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)

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Translation commentary on 1 Maccabees 14:22

And what they said we have recorded in our public decrees, as follows: Our public decrees (literally “the counsels of the people”) refers to some archive or place where important government documents were stored. Good News Bible translates “our public records,” Contemporary English Version has “our record books,” and New Jerusalem Bible says “the minutes of our public assemblies.” Another possibility is “our official documents.” An alternative model for the first half of this verse is “We have recorded [or, written down] a report of their visit in our record books [or, official documents] as follows:….”

Numenius the son of Antiochus and Antipater the son of Jason, envoys of the Jews, have come to us to renew their friendship with us: Numenius and Antipater were introduced to the Spartans earlier (see 1Macc 12.16). Good News Bible renders envoys of the Jews as “honored representatives of the Jews,” which is certainly not wrong, but this may be translated “ambassadors from Judea.” For renew their friendship with us, see the comments on 1Macc 12.16. The pronoun their refers to the Jews.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Maccabees. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2011. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.