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 41:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “But/And when Johanan son of Kareah and all the military leaders heard of the sin that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had done,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now, Johanan the child of Karea and his fellow/companion officials of the soldiers heard-of the killings of Ishmael.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But Johanan and all the other leaders of the Israeli soldiers who had not surrendered to the army of Babylonia heard about what Ishmael and his men had done.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Jeremiah 41:11

It may be best to introduce this verse with some transitional statement like “When Johanan … heard what Ishmael had done” (Die Bibel im heutigen Deutsch).

All the evil which Ishmael … had done is rendered “the crime that Ishmael had committed” by Good News Translation. However, Die Bibel im heutigen Deutsch is sufficient with “what Ishmael had done,” since the context carries the sense that it was evil.

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 .