow t,,at I1r. Smiths words ara strictly
tInas Eyerr verse anoears to hayo Leen weighed
~. ~ nnIo Tho tran,Iatiun more literal.
ns ;. ,,a;,, n,nra ,arsc AMI Ynrril1o. vas
a11n1s,o,I Tl,a orusi texta woro alwavs the
af =, St.na,,1s ar annea1. but in Iuyestirat-
nc ti,s r"st sense aysry assist s,,ce from What
sps wv T-e1, vSrsioss a1,rit:,t ami ual-
I -
ars, rs r;1n1cns ;,4io-na1i,. English. words
ssaoo .a.v,.ss - rarn freely tatsn from
sa,a anu pa'eE Fen tba n,,en1i.L version OF TIC
Ess Tes.sres,t s,,nn(i.s a uumler OF ex-
n.ass;vc words Of Latin orsEiu, aud few
saaa n'r .on;aarinrs Tie Grneyaa was largely
a,-pR. ,,.'n,, eTba chief intluonce OF ths
nal;st, nnL Pra-s;o, Wr W..,cntt we'll obscsyea
t.nenu sa 4,na1 - ,.osni,,,srr Of the reyisers
~ VpIa ~ fnoarsn snn xc1siIn m III, int.rpreta
t;nn:t In In the Old Testament the AntwcsI
ioi!Fto", pGonsau sS.aa;,iir ~ H. ui1t1, 1oInrne
Eentt7l seitNe, espee.a!5 80 As ;at,s,;rA. ~
WHICH eontalat .ae seis nnt acS'e ~ ~ hs. a,;.,
naan aans11a9t % - a;,' NV ,a.S;on ~ tha OH T
Aonsanss, rs, ,Los--n'.a us L n1s,';ahei fcw wear
lament ana paun 49,, r,,n;,,s y
later tl5s'} y y'.eti a.eos "A4 fr-,,;.ia,
Was also sonsMlsn. ano LUZ ta;ti,
come cAee!ent sEnuea"se:: ars;,, !. !.
tuiness ana pessr.i0"f ; r,e ~ st;, tan.,,,in1
never oeen eIilasHeo, coa-a nu t-a' /, III m.
| r., fr-h T.,
hnlshet ii nssle m 10y SaasnSGs i,;1, 49, 49, w. Va
hhe"i7e 4sea- ~ va .nas ,s.is N.nsn ~ S,n;,
name OF Leo JtdA !ignr!: 1ai51' ~ suas
meniaons ne spanszh, ,n nssaGa s.n LAVAL anaaia m
German Versions ~ nasus oesn tvnEu.eG ~ ~. =
lie doubilts So Ectess 70 ne spalnsn OF ASS
odorc oe 1tetna, uahH1ateI ttota Luz ua.u, :,
and printed AZ hss!e "a l9es ~ eae t.e.u
0Ayetan. revised p IuNa' aaa alte5 ~ ~
more fully " tao eolscse o. tasseIa aug , -.
fcs=ots At Geneva. anu pobn1sae1 u i1,s: .x :
tue Italian OF paoda!!, uansia.ea r., =! . osus'
4 aud published N lke' aud 70 ne JG!n.aa ii
! Luther and the s~ass1'efnant poolanea :,
. Zurich, undss the care o. L9o .uaa, ~ ~
u the New 4ess.1ehi 44e 1sbsa Ls,t. u
: slen ot Eesa, MT puonanel ~ n1o:ta oopo, y.
= At Geneva, IN 1855, ~As ussa N 9t1asms o.
the nlGer shades oi meamas, % sa4 anlsn Prev, xa,
e Lnfn5o ~. ast. ,1.s a4 .f,s s,,ns.s of II
. | es'sn,s sas,s ~ -h-s.aa md thn structuro N
" h.t,.1n - - ss,fenccs Leat c.;euIated to 81,
fo;.o M ,.esutx tn tfe ynrsion. were EAtche
= s';th 1be Tnnst scrnnnlous caro-. Eve,
u e1snse, md indeed eTerr word, was M
= ;n,siE waiehaf md ma noint vas conside1t
: : 10 n;nTte for The xsen. ctitiral eyes Of ii
i,hnT;nn. and conscieut,ous reyiserY. II
;tsT;es 1,5 r,.rt-ina1 readings shoH he
!. .n1;ans ther wers tn a1nr lie reader il
u contset WITH he very lette1 Of Tie Original
= BT lie i1alics be could aeo At = glancs a.
J. word inserted for e.p3nasion' M I'D Tnsh Has1a n
~ uhSss ~ sHhseeI; Hthe ra,.Gno ha c,,r
as D1eeA ~ Gue - 1nua n..h 4s .4a ~ s.rdr
= ses "ns.e' - -, - .anJs-;r1 stii1 rarns;n
q oouIt ~ W e0e pean nve .hs 1.ttar T
of On tne Aotnoss mlnua' - u1' Thara
b suith writes ~ tee 11el ;,;,,, - ~,
8. many "ueoa u LIZ So!f1o1e, ". ~ 49,, -
tonnd mere bot ouee, 30 enIt ss ~
=. 90 hoEeo oF coa.etei@e - p'NsS -,
T. sh3e pc MAns sns ,:o,,. nAase ase,s a,e 4 ~
2 euus, nG1 E1Gsh ~ ~ p pueh1eas thsmsaiTes
IN celMnf WINCH ene .,oaa1aI's. n1 ~ 3s,.11Ina
C. 20 Wstu.u Anoue & - ha.e 1.5,a7 9;,;s
oi ~. ass sa1s aS...,a 49,. ,rariJ ~ s,r
na sna.. ihes l,s1 s4ss pnss s 49, W.Ta su1a
na tnus, tai y, n*n Vo sT,e1, a ~
Il. 1laf S "u1A me. :eai T. III, - s5tn,r;,l,
nd eosa not = ma'km ~ l "sa ~ ~ ~ nnne7.ds
af- leaaet 10 seer i9t a1u .arSr not ~
at oosmAu@e ou ene u 1o~t pet elAp.o'.
al 1he above tseta HuoH u "aAt m eA.tA"
ed nary Cost OF ume, nnof, AuAoua cuet
IN eeholAtehpr ou1 hnsnsa Nuio nas ueen
ne ouGea- X Ine reAt y. r11 = 11t T...,:,si.
OF Aod study. Anont me seG toit t!nuats
=: reas 70 nave eefiouHS tulnea has taoIeo4 ~ =
IN .ns u4Aeioun .a " tse EsCp. -. - 'n,II;xf
~ te.t .ne ~, a :n.a-rsI .bs rana | ~ nn,r occ.t
lo- nuus tne lnEt - - 'as "u.u nI.i.r ~ +, +
ses the attention o. me sspest sSaosasG i;,s.. ~
lal laud. but II was Aoed. ui1es1E ,:, " r-;,;cs
M q the most aeeonrAsnea lnoacn as.t,Gar.
'ed Europe: II IL U no tesIst. III tI,at
Of has seized and apPlnpsInee. ;tn rsouJ
50, hest md pufest, ,.han %oef known, can