son vs. grandson

“Son of x, son of y” must be rendered as “son of x or grandson of y” in Tibetan or else it will sound like two different people. (Source: David Clark in Clark / Desnitsky 2009 , p. 21).

Note: The same translation solution is chosen in many contemporary English Bibles that emphasize easy readability, such as the Contemporary English Version, Common English Bible, Good News Translation, God’s Word, or New Living Translation.

See also father / grandfather.

son of

The Greek and Hebrew that is translated as “son of” in English is translated in all Icelandic Bible versions of the Icelandic Bible Society (latest edition 2007) in parallel with the Icelandic naming system . This means that for instance in Matthew 16:17 the name that is transliterated and translated in English as “Simon son of Jonah” becomes “Simon Jónasson” or in Isaiah 8:2 “Zechariah son of Jeberechiah” becomes “Sakaría Jeberekíason” where in both cases the “-son” means “son of.”

In cases where “son of” does not refer to a literal father or perhaps stepfather but to lineage, however, this system is not used. So in Matthew 1:1 “Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham” is translated as “Jesú Krists, sonar Davíðs, sonar Abrahams.”

The referenced verses all have at least one instance where the Icelandic patronymic or matronymic naming system is used. (Source: Halldór Elías Guðmundsson)

See also daughter of.

complete verse (1 Chronicles 9:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 9:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “Others were Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah, son of Mika, son of Zikri from the house of Asaph.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica. Mica was the son of Zicri. Zicri was the son of Asaph.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Bakbakar, Heresh, Galal, Matania (Matania was the child of Mica; Mica was the child of Zicri; Zicri was the child of Asaf),” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica.
    Mica was the son if Zicri;
    Zicri was the son of Asaph.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 9:15

9:15a Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zichri,

⌊The other descendants of Levi who came back to Jerusalem city were⌋ Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah. Mattaniah was the son of Mica. Mica was the son of Zichri.
-or-

⌊The other men of Levi’s clan were⌋ Bakbakkar and Heresh and Galal and Mattaniah. Mattaniah’s father was Mica and Mica’s father was Zichri

9:15b the son of Asaph;

Zichri was the son of Asaph.
-or-
and Zichri’s father was Asaph.

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