Ernsts Gliks par sevi. Teoloģiski antropoloģisks priekšvārds viņa "Autobiogrāfiskajai skicei" (1699)

The article analyzes Ernst Glück’s (1654–1705) autobiographical sketch (1699), addressed to the Swedish Livonian Governor General Erik Dahlbergh (1625–1703) and preserved in the Swedish State Archives. This unique document provides insight into the self-understanding of the first translator of the Bible into Latvian, viewed from a theological–anthropological perspective. Glück portrays himself as “a stranger in this land” who nevertheless served “non Patriae sed Livoniae with loyalty and honesty.” The sketch highlights the spiritual deficiency of the Latvian Church—the absence of the Bible in the vernacular—and explains Glück’s undertakings: the preparation of catechetical works, the establishment of schools in Alūksne, the translation of the Bible from the original languages, and even plans for the evangelization of Russian peoples. More than a biographical note, the text reveals a Lutheran vision of humanity: man as a recipient of God’s Word, as a being shaped by education and mission, and as a servant whose life becomes a doxology to God.

本文旨在分析恩斯特·格吕克（Ernst Glück，1654–1705）1699年的自传性随笔，该作致送予瑞典利沃尼亚总督埃里克·达尔贝里（Erik Dahlbergh，1625–1703），现珍藏于瑞典国家档案馆。这份独一无二的文献从神学-人类学视角，揭示了首位拉脱维亚语圣经（Bible）译者的自我认知。格吕克将自身描绘为“此邦之异客”，却仍以忠诚与正直践行“非为祖国，而为利沃尼亚（non Patriae sed Livoniae）”的信条。该随笔着重指出拉脱维亚教会的灵性匮乏——缺乏本土语言译本的圣经，并阐释了格吕克的各项事业：编写教理问答著作、在阿卢克斯内（Alūksne）创办学校、从原初语言翻译圣经，甚至计划对俄罗斯族群开展福传工作。该文本不止于生平记述，更展现了路德宗（Lutheran）的人性观：人是上帝之道的领受者，是受教育与使命塑造的存在，亦是将生命化为对上帝的荣耀颂赞的仆人。