Yes, dependencies are not installed automatically when installing from deb-file. When this deb-file will be tested and published in respository, required libs will be installing automatically.

The main quesition: Does 1.4 works? Does it display Bible text well? Does verse selection work as expected?

I have sold my N900 1.5 years ago and I've created this build blindly, without any testing. So, could you please report me how does it work?