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 41:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “But Ishmael and eight of his soldiers fled and escaped narrowly Johanan and fled to the Ammonites.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But Ishmael and his eight men fled to Ammon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But Ishmael and eight of his men escaped and fled to the Ammon area.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Jeremiah 41:15

Ishmael … escaped … with eight men: It may be necessary to identify these eight men as Ishmael’s men, so that the reader may not assume that Ishmael managed to take eight of the prisoners with him.

To the Ammonites may be rendered “to the land of Ammon” (Good News Translation). The other person who conspired with Ishmael was Baalis, king of Ammon (40.13).

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 .