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Early Indo-European Texts
Lithuanian
Virginija Vasiliauskiene and Jonathan Slocum
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the Book of Sermons by Jonas Bretkunas
Taip tatai nu ant antro sáw ìsch schõs històrios atmink, Krìstu zmogumì gìmusi ìsch gimmines karãliu, bútent Dówido, nèsa ir tatai Diewas teipõ bùwa lìkens ir pranneschens pacziám Karãlui Dówidui bilódams. Èsch tàwa Sékla pãskui tawè prikélsiu, kurì ìsh tàwa kúno tures ateiti, ir tõs karaliste èsch patwìrtinsiu, bei karalistes iõ nè bùs gãlo.
Bèt schìcze diwu diwai irà Marià, kurì dabar sù wiru nè bùwa suwenczawóta, kuriõs wirìschkis nepakrùtina, kurì wíro nezinnóia, kaip tà ìsch dárbo Schwentõs Dwãses nieschczià álba sunkì randasi ir berneli pagimda. Tõ sakau newíena zmogaus prõtas negãl, pérmaniti ir ischrakúoti. Marià irà mergà czistà, pirm uzgimìmo, patimè uzgimimmè, ir passiliekt czistà mergà, põ pagimdimo sàwa. Tõ tùr nussistebéti, netiktai zmogùs bèt ir pãtis schwentíeghi Angelai. Nès tatai taipaièg bùwa Diewo nóras ir wãle, jr teip tatai per prarãka Esaiõschu búsent bùwa praneschdinens, bilódams: Schìtai (kaip kadà tartu, dabókes zmogau stebùklo dìdzio) Pannà bùs nieschczià álba sunkì ir pagimdis Súnu.
Translation
Therefore now in the second (chapter) remember from this story for yourself this, that Christ was born as a man, from his lineage as a king, namely of David, because God had remained (where David was) and prophesized also this to King David himself, saying: I will raise your seed after you, which (seed) shall come from your body and I will confirm the kingdom of this (seed) and there will be no end to this kingdom of his (seed).
But here the miracle of miracles is Mary, who had not married a man yet, whom the man had not touched, who had not known a man, how from the action of the Holy Ghost she becomes pregnant or heavy and bears a child. I say that the mind of not one man can understand or describe this. Mary is a pure virgin before her birth, during her birth and she remains a pure virgin after her giving birth. At this not only man, but even the holy angels themselves have to marvel. Because that also was God's wish and will and through the prophet Isaiah He had prophesied that, saying: Behold (as if He would say, await, oh man, this great miracle) the girl will be pregnant (or heavy) and will bear a son.