Mark 13:14 - 23 in Mexican Sign Language

Following is the translation of Mark 13:14-23 into Mexican Sign Language with back-translations into Spanish and English underneath:


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Jesús siguió explicando: “En el futuro pondrán cosas horribles, una abominación fea, en el lugar prohibido, no les importará, cuando uds lo vean adviertan a las personas del estado de Judea que escapen y se vayan.

Las personas que están en la azotea de su casa que bajen y no empaquen cosas pero los dejen y se vayan.

Igual en el campo que las personas no piensen: ‘agarremos nuestras chamarras’ pero los dejen y se vayan.

Las personas escaparán a las montañas.

Oigan, siento compasión por las pobres mujeres embarazadas que tienen que correr, y otras mujers con bebés mamando el pecho que tienen que correr. Mejor que uds oren antes para que no sea un día de la temporada de lluvia y frío.

Oigan, desde el principio cuando Dios hizo el mundo hasta ahora las personas han sufrido menos, pero lo que viene es más y peor sufrimiento, ni después en el futuro el sufrimiento será igual, será diferente.

Si uds seguirían a sufrir tanto se morirían y se acabaría, ya no habría vida, pero Dios ya ha elegido a todas las personas que creen en mi, Jesús, y los defenderá y por eso el sufrimiento de todas las personas se detendrá.

Oigan, si gente les advierte que ‘aqui hay el Cristo’ y otras personas ‘allá hay el Cristo’ uds no sean engañados (diciendo) ‘¿de veras?’, no lo crean.

En el futuro algunas personas falsas hablarán disimulando: ‘Yo soy el Cristo’ y otras personas disimularán ‘Yo soy un profeta’ y harán señales y milagros para comprobarlo y engañarán a la gente, también a uds que creen y ya son elegidos por Dios quieren probarlos y engañar a uds.

Tengan cuidado, lo que ahorita expliqué ya les avisé de antemano como advertencia.”


Jesus continued explaining: “In the future they will put horrible things, an ugly abomination in the forbidden place, they don’t care; when you see it, warn the people of the state of Judea that they should escape and leave.

“The people that are on the roofs of their houses should come down and not pack their things, but leave them and go.

“In the same way the people in the rural areas should not think of taking their coats, but leave them and go.

“The people will escape to the mountains.

“Listen, I feel pity for the poor pregnant women who have to run, and other women with baby’s that are breastfeeding who have to run carrying their child. You had better pray beforehand that it is not a day in the rainy and cold season.

“Listen, from the beginning when God created the world up to now the people have suffered less, but what it coming is more and worse suffering, nor will the suffering afterwards in the future be the same, it will be different.

“If you would continue to suffer so much you would die and it would finish, there would not be any life left, but God has already chosen all the people who believe in me, Jesus, and He will protect them and therefore the suffering of all the people will be stopped.

“Listen, when people warn you that ‘the Christ is here’ and other people ‘the Christ is there’ do not fall for it (and say) ‘really, really?’, don’t believe it.

“In the future some false people will speak pretending ‘I am the Christ’ and other people will pretend ‘I am a prophet’ and they will do signs and miracles as proof and they will deceive the people, even you who believe and are already chosen by God they will want to try and deceive you.

“Be careful, what I’ve just told you I have let you know you beforehand as a warning.”

Source: La Biblia en LSM / La Palabra de Dios

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Mark 13:14-23 in Russian Sign Language

Following is the translation of Mark 13:14-23 into Russian Sign Language with a back-translation underneath:


Source: Russian Bible Society / Российское Библейское Общество

Jesus said to his disciples:

— Once upon a time there lived a man named Daniel. He was a prophet. He wrote down a prediction that the Abomination of Desolation would be brought into the Temple, which should not be there, and so the Temple would be desolate, there would be no God there. When you see this prediction come true, you need to run away quickly. The person who reads this will understand.

