The Russian government, fearing that this could be viewed as a missionary venture likely to jeopardize the friendly relationship they enjoyed with their neighbor, refused Borrow permission to travel to the Chinese border if he took “one single Manchu Bible ” with him.
Pemerintah Rusia, yang takut kalau hal ini dipandang sebagai upaya misionaris yang kemungkinan besar akan membahayakan hubungan persahabatan mereka dengan Cina, menolak izin Borrow untuk pergi ke perbatasan Cina jika ia membawa ” satu saja Alkitab bahasa Manchu ”.