Lot and his Daughters, with Sodom and Gomorrah Burning daughters, leaving the Cities of the Plain, led by an angel. On the right behind them is Lot's wife, who was turned into a pillar of salt for looking back to the city. Lot and his Daughters, with Sodom and Gomorrah Burning Lot and his Daughters, with Sodom and Gomorrah Burning is a miniature in pen and watercolour from a very late illuminated manuscript bible. The illustration by Picu Pătruț (1818 — 1872) of Transylvania, begun on May 24, 1842, is one of the 139 miniatures made from 1842 to 1851 for the "Bible of St. Petersburg" from 1819. The
Bible translations into Danish Bible translations into Danish The history of Bible translations into Danish begins with Christian II's New Testament of 1524. Hans Tavsen published the Pentateuch in 1535. Later translators include Christen Pedersen and Hans Povlsen Resen. The Danish as all the other North Germanic languages were so heavily influenced by the German language, and therefore as a result practically all writings including the Bible were more German than Danish. The uneducated peasants had difficulty understanding the Danish Bible which was practically a direct translation of Martin Luther's Bible. Therefore, as soon as Bishop Hans Povlsen Resen’s translation of 1607 was published,