waking up

The Greek that is translated as “waking up” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with als er ganz aufgewacht war or “when he was fully awake.”

rebuked the wind and the raging waves

The Greek in Luke 8:24 that is translated as “rebuked the wind and the raging waves” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with brüllte er den Sturm und die Wogen energisch an or “he roared forcefully at the storm and the waves.”

quietness

The interconfessional Chichewa translation (publ. 1999) uses the ideophone bata to describe complete quietness. (Source: Wendland 1998, p. 105)

Ideophones are a class of sound symbolic words expressing human sensation that are used as literary devices in many African languages. (Source: Philip Noss)

Jesus calming the sea / throat singing

The following is a representation of the story of Jesus calming the sea in Shor with traditional throat singing. The singers are Lubov Arbachakova (with no instrument) and Irena Kiskurova:

A translation of the Russian subtitles into English:

0:11 Once Jesus was at the sea with his disciples.
0:24 A multitude of people gathered, and he began to teach them.
0:36 When evening came, He said to His disciples:
0:45 “Let’s move to the other side.”
0:48 The disciples asked the people to leave,
0:56 they were all in the boat together in Jesus and set out on the other side of the sea.
1:22 Suddenly there was a strong storm.
1:30 The waves beat the boat so that it was filled with water.
1:42 And Jesus at this time slept in the stern of the boat, laying his head on the steersman’s seat.
1:58 The disciples woke him up and said:
2:08 “Teacher! Do you really care that we are dying?”
2:11 Jesus stood up, calmed the wind, and said to the sea:
2:20 «Hush, shut up!»
2:23 The wind died down, and there was a complete calm on the sea.
2:35 And Jesus rebuked the disciples:
2:46 “Why are you so timid? Do you have absolutely no faith?”
2:52 They continued sailing, and the disciples spoke to each other with fear:
3:11 “Who is He, that even the wind and the sea listen to Him?”

Video provided by Bronwen Cleaver.

See also examples of Southern Altai throat singing.

Jesus Calms the Storm (image)


Painting by Wang Suda 王肅達 (1910-1963),
Housed in the Société des Auxiliaires des Missions Collection – Whitworth University

Image taken from Chinese Christian Posters . For more information on the “Ars Sacra Pekinensis” school of art, see this article , for other artworks of that school in TIPs, see here.

Following is a painting by Ketut Lasia (b. 1945):

Ketut Lasia is one of the last traditional Balinese painters in the Ubud style. As an adult, Lasia converted from Hinduism to Christianity, and he paints primarily biblical scenes. You can find artwork from Ketut Lasia in a variety of formats for sale at Fine Art America .

ceased / calmed down

In Gbaya, the notion of ceasing, calming down, or subsiding of something (such as the wind, the water or the earth) is emphasized in the referenced verses with dezeŋ, an ideophone that describes something that is completely calmed down or that subsided.

Ideophones are a class of sound symbolic words expressing human sensation that are used as literary devices in many African languages. (Source: Philip Noss)

addressing Jesus in Nepali

The various Greek terms that are translated as “Lord,” “teacher,” or “rabbi” in English are translated in the Simple Nepali Holy Bible (2008) as guru-jyuu (गुरुज्‍यू). Guru simply means “teacher” and the honorific suffix -jyuu is added to it. Instead of guru-jyuu one can also simply use guru, which does not sound impolite. However, guru-jyuu is more respectful and thus preferable. (Source: Chitra Chhetri in The Bible Translator 2009, p. 73ff. )

See also rabbi, teacher, and Lord.

complete verse (Luke 8:24)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 8:24:

  • Noongar: “The disciples went to Jesus and woke him. ‘Lord! Lord! We will die!’ Jesus awoke and spoke to the storm and waves. They stopped and everything became peaceful.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “His disciples went to Yesus [and] woke him up, they said: ‘Teacher! Teacher! We are dying!’ Yesus got up and forbade the wind and frightening waves. The wind stopped, and the lake was again still. All was quiet.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They went and woke up Isa, they said, ‘O, Sir, we (incl.) here will die.’ Then Isa got up and he stopped the wind and the strong waves. Immediately the wind stopped and the lake was calm.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they came to Jesus and woke him and they said, ‘Chief, we’re about to be destroyed!’ And Jesus woke up then, and got up, and he told the wind and the big waves that they should be quiet. And then the lake became very peaceful.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So they then woke Jesus saying, ‘Ay Lord, Lord! Here we are drowning!’ Then Jesus got-up and commanded the wind and strong waves, and they completely (lit. correctly) became-quiet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The disciples woke Jesus. ‘Master! Master!’ they said, ‘we’re going to sink!’ Without anything further, Jesus got up and spoke-sternly to the wind and the roughness. Well suddenly/unexpectedly the wind died down and it became very calm.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)