Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-16

0HAPHlOAL WHIOh HAVE MADE Shh-
TAIN EDITIONS or HOLY WRIT FAMOUS.
No book has been 30 often translated or so
carefully translated as the bible, and no book
has been 80 often printed or so carefully prin-
ted as the bible.
With all the pains, however, taken by trans
lators, revisers and proof readers some pecu-
liarities Of expression and typographical blem-
ishes have passed into certain versions and
editions of the Scriptures, and these have
stamped their names on the editions in which
they are found. propose In this article TO
draw attention TO the most remarkable OF
these peculiarities.
THE BREEoHEs BIBLE.
'Then the eits Of them both were opened and they
knew that they naked, and they sewed hgge tree
leaues together aud made themselves Breeches"-
Gen. Ill, 7.
This verse is taken from the Geneva bible,
which was printed in 1560 and commonly
called the BreecheB bible. The Geneva YER
sion was made by English exiles who took
refuge at Geneva during the reign of Queen
Mary. 1t was dedicated TO Queen Elizabeth,
and became the most popular bible in Eng
land and Scotland, and though unauthorized,
it became the bible of the church and the
home aud it IL estimated that nearly two
hundred editions we're issued between 1860
buu luobt bblOid hhAhViiAuh bipiD ohSSSNN-
ed in taking its place.
1t is not generally known that a similar rem
dering of the passage in Genesis existed both
in English and French long before the publ
cation of the Geneva version.
In 1883 William OaXton published the
Golden Legend, which consisted of trans
lation Of the greater part OF the Gospels and
nearly the whole of the Pentateuoh. This
paraphrastic rendering Of a large portion Of
the bible was frequently reprinted and largely
read by the people, and was no doubt instru-
mental in producing desire for the Word Of
God and thus in measure prepared the way
for better translations and the Reformation.
In the Golden Legend" Gen. III. is thus
rendered And thus they knewe then that
they we're naked. And they toke hgge leuis
and sewed them togyder for to covere theyr
membres In manner OF brechis."
In 1880 Jacdues lie Fevre d. Estaples pub
lished q complete version OF the bible, which
has generally, though incorrectly, been con-
sidtred the first complete bible in the French
language. His rendering of Gen. III. is,
'IlZ consirent ensemble des fueilles de hguer
ct irent pour euI des 6rdies "
Thus there were practically two distinctly
Breeches bibles long before the Geneva yer.
sion was thought Of 1t cannot be doubted
that lie Fevre's splendid bible was In the
hands Of the English exiles at Geneva, and II
is more than probable that the Golden Leg.
end may have been in the hands Of the French
translator.
THE BUG BIBLE.
$50 that thou shalt not nede to be afraid for any
BugRes by nighte, nor for the arrow that nyeth BY
day."-Ps. Xci. 3.
This rendering has fastened the above
name to Matthews bible, printed 10 London
in 1861, but just as there were Breeches bi.
bes before the Genevan, to which the name
is now exclusively applied, there were Bug
bibles long before Matthews bible. The FIRST
complete bible printed in the English Ian
gusge (l535), that Of Miles Coverdale, is a
Bug bible, and also that Of Tsverner printed
in 1889.
The word bug is supposed to come from
the Welsh beg, which means terror, spectre,
hob. goblin, etc. We see here how the march
OF time affects speech and how usage and
fashion varies even as regards words. Words
lately current are now dsreputable We still
have the words bu0-6edr and bogey, but in
Shakespeare time the original substantive
was in common use and quite respectable
"sir, spare your threats:
The bug which you would fright me with SEEK
THE TREACLE BIBLE.
ais there not trscle at GileAd7 is there no physi-
tion there 7"-Jer. VIII. %.
This translation is found in the Bishops
bible, q revision OF the Great bible by Arch.
bishop Parker aud q number OF scholars, eight
OF whom were bishops The book was pub.
lished in folio in 1868, and three years later
Convocation ordered that each bishop and
archbishop should have q copy in his large
hall or dining-room, and copies wore to be
placed in cathedrals and parish churches.
The order was only partially obeyed. and the
Geneva bible held its place in the homes OF
the people.
The book is now generally known AZ the
Treacle bible, and ia priced on account Of the
reading from which il takes it's name, but il
has no exclusive right TO the name, as the
same reading is found in the earliest complete
bible published in the English language,
namely, that of Coverdale OF 1886.
THE RosIN BIBLE.
els there no rosin in Gileadf is there physician
there 7"-Jer. VIII. ~.
This reading gives q name to the first edi-
tion of the Douai bible, printed in 1909. As
Protestant eXiles from England in the reign
Of Queen Mary prepared the Geneva version
Of the English bible, 80 Catholic eXiles from
England during the reign Of Queen Elizabeth
prepsred the Doua version, the first Roman
Catholic bible. The translation was made
about 1882, when the New Testament was
printed at Rheims. William Allen is suppos-
ed to have been the chief translator. He had
been a distinguished Roman Catholic digni-
tary under Queen Mary, and is said TO have
been designated Primste of England and Le-
gate of Rome in case the Spanish Armada had
succeeded. The version was made chiefly to
combat Protestant versions and in the inter
est Of the Church of Rome, but it has brought
Gospel light TO thousands, and at this present
time the bible and Oolportage society Of Ire.
land are circulating the book broadcast
throughout the Roman Catholic districts OF
Ireland.
The word translated rosn In the Douai
version was translated in the Geneva version
as in the authorized, by balm, but the Gene.
va version rendered the same word r0sin in
Gen. XIII. 2, and in Gen. xXXvII. 25 it gives
as alternative readings for the same word rOs
In, turpeRtiHe and triGole. The Geneva bible
might as well have been called the Rosin bi.
BILE as the Douai version. Even in our own
English bible we have rosin as an alternative
reading for (Ezek. XVII. ~ the same word
THE PLACE MAKERS BIBLE.
blessed are the place makers; for they shall b,
called the children Of God."-Mstt. VS..
This extraordinary misprint occurred in the
second edition OF the Geneva bible, published
at Geneva in folio in 1862. The mistake
was corrected, and, as far as 1 know, never
occurred again.
THE VINEGAR BIBLE.
1.-THE Parable OF the Vinegar" instead oi
''The Parable of the Vineyard" appears In
the ohapter-heading to Luke IL. in an Ok
ford edition Of the authorized version which
was published in I'LL. The book was pub,
lished by j. Basket, in imperial folio, and il
said to be the most sumptuous OF ell the OK
ford bibles. The printing is verE beautiful,
and some of the copies were printed on vel.
lum, but unfortunately the proofs were care
lessly read, and the book printed by Basket
was called "a basketful of printers errors. ;
The book is now priced on account of its typ.
ographioal faults.
THE WICKED BIBLE.
This extraordinary name has been given tc
an edition OF the authorized bible, printed in
London by Robert Barker and Martin Lucai
in 1881. The negative was left out of the
seventh Commandment, and William Kill
burne, writing in 1863, says that owing to the
zeal of DIR. Usher the printer was fined f2OOC
or $4,000. In Laud's published works there
is a copy of the kings letter directing tha
the printers be fined $4,000, but DR.. Sorivener
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