Dinner at Emmaus (image)

Hand colored stencil print on momigami by Sadao Watanabe (1971).

Image taken with permission from the SadaoHanga Catalogue where you can find many more images and information about Sadao Watanabe.

For other images of Sadao Watanabe art works in TIPs, see here.

He appears to seekers and opens their hearts (image)

“When Jesus raises a cup of water, the two followers suddenly recognize who he is. The water container in the front is northern Thai style. Water is drunk at the end of the meal in Thailand. Water is also a symbol of life.”

Drawing by Sawai Chinnawong who employs northern and central Thailand’s popular distinctive artistic style originally used to depict Buddhist moral principles and other religious themes; explanation by Paul DeNeui. From That Man Who Came to Save Us by Sawai Chinnawong and Paul H. DeNeui, William Carey Library, 2010.

For more images by Sawai Chinnawong in TIPs see here.

The Road to Emmaus (icon)

Following is a contemporary Ukrainian Orthodox icon of Christ as the grapevine by Khrystyna Kvyk.

 

Orthodox Icons are not drawings or creations of imagination. They are in fact writings of things not of this world. Icons can represent our Lord Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the Saints. They can also represent the Holy Trinity, Angels, the Heavenly hosts, and even events. Orthodox icons, unlike Western pictures, change the perspective and form of the image so that it is not naturalistic. This is done so that we can look beyond appearances of the world, and instead look to the spiritual truth of the holy person or event. (Source )

complete verse (Luke 24:30)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:30:

  • Noongar: “Jesus sat to eat with them. He got the bread, and thanked God, then he broke the bread and gave it to them.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “They sat together to eat. Yesus took bread, he prayed-for it, he broke-it-in-pieces and he gave it to them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After that when they were sitting there soon to eat, Isa took the bread and he gave thanks to God and then he broke the bread (in pieces) and gave it to them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they were already in the house, they sat down to eat. And as for Jesus, he took bread and he thanked God for it and then he broke it and then he gave it to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When they sat down to eat, Jesus took the bread and thanked God. Then he broke-it-into-pieces and gave it to them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “When they were now sitting at the eating-place, Jesus picked up bread and then prayed giving thanks to God. After he had ended, he divided/broke that bread and handed it to them.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Honorary "are" construct denoting God ("hand over")

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Like a number of other East Asian languages, Japanese uses a complex system of honorifics, i.e. a system where a number of different levels of politeness are expressed in language via words, word forms or grammatical constructs. These can range from addressing someone or referring to someone with contempt (very informal) to expressing the highest level of reference (as used in addressing or referring to God) or any number of levels in-between.

One way Japanese shows different degree of politeness is through the usage of an honorific construction where the morpheme are (され) is affixed on the verb as shown here in the widely-used Japanese Shinkaiyaku (新改訳) Bible of 2017. This is particularly done with verbs that have God as the agent to show a deep sense of reverence. Here, watas-are-ru (渡される) or “hand over” is used.

(Source: S. E. Doi, see also S. E. Doi in Journal of Translation, 18/2022, p. 37ff. )

Translation commentary on Luke 24:30

Exegesis:

kai egeneto ‘and it happened,’ cf. on 1.8. Here it serves to indicate the climax of vv. 13-32.

en tō kataklithēnai auton met’ autōn ‘after he had sat down with them.’ For kataklinomai cf. on 7.36.

labōn ton arton eulogēsen lit. ‘after taking the bread he blessed it.’ The wording of this clause and the next recalls the last supper of Jesus and his disciples (22.19), but it is not specifically liturgical, since all words are in common usage with regard to ordinary meals. The point, however, is that Jesus acts as though he were host. eulogeō is used here with an impersonal object and means ‘to say the blessing (over something),’ cf. on 9.16.

klasas epedidou autois lit. ‘after breaking it he gave it to them.’ epididōmi is equivalent to simple didōmi.

Translation:

For when he was (or, sat, or, had sat down) at table see on 7.36, for bread see on 4.3, and for blessed on 1.42, sub (4).

Quoted with permission from Reiling, J. and Swellengrebel, J.L. A Handbook on the Gospel of Luke. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1971. For this and other handbooks for translators see here . Make sure to also consult the Handbook on the Gospel of Mark for parallel or similar verses.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Luke 24:30

24:30a

In Greek, 24:30a begins with a phrase that means “Then/And it happened that.” Luke used this phrase to introduce what happened in this verse. In this context the phrase may imply that some time passed before they sat down to eat. It may also imply that the events in 24:30b–c are important in this section. Introduce the verse in a natural way in your language.

While He was reclining at the table with them: The clause that the Berean Standard Bible translates as He was reclining at the table with them indicates that Jesus was about to eat with his two followers. In Greek there is no word for table here, but it is fine to include it if it is natural in your language. Some other ways to translate the clause are:

While he was at the table with them (God’s Word)
-or-
After a while, as he was about to eat with them
-or-
He sat down to eat with them (Good News Translation)

24:30b–c

The four actions in 24:30b–c are very similar to the ones in 9:16 and 22:19. In 9:16 where Jesus fed more than five thousand people, he did these actions. He did them again in 22:19 when he gave the bread to his disciples at the Passover meal. You should translate 24:30b–c in a way similar to the way you translated those verses.

In the context of 24:30, Jesus was a guest in the disciples’ house. It was the custom for the host to thank God for the bread and then distribute it. The disciples probably asked Jesus to do this to honor him. They realized that he was a religious teacher because he had explained the Scriptures to them (24:27).

He took bread: The clause He took bread indicates that Jesus took bread from the table and lifted it in his hands. Some other ways to translate it are:

He took some bread ⌊in his hands⌋
-or-
He took bread ⌊from the table⌋
-or-
He took a loaf of bread

This same phrase occurs in 22:19. You may translate it in a similar way here.

bread: The text does not specify what type of bread was used here. It may have been unleavened bread as it was in 22:19. However, since the festivals of Passover and Unleavened Bread were over, it may not have been unleavened. If you have a general word for bread, you may use it here.

spoke a blessing: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as spoke a blessing is literally “blessed,” as in 9:16. It is different from the word that the Berean Standard Bible translated as “gave thanks” in 22:19. However, it refers to the same action. It indicates that Jesus prayed to God and thanked him for the bread. He may have said a special blessing over it. Some other ways to translate the word here are:

when he had thanked God for it
-or-
spoke a prayer of thanksgiving

For more information, see bless, Meaning 5, in the Glossary.

24:30c

and broke it: The Greek verb that the Berean Standard Bible translates as broke refers to dividing or tearing bread into two or more parts. Jesus used his hands to break the bread, rather than a knife. In that culture, it was the custom for the host to divide bread into several pieces to distribute to the guests. The two disciples had probably asked Jesus to take this role. Translate it in a similar way as you did in 22:19.

and gave it to them: The phrase and gave it to them indicates that Jesus was handing the pieces of bread to the disciples when they recognized him (24:31). Some English versions supply the word “began” to imply the connection between these actions. Some other ways to translate the phrase are:

Then he gave it to them. (Contemporary English Version)
-or-
and offered it to them (Revised English Bible)
-or-
and began giving it to them (New American Standard Bible)

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