Re: [tied] Marx and Engels are Baltic deities

I took a look at the site. I've never seen old Prussian before and to me, the language was a fascinating mix of vaguely familiar and completely alien. I would be very grateful if someone on the list could provide a translation of a small part of the text, so that I could study it word by word. For instance, what does the recurring question "Ka ast sta billîton? Ettrais." mean?

The following part I'm almost able to translate myself. It looks exactly like one of the two (don't know the English term for this) declarations of faith used in churches today. I mean, "Druwe tu en Jesum Christum, swaian ainangeminton Sounan..." Maybe this declaration of faith is set as a question: "Do you believe in...?"

Hakan

Druwê tu en Deiwan tâwan Wissemukin
4/ kas ast teikûuns dangon bhe Semmien? (teikuns: created? Semmien: related to Russian zemlja?)
5/ Attrâiti.
6/ Ja as Druwe.
7/ N. Druwê tu, en Jesum Christum swaîan ai-
8/ nangeminton Sounan, noûson Rikijan, kas po-
9/ gauts ast esse Swintan Noseilin, gemmons esse
10/ stan skijstan iumprawan Marîan, Stînons po
11/ Pontio
Tr79 Pilâto, Scrijsits, Aulauuns, bhe enkopts,
12/ Semmai lîsuns prei Pickullien, en tîrtian deinan et-
13/ skîuns esse gallan, vnsei gûbans nadangon, Sîdans
14/ prei tickrômien Deiwas, stesse wissemukin Tâwas
15/ Stwendau wîrst pergûbons preilîginton, stans geî-
16/ wans bhe Aulausins.