10When the dissension became violent, the tribune, fearing that they would tear Paul to pieces, ordered the soldiers to go down, take him by force, and bring him into the barracks.
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The Greek that is translated as “to fear” or “to be afraid” or similar in English is translated in Ashe as agõõi iwei or “hearing fear.” (Source: David Rowbory)
The term that is transliterated as “Paul” in English is translated in American Sign Language with a sign that signifies the many letters he wrote. (Source: RuthAnna Spooner, Ron Lawer)
“Paul” in American Sign Language, source: Deaf Harbor
In Spanish Sign Language it is translated with a sign depicting putting away a sword, referring to his conversion from a persecutor of Christians to a Christian leader. (Source: Steve Parkhurst)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 23:10:
Uma: “From there, their arguing grew bigger-and-bigger, with the result that the head of the soldiers became afraid/nervous lest Paulus be torn apart. He ordered his soldiers to go get Paulus and take him back to the soldiers’ house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “Their arguing became even stronger therefore the colonel was afraid they might pull Paul apart. So he commanded his soldiers to go down and grab Paul from them and bring him back into the fort.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then their dispute increased. Therefore the captain commanded the soldiers that they snatch Paul away from the people and return him to the fort. Because he was afraid that they might tear Paul apart.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “When that was so, they worsened their quarrelling until the commander was worried lest they tear-Pablo -apart in their mutual-snatching-at him. So he commanded that soldiers go to snatch Pablo from them to take-him to their barracks.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “When they were now fighting/quarreling like that, the highest-ranking-officer of soldiers became afraid, for maybe Pablo would be torn in pieces by that crowd. Therefore he sent down his soldiers and caused Pablo to be snatched from that crowd and then they took him inside their wall again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
In the clause the argument became so violent, the term argument translates the same word that was rendered quarrel in verse 7. Moffatt translates the clause, “the quarrel then became so violent.” This reference to the argument serves as a link between the preceding paragraph and the decision of the commander to return Paul to the fort.
As in a number of instances, a verb such as ordered may require direct discourse—for example, “he ordered his soldiers, Go down into the group and get Paul away from them.”
Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Acts of the Apostles. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1972. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .
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