{"id":5061,"date":"2021-07-29T13:04:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=5061"},"modified":"2021-07-29T13:04:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:04:59","slug":"vulgate-the-latin-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/vulgate-the-latin-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulgate: The Latin Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, we will be discussing and translating portions of the Vulgate, the Latin Bible.<\/p>\n

While, I have a proclivity towards Classical Latin (c. 75 BCE to 3rd century CE) – I thought exploring Late Latin (c. 4th century CE to 6th century CE) and Medieval Latin (5th century to 15th century CE) would be appreciated.<\/p>\n

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Vulgate: What is it?<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0Vulgate is a late-4th-century\u00a0Latin translation\u00a0of the\u00a0Bible. It\u00a0is still presently used in the Latin Church.<\/p>\n

Vulgate: How did it come about?<\/h2>\n

The translation was largely the work of Jerome of Stridon who, in 382, had been commissioned by Pope Damasus I to revise the old Latin version used by the Roman Church. Once published, the new version became widely adopted.<\/p>\n

Vulgate: Its longevity?<\/h2>\n
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For over a thousand years ( 400\u20131530 CE), the Vulgate was the most commonly used edition of the most influential text in Western European society. Indeed, for most medieval (Western) Christians, it was the only version of the Bible ever encountered.<\/p>\n

Until 1450, when Gutenberg printed this text, copies were also very rare and expensive. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the Bible was finally translated into modern languages, against great resistance from the Church. Finally in the mid-20th Century, the Roman Catholic church abandoned the use of Latin for liturgy.<\/p>\n

However, this remains one of the most historically important Latin texts.<\/p>\n

Translation<\/h2>\n

There have been several versions of the Vulgate, but the original one by Jerome of Stridon did include most books of the Bible we know today. However, there were some books of the Bible<\/a> that were included that are not commonly included today.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that the “readability” of the Vulgate was quite easy compared to other Latin texts because it had to be attainable by ALL people. The act of translating<\/a> is quite simple compared to poetry, philosophy, and plays.<\/p>\n

The Latin text presented here is based on the text of the 1598 Vulgate, which was used as the standard text of the Vulgate until 1979.<\/p>\n

Vulgate: Genesis Chapter 1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. In principio creavit Deus c\u00e6lum et terram<\/strong>.\n