Luke 9:15 – TIPs

Feeding of the Five Thousand (image)

1936 painting by Wang Suda 王肅達 (1910-1963),
Housed in the Société des Auxiliaires des Missions Collection – Whitworth University
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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.

complete verse (Luke 9:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 9:15:

Nyongar: “After the disciples had done this,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
Uma: “His disciples followed what Yesus commanded them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
Yakan: “They did what Isa had told them and they caused all the people to sit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then they had all of the people sit down.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
Kankanaey: “And that’s what they did.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Tagbanwa: “The disciples had all the people sit down like that.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Translation commentary on Luke 9:15

Exegesis:

kai epoiēsan houtōs kai kateklinan hapantas ‘and they did so, and made them all sit down.’ houtōs means here, ‘as they were told.’

Translation:

They may have to be specified, ‘the disciples.’

Did so, or, ‘behaved according-to his word’ (Balinese), ‘obeyed’ (Bible de Jérusalem), ‘complied’ (Javanese, Batak Toba).

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.