I also tell you, if you see that they have brought the Abomination of Desolation into this temple, all the Jews must quickly flee to the mountains. If a person lives on the roof of his house and hears about this disaster, he should not go down to get his clothes, but quickly run away. If a person was walking in the field and heard about this disaster, he should not go back home to get his clothes, but quickly run away. And for pregnant women and nursing mothers, these days of trouble will be especially hard in winter. You pray to God that these days do not happen in winter. You all pray to God about this. I will also tell you that such a time of suffering has not been since the time when God created the world, and such suffering will not be there later, because this time of suffering will be very terrible. But God will make this time of suffering short, not long. If this time were long, then all people would perish. God made this suffering short for the sake of saving those whom He chose.

I also tell you that in these days of suffering, many false prophets, many false Messiahs will appear. People will say, “Here is the Christ… Here is the Christ…” But don’t believe them! They will perform various miracles and will seduce many people. And even those whom God has chosen, even they will sometimes be seduced. But I tell you all in advance: Be vigilant and careful!

Original Russian back-translation (click or tap here):

Иисус сказал ученикам:

— Давно жил человек, по имени Даниил. Он был пророк. Он записал предсказание, что в этот храм принесут Мерзость запустения, которая не должна быть там, и поэтому Храм опустеет, там не будет Бога. Когда вы увидите, что это предсказание сбылось, нужно быстро убегать. Человек, который прочтет это, поймет.

Еще говорю вам, если увидите, что принесли Мерзость запустения в этот храм, все иудеи тогда должны быстро убегает в горы. Если человек, живет на крыше своего дома, и услышал об этой беде, не следует ему спускаться вниз за своей одеждой, пусть быстро убегает прочь. Если человек шел по полю и услышал об этой беде, не нужно ему возвращаться домой, чтобы забрать свою одежду, пусть быстро убегает прочь. А беременным женщинам и кормящим матерям, эти дни беды будут особенно тяжелы. Вы же молитесь Богу, чтобы эти дни не случились зимой. Вы все молитесь об этом Богу. Еще скажу вам, что такого времени страданий не было с тех самых времен, как Бог сотворил мир, и потом таких страданий не будет, потому что это время страданий будет очень страшным. Но Бог сделает это время страданий коротким, непродолжительным. Если бы это время было долгим, тогда все люди погибли бы. Бог сделал эти страдания короткими ради спасения тех, кого Он избрал.

Еще говорю вам, что в эти дни страданий появится много лжепророков, много Лже-Мессий. Люди будут говорить: «Вот Христос… Вот Христос…» Но вы не верьте! Они будут демонстрировать разные чудеса и соблазнят многих людей. И даже тех, кого избрал Бог, даже они иногда будут соблазнены. Но я говорю вам всем заранее: Будьте бдительны и осторожны!

Back-translation by Luka Manevich

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complete verse (Mark 13:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 13:14:

  • Uma: “‘Long ago the prophet Daniel predicted the coming of one named ‘The evil Destroyer.’ (The one who read these words of prediction, carefully note its meaning!) So, when you see what Daniel predicted standing in a standing-place that is forbidden to him/it, people who dwell in Yudea should flee to the mountains.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Na, in the future, you will see what destroys and what puts-down God there where it is not right for him/it to be. When you see this, the people who are there in Yahudiya should flee to the mountains. (Let the one who reads this understand it.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he who is called the repulsive harmful thing, if you see him placed in the temple where he is not permitted, then those who are in the province of Judea should run away to the mountains. The one who reads this long ago prophecy about this should understand it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus continued saying, ‘In-the-future there will be a ‘destroyer who is filthy in God’s sight’ who will stand where he has no authority/right. (The one who reads this should understand it.) When you see that, those who are staying in Judea, they must hurry to escape to the mountainous-area.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “You will see something really disgusting in the sight of God, which is standing where it ought not to stand, there in the Templo. (The one reading this is to try-to-understand.) Well, when this is happening, as for the taga Judea, they must run away to the mountains.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Highland Oaxaca Chontal: “There was a man whose name was Daniel. He told the words of God. Read his word with care so that you’ll understand it. You will see they will put an ugly scary thing in the big church. It has no right to be there. It will cause the big church to be abandoned. … “
  • Shuar: “The person who reads this let him understand. Daniel the teller of the things of God, told long ago about an abhorrent destructive thing. When you see that sitting (being) in the not-to-sit-place. … ” (Source for this and above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)

