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 (Jeremiah 40:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 40:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then, Johanan son of Kareah came with all the military leaders who were till around there in the highlands and they went to Mizpah where Gedaliah was.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Some time later Johanan the child of Karea and the other officials of the soldiers who had- not -surrendered to Babilonia went to Gedalia at Mizpa” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Some time later, Johanan and all the other leaders of the Israeli soldiers who had not surrendered to the army of Babylonia came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Jeremiah 40:13

Now: Good News Translation translates the transition as “After this.” “One day” (Bible en français courant) is good, too.

Forces in the open country: See verse 7.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Jeremiah. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2003. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .