16and Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
The name that is transliterated as “Asa” in English means “physician,” “healer.” (Source: Cornwall / Smith 1997 )
In Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) it is translated with a sign that depicts the concept of order and mandates. As the third king of Judah, Asa ordered the destruction of the altars, he took the cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made (see 1 Kings 15:11 and following). (Source: Missão Kophós )
“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.
The Hebrew and Greek that is translated as “village” or “town” in English is translated in Noongar as karlamaya or “fire (used for “home“) + houses” (source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang).
In Elhomwe it is typically translated as “place.” “Here in Malawi, villages very small, so changed to ‘places,’ since not sure whether biblical reference just to small villages or also to bigger towns. (Source: project-specific translation notes in Paratext)
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)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 9:16:
Kupsabiny: “Another one was Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. And another was Berekiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the village/area of Netopha.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Obadiah [was the] son of Shemaiah, Obadiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. Berekiah [was the] son of Asa, Asa was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah lived in the area of the city of the Netophathites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Obadia the child of Shemaya (Shemaya was the child of Galal; Galal was the child of Jedutum), and Berekia the child of Asa and grandchild of Elkana, who lived in the barrios of the Netofatnon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “There was also Obadiah the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. There was also Berekiah the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people-clan lived.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
9:16a Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun;
⌊Obadiah also came back to Jerusalem city.⌋ Obadiah was the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. -or-
⌊Obadiah was from Levi’s clan too.⌋ Obadiah’s father was Shemiah and Shemiah’s father was Galal and Galal’s father was Jeduthun.
9:16b and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah,
⌊Berechiah also came back to Jerusalem city.⌋ Berechiah was the son of Asa and grandson of Elkanah. -or-
⌊Berechiah was from the clan of Levi too.⌋ Berechiah’s father was Asa and Asa’s father was Elkanah.
9:16c who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
Obadiah and Berechiah ⌊and their families⌋ lived with the people of Netophah in their villages. ⌊The people of Netophah were descendants of Caleb who was descended from Jacob/Israel’s son Judah⌋ . -or-
Obadiah and Berechiah lived in Netophah town ⌊in the hill country of Judah⌋ .
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