Judah, Judea

The name that is transliterated as “Judah” or “Judea” in English (referring to the son of Jacob, the tribe, and the territory) is translated in Spanish Sign Language as “lion” (referring to Genesis 49:9 and Revelation 5:5). This sign for lion is reserved for regions and kingdoms. (Source: John Elwode in The Bible Translator 2008, p. 78ff. and Steve Parkhurst)


“Judah” and “Judea” in Spanish Sign Language, source: Sociedad Bíblica de España

For more information on translations of proper names with sign language see Sign Language Bible Translations Have Something to Say to Hearing Christians .

See also Judah, Judah (son of Jacob) , and Tribe of Judah .

Translation commentary on Mark 13:14

Text:

After tēs erēmōseōs ‘of desolation’ Textus Receptus adds to rēthen hupo Daniēl tou prophētou ‘that was spoken by the prophet Daniel,’ which is omitted by all modern editions of the Greek text.

Exegesis:

hotan de idēte ‘but when you see’: refers to a single definite event.

to bdelugma tēs erēmōseōs ‘the abomination of desolation’: the Greek phrase is the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew shiquts shomem in Dan. 11.31, 12.1 (cf. also 9.27) ‘the detested thing causing horror’ (Brown, Driver and Briggs). It is generally held that the phrase in Daniel referred to the heathen altar erected in the Temple in Jerusalem by Antiochus Epiphanes in 168 B.C. (cf. 1 Macc. 1.54). In the O.T. shiquts refers generally to a heathen idol or false god, or any other symbol of heathenism. The verb shamem means ‘to appal,’ ‘to cause horror.’

The Greek phrase means literally ‘the detested thing causing desolation.’ The cryptic language of Mark does not make clear what is desolated by the ‘abominable thing.’ Various translations are proposed for the phrase: ‘the dreadful desecration’ (Goodspeed), ‘the appalling Horror’ (Moffatt), ‘the destructive desecration’ (Williams).

hestēkota ‘standing’: the accusative case of the masculine participle hestēkōs, meaning properly ‘he who stands.’ Whereas to bdelugma ‘the detestable thing’ to which the participle refers is neuter, either ‘the detestable thing’ is personified (cf. Swete), or else it is thought of as being a man (the Antichrist – so many commentators). Against Revised Standard Version it would be preferable to translate ‘standing where he should not’ rather than ‘it.’

histēmi ‘stand’: as in 9.1 the emphasis here is more on the idea of ‘being’ or ‘existing’ than on ‘standing’ as such.

hopou ou dei ‘where (he) ought not to be’: for dei ‘it is necessary,’ ‘it is fitting’ cf. 8.31.

ho anaginōskōn noeitō ‘he who reads is to understand’: as Revised Standard Version parentheses indicate, this is a note added by the author (cf. a similar instance in 7.19) calling the reader’s attention to what he is reading. It is probable that ‘the reader’ is the man who would be reading the passage aloud to the assembled congregation, not to the individual reading alone. It is not agreed what is the specific thing to which the author calls the reader’s attention: many take it to refer to the enigmatic phrase ‘the abomination of desolation,’ admonishing the reader to understand the phrase in light of its use in the O.T., while others take it to refer to the vague designation of the place where ‘the abomination of desolation’ would stand. It has also been suggested that the note, possibly a marginal note at first, called the reader’s attention to the masculine hestēkota ‘standing’ which the reader would be tempted to read as a neuter, agreeing with to bdelugma ‘the abomination.’

anaginōskō (cf. 2.25) ‘read,’ ‘read aloud.’

noeō (cf. 7.18) ‘understand,’ ‘comprehend.’

hoi en tē Ioudaia pheugetōsan eis ta orē ‘those who are in Judea are to flee to the mountains’: in the hill country to the west of the Jordan they would find refuge from the desolation sweeping Judea.

pheugō (cf. 5.14) ‘flee.’

eis ta orē (cf. 3.13) ‘to the hills,’ ‘to the hill country.’

