Jeremiah

The name that is transliterated as “Jeremiah” in English is translated in American Sign Language with the sign signifying “prophet (seeing into the future)” and “crying.” (Source: Phil King in Journal of Translation 16/2 2020, p. 33ff.)


“Jeremiah” in American Sign Language (source )

In Swiss-German Sign Language it is translated with a sign that depicts to lament often.


“Jeremiah” in Swiss-German Sign Language, source: DSGS-Lexikon biblischer Begriffe , © CGG Schweiz

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For more information on translations of proper names with sign language see Sign Language Bible Translations Have Something to Say to Hearing Christians .

Translation commentary on 2 Maccabees 15:15

Jeremiah stretched out his right hand and gave to Judas a golden sword, and as he gave it he addressed him thus: Before quoting Jeremiah’s words, it may help the reader to be reminded that Judas is here telling of his dream. Possible models for this verse are:

• Judas told his men that in his dream Jeremiah stretched out his right hand and gave Judas a sword made of gold, and that Jeremiah said….

• Jeremiah stretched out his right hand and gave Judas a sword made of gold. And Judas told his men that when he handed him the sword, Jeremiah said….

• In this dream Jeremiah stretched out his right hand and gave me a sword made of gold. As he gave it to me, he said….

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.