TwoNoteableCorruptions
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Uspensky's view of the Codex Sinaiticus was very different in his first visit in 1845.
It appears from the Russian text Uspensky was fond of superlatives.
Первое путешествие в Синайский Монастыŕ в 1845 году Архимандрита Порфиря Успенскаго
"The First trip to the Sinai Monasteries in 1845 of Archimandrite Porfiry Uspensky"
By Porfirij Bischof v. Tschigirin 1856
Page 225
Самые лучшие рукописи греческие хранятся в настоятельских келлиях. Их только четыре; но они весьма драгоценны по своей древности
"The very best of the best Greek manuscripts are kept [Or: "stored" "conserved"] in the Father Superior's [Or: "the Rector's" "the Prior's"] cells. There are only four of them; but they are extremely precious because of their antiquity [Or: "of being ancient" "of their great age" "of being extremely old"]..."
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Краткость времени и слабость здоровья, к сожалению, не позволили мне заняться подробным рассмотрением синайского книгохранилища. Я обратил внимание лишь на те рукописи, кои по своей маститости и по надписаниям на корешках их показались мне замечательными, но за малый труд вознагражден был немало. Излагаю здесь прибытки моего знания, полученные в этом книгохранилище.
"Unfortunately, the shortness of time and poor health did not allow me to make a detailed examination of the Sinai library. I only paid close attention to the manuscripts which were revered because of their great antiquity [Or: “which by their venerability”] and by the inscriptions on their spines, that seemed in my opinion to be extraordinary [Or: “outstanding” “remarkable” “noteworthy” “wonderful” “great”]. But for just a little bit of work I was rewarded a lot. I present here the gains of my knowledge obtained in this library."
[...]
Как бы то ни было, но эта древнейшая рукопись, едва ли не единственная во всей Церкви Православной, драгоценна наипаче потому, что сверена была с таким текстом Библии, какой читается и в наше время. Стало быть, сей текст всегда был одинаков и неизменен.
"Be that as it may, this one [i.e. the Codex Sinaiticus] is thee most-ancient manuscript in the entire Orthodox Church, most probably the only one [of it's kind], which is the most-precious one [Or: “which is extremely precious”], because it has verified a similar [Or: “like”] text of the Bible which is read in our time. This proves then, that the [Bible's] text has always remained the same and is immutable [Or: “unchangeable” “unalterable” “invariable”]."
"The First trip to the Sinai Monasteries in 1845 of Archimandrite Porfiry Uspensky"
By Porfirij Bischof v. Tschigirin 1856
Page 225
Самые лучшие рукописи греческие хранятся в настоятельских келлиях. Их только четыре; но они весьма драгоценны по своей древности
"The very best of the best Greek manuscripts are kept [Or: "stored" "conserved"] in the Father Superior's [Or: "the Rector's" "the Prior's"] cells. There are only four of them; but they are extremely precious because of their antiquity [Or: "of being ancient" "of their great age" "of being extremely old"]..."
[...]
Краткость времени и слабость здоровья, к сожалению, не позволили мне заняться подробным рассмотрением синайского книгохранилища. Я обратил внимание лишь на те рукописи, кои по своей маститости и по надписаниям на корешках их показались мне замечательными, но за малый труд вознагражден был немало. Излагаю здесь прибытки моего знания, полученные в этом книгохранилище.
"Unfortunately, the shortness of time and poor health did not allow me to make a detailed examination of the Sinai library. I only paid close attention to the manuscripts which were revered because of their great antiquity [Or: “which by their venerability”] and by the inscriptions on their spines, that seemed in my opinion to be extraordinary [Or: “outstanding” “remarkable” “noteworthy” “wonderful” “great”]. But for just a little bit of work I was rewarded a lot. I present here the gains of my knowledge obtained in this library."
[...]
Как бы то ни было, но эта древнейшая рукопись, едва ли не единственная во всей Церкви Православной, драгоценна наипаче потому, что сверена была с таким текстом Библии, какой читается и в наше время. Стало быть, сей текст всегда был одинаков и неизменен.
"Be that as it may, this one [i.e. the Codex Sinaiticus] is thee most-ancient manuscript in the entire Orthodox Church, most probably the only one [of it's kind], which is the most-precious one [Or: “which is extremely precious”], because it has verified a similar [Or: “like”] text of the Bible which is read in our time. This proves then, that the [Bible's] text has always remained the same and is immutable [Or: “unchangeable” “unalterable” “invariable”]."
It appears from the Russian text Uspensky was fond of superlatives.