Translation:

Desolating sacrilege is not an easy expression to translate, for the words include complex concepts which are not clearly defined, either in their immediate forms or in the larger context. The only alternative in most languages is to attempt to use some descriptive phrase which will approximate the meaning of the Greek, but not reproduce it in any word-for-word relationship, e.g. ‘the hated (thing) which does terrible destruction’ (Yucateco), ‘the foul object which desolates the town,’ in which ‘desolate’ must occur with a direct object (Chicahuaxtla Triqui), ‘that which is bad which destroys’ (Central Mazahua, Tzeltal), ‘fearful thing which destroys’ (Yaka), and ‘loathsome thing which destroys’ (San Mateo del Mar Huave).

See the desolating sacrilege set up involves a construction which requires two clauses in many languages, since the object of the first verb see is also the subject of the second verb set up, e.g. ‘see the desolating sacrilege: it will be set up where it ought not to be.’

If the interesting shift in the Greek from the neuter to the masculine, implying evidently a personification of the desolating sacrilege, can be reproduced in another language, this should be done, but in most instances this cannot be accomplished without considerable confusion to the reader.

Let the reader understand is in the form of a third person imperative, which is paralleled in other languages by a statement of obligation, e.g. ‘the one who is reading should understand.’ The same type of adaptation may be required in the case of the last clause, e.g. ‘those who are in the Judea country should flee to the mountains.’

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on the Gospel of Mark. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1961. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .

SIL Translator's Notes on Mark 13:14

Section 13:14–23

Jesus told what will happen when the horrible thing defiles God’s temple

In this section Jesus told about a horrible thing that would defile God’s temple. Then God and his people would no longer meet there, and it would be left desolate (13:14). Jesus told his disciples that when they saw that defiling horror, they must flee. It would be a time of great misery for them. Some people would falsely claim to be a prophet or Christ himself. Jesus warned that his disciples must be careful not to believe people who made those claims.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus warned his disciples about the future distress
-or-
The coming time of great trouble
-or-
The detestable thing that causes people to abandon the temple

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 24:15–28 and Luke 21:20–24.

Paragraph 13:14–20

The speech that Jesus began in 13:5 continues in this paragraph. In some languages it may be helpful to remind the listeners or readers from time to time who is speaking. For example:

Jesus continued to say to his disciples

13:14a–b

In Greek 13:14a–b is a clause that introduces the rest of the sentence. However, it contains a lot of new information. In some languages it may be clearer and more natural to translate this as one or more separate sentences. Consider how to introduce the information in a natural way in your language. For example:

14aSome day you will see the abomination 14bthat causes desolation standing where it does not belong.
-or-
14aOne day there will appear/come the abomination 14bthat causes desolation. It will be standing where it should not be.

See the General Comment on 13:14a–d at the end of 13:14d for more translation suggestions.

13:14a

This verse quotes words from a prophecy in the book of Daniel. The prophecy occurs in Daniel 9:27, 11:31, 12:11. You could put a footnote with these references in your translation.

the abomination of desolation: The phrase the abomination of desolation is a quotation from the book of Daniel. In Daniel these words occur in several verses. The verses indicate that an idol would be placed in the temple of the true God in Jerusalem. This would defile the temple and cause it to be abandoned. Daniel’s prophecy came true in 167 B.C. when a ruler defiled the temple with an idol.

