THE FIRST PRINTED TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE IN CROATIA

I prije Katančićeva prijevoda Svetoga pisma postojali su pokušaji djelomičnoga ili pak cjelovitoga prijevoda na hrvatski jezik. Bartol je Kašić 1625. godine preveo Stari i Novi zavjet, a Stjepan Rusić 1750./70. godine Novi zavjet, međutim njihovi su prijevodi ostali u rukopisu, pa je stoga Katančićev prijevod (otisnut 1831. godine u Budimu) prvi cjeloviti otisnuti prijevod u Hrvata. Iako je do sada premalo istican jezični značaj hrvatskoga prvotiska, Katančićev prijevod predstavlja odlučan korak u standardizaciji hrvatskoga jezika.Even before Katančić\u27s translation of the Bible there had been attempts to make partial or complete translations into Croatian. In 1925, Bartol Kašić translated both the Old and New Testaments, and Stjepan Rusić (1750-70) translated the New Testament. However, their translations remained handwritten, what makes Katančić\u27s translation (printed in 1831 in Budim) the first printed translation in Croatia. Although the linguistic significance of the first Croatian editions has not been stressed enough, Katančić\u27s translation is an important step towards the standardisation of the Croatian language