Reverendissimo Domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋ Culmensi episcopo, Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regis serenissimi PoloniaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ apud Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesaream maiestatemCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ oratori etc. Ioannes Campensis salutem.

Habes tandem, modis omnibus ornatissime Praesul, succinctam in psalmos omnes paraphrasim, iuxta Hebraicam veritatem, in qua cum verbum verbo respondere non potuerit, versus tamen versibus secundum Hebraeorum exactissimam distinctionem, exacte respondent, qui in vulgata editione plurimis in locis confusi rem per se alioqui obscuram plus satis obscuriorem reddiderunt. Quis autem fuerit auctor huius editionis, qua ecclesia utitur, mea non multum refert, hoc unum tantum affirmo, indignam esse quae Saint Jerome (Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) (*347 – †419/420), theologian and scholar, author of the Latin translation of the Bible (Vulgate), one of the Doctors of the Church⌊divo HieronymoSaint Jerome (Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) (*347 – †419/420), theologian and scholar, author of the Latin translation of the Bible (Vulgate), one of the Doctors of the Church⌋ tribuatur: constat hunc per omnia Graecam editionem secutum, vertisse quicquid vertit, cuius non minus obscurus est auctor, quam est nostrae huius. Certum enim est ex ipso Aristeas putative author of "Letter of Aristeas to Filokrates"⌊AristaeaAristeas putative author of "Letter of Aristeas to Filokrates"⌋, qui septuaginta duos interpretes iussu Ptolemy II Philadelphus king of Ptolemaic Egypt (283 -246)⌊Ptolomaei regisPtolemy II Philadelphus king of Ptolemaic Egypt (283 -246)⌋ in Egypt (Aegyptus)⌊AegyptumEgypt (Aegyptus)⌋ perduxit, quique quid egerint, quomodo a rege excepti fuerint, quot horas versioni singulis diebus impenderint, quodque non septuaginta cellulis, alii ab aliis seclusi fuerint, sed in una domo consultantes inter se, consonum quiddam ediderint, quod Graeco Demetrio describendum traderent, unico libello complexus est. Ex hoc ergo certum est et ex Iosepho in praefatione antiquitatum Iudaicarum, immo ex ipso Saint Jerome (Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) (*347 – †419/420), theologian and scholar, author of the Latin translation of the Bible (Vulgate), one of the Doctors of the Church⌊divo HieronymoSaint Jerome (Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) (*347 – †419/420), theologian and scholar, author of the Latin translation of the Bible (Vulgate), one of the Doctors of the Church⌋ non uno tantum loco, ipsos septuaginta duos tantum legem, hoc est quinque libros Moses religious leader, lawgiver, and prophet⌊MosiMoses religious leader, lawgiver, and prophet⌋, in linguam Graecam transtulisse; absolverunt enim id, ad quod vocati fuerant, eo, inquit Aristeas putative author of "Letter of Aristeas to Filokrates"⌊AristaeasAristeas putative author of "Letter of Aristeas to Filokrates"⌋, dierum numero, quo erant ipsi, hoc est duobus et septuaginta. Haec paucis hic non sine causa commemorare libuit propter receptam, sed perniciosam persuasionem in Graecis de septuaginta et Latinis de vulgata editione, quod ea sit Saint Jerome (Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) (*347 – †419/420), theologian and scholar, author of the Latin translation of the Bible (Vulgate), one of the Doctors of the Church⌊divi HieronymSaint Jerome (Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) (*347 – †419/420), theologian and scholar, author of the Latin translation of the Bible (Vulgate), one of the Doctors of the Church⌋i atque ob id in neutra quicquam mutare ex ipsis Hebraicis fontibus liceat, cum exstet iuxta Hebraicam veritatem editio alia, quam certissi mum est esse ipsius Saint Jerome (Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) (*347 – †419/420), theologian and scholar, author of the Latin translation of the Bible (Vulgate), one of the Doctors of the Church⌊HieronymiSaint Jerome (Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) (*347 – †419/420), theologian and scholar, author of the Latin translation of the Bible (Vulgate), one of the Doctors of the Church⌋: quamvis ecclesia nescio quo modo eam non receperit. Qui ergo nunc conatur melius quiddam afferre, quam usu receptum est, non diversum a Saint Jerome (Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) (*347 – †419/420), theologian and scholar, author of the Latin translation of the Bible (Vulgate), one of the Doctors of the Church⌊HieronymoSaint Jerome (Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) (*347 – †419/420), theologian and scholar, author of the Latin translation of the Bible (Vulgate), one of the Doctors of the Church⌋, cum iniuria sanctissimi et doctissimi viri facit, sed idem penitus, quod olim faciebat ipse. Verum haec hactenus, ad me enim non multum pertinent, qui non interpretem ago, sed paraphrastem quique auctoritatem in ecclesia nullam ambio, nec cuiquam iniuriam facio, nisi forte obscuros locos, eosque non paucos ob nimis scrupulosam in reddendo verbum verbo fidem, explicuisse aliis verbis apertioribus, sit iniuriam facere. Ego tantum nativum quendam gustum horum psalmorum dare volui, futurum sperans, ut olim ecclesiae consensu totum vetus testamentum doctis et linguarum peritis in nostram linguam transferendum committatur, quemadmodum audio hunc nostrum summum Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope⌊pontificem ClementemClement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope⌋ septimum ante nuperrimam Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊Romanae urbisRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ expugnationem tentasse, ut videlicet ea provincia sex The Jews ⌊IudaeisThe Jews ⌋ et sex Christianis Hebraice peritis mandaretur. Sed ad rem nostram revertamur, hanc paraphrasim, quam tantopere in publicum prodire cupis, maxima ex parte, ante aliquot annos Leuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌊LovaniiLeuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌋ cum linguam Hebraicam in Buslidiano collegio profiterer, auditoribus meis non in hoc dictaveram, ut umquam evulgaretur, sed ut aliquos ad studium Hebraicarum litterarum invitarem, re ipsa ostendere conatus sum, non utilem solum, sed necessariam fore ad sacros auctores intellegendos eius linguae nonnullam cognitionem, quod quam videatur verisimile aliis nescio, de me hoc dicere possum, quod nullis commentariis in hunc psalmorum librum (puto enim me omnes propemodum legisse qui aliquo modo in pretio fuerint) tantum adiutus fuerim, quantum exigua, immo propemodum nulla sacrosanctae huius linguae notitia. Habe itaque, mi Dantisce, non nostri tantum saeculi praesulum decus, quod a me nullus impetrasset alius, quantumvis id multi conati sint, et boni et docti nec mediocriter magni viri, non quod illos iudicaverim hisce meis nugis indignos, sed quod mihi persuadere numquam potuerim aliquid inesse, quod doctis placere posset. Quid ergo causae sit fortasse ipse tu rogabis, cur nunc tibi dem, quod nulli dare constitueram. Paucis respondebo: fama nominis tui, qua mihi annis non paucis cognitus fuisti, et ipsa prae sentia, quae famam adeo non minuit, ut auxerit etiam vehementer, cogunt me credere plus tibi, quam ipsi mihi: deprehendi enim non fallacibus argumentis reculam quandam in te; oportet enim minimum quiddam esse, quod vix ulla linguae pluribus dignata est syllabis, quam una; ea Hebraeis est leb, Graecis - νους, Latinis - mens. Tu, si voles, ex reliquis linguis addes, novisti enim totius Europe (Europa), the commune⌊EuropaeEurope (Europa), the commune⌋ ferme omnes; haec certe syllaba magis me rapuit in amorem tui, quam ullae tuae opes, aut in me innumera alioqui beneficia, et quid me non raperet, cum per eam, cum summa eruditione et nequaquam Sarmatica civilitate coniunctam, ad pontificale culmen evectus sis, et merito apud potentissimos principes tam sit gratiosus meus hic Sarmata, ut si quidlibet indutus celeberrima per loca vadat, omnis Dantiscum deceat color et status et res. Vale, Domine mi, et has qualescumque laboris mei primitias consule boni, meliora tibi promitto et alia multa et haec fortassis ipsa, si Deus vitam concesserit.