Jesus indicated here that an event like the event in Daniel’s prophecy would happen again. There are two events that the abomination of desolation may refer to here:

(a) It may refer to the time when the Roman army defiled the temple in A.D. 70. Soon after that, the temple was destroyed.

(b) It may refer to the time when the antichrist will come to the temple. This has not yet happened. See 2 Thessalonians 2:3–10.

It is probable that Jesus’ prophecy refers to both events. The prophecy was fulfilled in A.D. 70, and it will again be fulfilled in the future.

In your translation, use an expression that readers could understand as referring to both events. If you must choose between the two options, it is recommended that you choose option (a).

abomination: The word abomination refers to something that is hated intensely because it is disgusting and detestable. In this context it is also hated because it defiles a sacred place.

of desolation: The phrase of desolation indicates that the abominable thing or person causes a certain place to be left desolate. It causes people to abandon the place and stay away from it.

The text in Mark does not state that this place is the temple. However, this is clear from the parallel passage in Matthew and from the book of Daniel, which many of Mark’s readers knew.

In some languages it may be necessary to specify what is desolated. For example:

that causes the temple to become deserted/abandoned
-or-
that spoils/defiles the temple, so that people have to abandon it

If you do not make “the temple” explicit in your translation, you may want to include a footnote to explain this. For example:

The place that would become desolate is the temple in Jerusalem.

13:14b

standing: In some languages a verb like standing may not be used about an idol or statue. It may be used only for a person. Try to use a word that could also refer to an idol or statue or other religious symbol. For example:

erect/upright

where it should not be: This phrase probably refers to the holy place in the temple (as in Matthew 24:15). Mark does not give these details. If you wish to make a footnote here you could say:

The phrase “where it does not belong” probably refers to the Holy Place in the temple. See Matthew 24:15.

13:14c

(let the reader understand): The clause let the reader understand is a command. This command interrupts the thought that begins in 13:14a–b and finishes in 13:14e.

reader: The word reader may be understood in two ways:

(1) Mark is making a comment to any person who reads his Gospel. For example, the Good News Bible says:

(Note to the reader: understand what this means!)

(Good News Bible, New Century Version, New Living Translation) (These versions indicate that they follow interpretation (1) by the way they use quotation marks. For example, the Good News Bible puts closing quotation marks at the end of the phrase “where he should not be.” The note in parentheses have no quotation marks. After this note, the next sentence begins with quotation marks, showing that Mark is beginning again to quote Jesus’ words. )

(2) Jesus is making a comment to any person who reads the book of Daniel.

Many English versions are ambiguous. It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). Most commentaries follow this view. Mark wanted his readers to understand the new and terrible meaning now given to the words “the abomination of desolation.”

Here are two ways to translate this phrase:

(Note to the reader: understand what this means!) (Good News Bible)
-or-
Everyone who reads this must try to understand! (Contemporary English Version)

Consider whether you have a special way in your language for an author to make a comment like this to readers. Notice that this phrase let the reader understand is also found in Matthew 24:15. See the General Comment on 13:14a–d for a suggestion about reordering.

13:14d

then: The word then indicates that the thought in 13:14a–b resumes after the interruption of 13:14c. In some languages it may be good to repeat information from 13:14a. For example:

When you
(plur) see this abomination, then…

let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains: The clause let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains is a command. Jesus was saying that his followers who lived in the region of Judea must/should flee. They should leave the towns of that region and seek safety in more remote places in the mountains.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

those who are in Judea must flee/escape to the mountains
-or-
those of you who are living in the towns of Judea must run away to hide in the mountains

General Comment on 13:14a–d

In some languages it may be more natural to change the order of some of the parts of this verse. For example:

14cLet the reader understand what I am about to write: 14aOne day you will see the abomination 14bstanding in the temple where it should not be 14aso that it causes the temple to be abandoned. 14dThen those in Judea must flee to the mountains.

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