Tomb of Sámuel Kámory

Sámuel Kámory (Kurp), abbot of the Roman Catholic lyceum, orientalist and Bible translator, born in Bakabánya in 1830. He studied in Selmeczbánya, graduated in theology in Bratislava, where he later worked as an assistant teacher for two years. During this time, he mainly dealt with the Greek and Latin languages. In 1853, he went abroad and expanded his theological and linguistic knowledge in Halle and then in Göttingen. He studied with the most famous orientalists and, in addition to Hebrew, mastered the Arabic, Sanskrit, Assyrian and Turkish languages. Upon his return home, he was elected a high school and theological teacher in Bratislava, a position he held until 1885, when he retired. He changed his family name from Kurp to Kámory in 1861. He died in Bratislava in February 1903. ; Among his works, the translation of the Bible stands out (Bible, i.e. holy scripture, which includes the entire Old and New Testaments. Directly translated from the original text by teacher Sámuel Kámory from the manuscript. Pest, 1864.) ; ; Preface to the Bible, i.e. Holy Scripture: ; Every age has its own needs, every time its own demands, every nation its own troubles and peculiar advantages. Individuals form families, these into peoples and nations, in order to jointly remedy common troubles and enjoy common advantages. Consequently, each individual, who is a member of the family of these families, has an irrevocable duty to work towards seeking the good and benefit of the nation and country in which he lives, to the extent and in the direction in which he feels called. Starting from this sense of duty, I began this great work, the enormity of which is unnecessary to even touch. If I did not know that man is weak, I would say: I did it! I did it! Besides, my soul will be reassured, even if I feel that "I wanted to!" My guide is not vanity, but manly seriousness and serious manliness. This is my reason. Anyone who can think will see that for every nation, Bible translation is the first and most important literary asset. The more excellent and stronger the nation, the more carefully it sees to it that it has a good Bible translation. This is what the young are educated on, this is what the old are built on, this is what the elderly seek solace in.