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The first Latvian translations of the Bible

One of the first attempts at translating the Bible into Latvian: translation of Matthew by the Lutheran minister Jānis Reiters ca. 1675, published only as a sample. Reiters was not trusted with the full translation. The first full translation of the Bible was published in 1694.
Image from facsimile: Jānis Reiters, Tulkojuma paraugs: 1675. gadā Rīgā iznākušo Bībeles tekstu faksimiliespiedums. Ar B. Jēgera apceri. [Stokholma], 1975