''Nouvi Zákon'' (

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chri ...

) is the best-known work of the

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writer

István Küzmics István Küzmics (also known in Slovene as Štefan or Števan Küzmič, c.1723 – December 22, 1779) was the most important Lutheran writer of the Slovenes in Hungary. He was born at Strukovci, in the Prekmurje region of what was then Vas C ...

. ''Nouvi Zákon'' is a translation of the New Testament into the

Prekmurje Slovene Prekmurje Slovene, also known as the Prekmurje dialect, East Slovene, or Wendish ( sl, prekmurščina, prekmursko narečje, hu, vend nyelv, muravidéki nyelv, Prekmurje dialect: ''prekmürski jezik, prekmürščina, prekmörščina, prekmör ...

dialect. This text and

Miklós Küzmics Miklós Küzmics (Slovene: Mikloš Küzmič; September 15, 1737 – April 11, 1804) was a Hungarian Slovene writer and translator. Biography Küzmics was born in Dolnji Slaveči and died in Kančevci. His parents were János and Erzsébet Küs ...

's ''Szvéti Evangyeliomi'' are the most important works in standard Prekmurje Slovene.

The prologue ''(Predgovor)''

Küzmics published ''Nouvi Zákon'' in 1771 in

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, with the assistance of Hungarian and Slovene

Lutherans Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched ...

''(Nouvi Zákon ali Testamentim Goszpodna Nasega Jezusa Krisztusa zdaj oprvics zGrcskoga na sztári szlovenszki jezik obrnyeni po Stevan Küzmicsi Surdánszkom f.)''. There is dispute as to whether the prologue ''(Predgovor),'' was written by Küzmics or by some other person. One other possible author is the Hungarian Lutheran pastor József Torkos. Torkos evidently wrote the prologue in

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and Küzmics in turn translated it into the Prekmurje dialect. This question was raised by the Slovene writer

Mihály Bakos Mihály Bakos, also known in Slovene as Miháo Bakoš or Mihael Bakoš, ( 1742 – 9 April 1803) was a Hungarian Slovene Lutheran priest, author, and educator. He was born in a Slovene-speaking family in the village of Šalovci, in the Habsburg ...

, who followed Küzmics as head of the Lutheran Parish of Surd. Nouvi Zakon (razstava)

The language

István Küzmics translated ''Nouvi Zákon'' from

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, ''(zGrcskoga na sztári szlovenszki jezik).'' Küzmics was born in Strukovci in Ravensko, a flatland subregion of

Prekmurje Prekmurje (; dialectically: ''Prèkmürsko'' or ''Prèkmüre''; hu, Muravidék) is a geographically, linguistically, culturally and ethnically defined region of Slovenia, settled by Slovenes and a Hungarian minority, lying between the Mur R ...

, and so ''Nouvi Zákon'' was written in his Ravensko dialect. It is similar to

Jurij Dalmatin Jurij Dalmatin ( – 31 August 1589) was a Slovene Lutheran minister, reformer, writer and translator. He translated the complete Bible into Slovene. Life Born in Krško, Dalmatin came from a Dalmatian family. Until the age of 18, he studied ...

's Bible because numerous terms and idioms are included in ''Nouvi Zákon''. His immediate sources apparently were Kajkavian books. The Bishop of

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in the

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led the Hungarian Slovenes, and his believers wrote the Kajkavian books. The Old Hymnal of Martjanci was also used as a Kajkavian source, and so the Prekmurje dialect bears similarities to Kajkavian features. The Catholic pastor Miklós Küzmics used ''Nouvi Zákon'' when he translated the Catholic Gospel. ''Nouvi Zákon'', Miklós Küzmics's '' Szvéti evangyeliomi'', and

József Borovnyák József Borovnyák or Borovnják ( sl, Jožef Borovnjak; 1826 – 19 September 1909) was a Prekmurje Slovene writer, politician, and Roman Catholic priest in Hungary. Borovnják was born in the village of Ivanócz (later Alsószentbenedek, ...

's ''Kniga molitvena'' (Old Slovene Prayer Book) are significant texts in Slovene and South Slavic literature.

Editions

* ''Nouvi Zákon ali Testamentom Goszpodna Nasega Jezusa Krisztusa zdaj oprvics zGrcskoga na sztrái szlovenszki jezik obrnyeni po Stevan Kuzmicsi surdánszkom f''. (1817, Bratislava) * ''Nôvi Zákon ali Testamentom Goszpodna Nasega Jezusa Krisztusa zdaj oprvics zGrcskoga na sztári szlovenszki jezik obrnyeni po Küzmics Stevani surdanszkom farari''. (

Kőszeg Kőszeg (german: Güns, ; Slovak: ''Kysak'', sl, Kiseg, hr, Kiseg) is a town in Vas County, Hungary. The town is famous for its historical character. History The origins of the only free royal town in the historical garrison county of Vas ...

, 1848,

Sándor Terplán Sándor Terplán ( sl, Aleksander Terplan or ''Trpljan'') (c. May 1, 1816 – March 18, 1858) was a Hungarian Lutheran priest and writer. Terplán was born in the Ivanovci in the Prekmurje region in the Kingdom of Hungary, into a Hungarian Sl ...

created the second edition). * ''Nôvi Zákon ali Testamentom Goszpodna Nasega Jezus Krisztusa szlovencseni po Küzmics Stevani surdanszkom dühovniki. Vödáni po Angluskom i zvönésnyem tüváristvi za Biblie''. (1883,

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) * ''Nôvi Zákon ali Testamentom Goszpodna Nasega Jezus Krisztusa szlovencseni po Küzmics Stevani surdanszkom dühovniki. Vödáni po angluskom i zvönésnyem tüváristvi za Biblie''. Izdajanje Britanskog i inostranog biblijsko društva Beograd, 1928. ( Belgrade-

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)

References

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: Izbor prekmurskega slovstva,

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1976.
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External links

Full text of the 1848 edition
in Google Books {{DEFAULTSORT:Nouvi Zakon Prekmurje Slovene Slovene-language books Bible translations into Slovene

The prologue ''(Predgovor)''

The language

Editions

See also

References

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