truly truly - I tell you

The Greek that is often translated in English as “truly, truly, I tell you” or similar is translated in the Russian BTI translation (publ. 2015) as Поверьте Мне (Pover’te Mne) or “trust me.” (Source: Andy Warren-Rothlin)

See also Amen.

formal pronoun: Jesus addressing his disciples and common people

Like many languages (but unlike Greek or Hebrew or English), Tuvan uses a formal vs. informal 2nd person pronoun (a familiar vs. a respectful “you”). Unlike other languages that have this feature, however, the translators of the Tuvan Bible have attempted to be very consistent in using the different forms of address in every case a 2nd person pronoun has to be used in the translation of the biblical text.

As Voinov shows in Pronominal Theology in Translating the Gospels (in: The Bible Translator 2002, p. 210ff. ), the choice to use either of the pronouns many times involved theological judgment. While the formal pronoun can signal personal distance or a social/power distance between the speaker and addressee, the informal pronoun can indicate familiarity or social/power equality between speaker and addressee.

Here, Jesus is addressing his disciples, individuals and/or crowds with the formal pronoun, showing respect.

In Nepali translations, Jesus addresses his disciples and other people with the medium honorific pronoun timīlē (तिमीले) or timīlēharū (तिमीलेहरू). His disciples respond with a high honorific pronoun. (Source: Chitra Chhetri in The Bible Translator 2009, p. 73ff. )

In most Dutch translations, Jesus addresses his disciples and common people with the informal pronoun, whereas they address him with the formal form.

See also formal 2nd person plural pronoun (Japanese).

Mark 9:38 - 50 in Mexican Sign Language

Following is the translation of Mark 9:38-50 into Mexican Sign Language with back-translations into Spanish and English underneath:


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Juan dijo: “Maestro, nosotros, los doce discípulos vimos a otras personas que tenían adentro demonios y un hombre extraño habló en el nombre de Jesús y expulsó los demonios.

Nosotros, los discípulos, fuimos y dijimos: “Tú no estás junto con nosotros en el grupo, no puedes hablar en el nombre de Jesús, paralo.”

Jesús dijo: “No lo prohiban, dejanlo, las personas que hablan en mi nombre, en el nombre de Jesús, y hacen milagros ¿pueden después estar en contra de mi? No pueden, es imposible.

Si las personas no hablan en contra de mi es lo mismo como si fueran junto con nosotros.”

Jesús les advirtió: “Si uds, las personas que creen en Cristo, dan un vaso de agua a otra persona, les digo la verdad, seguramente Dios les dará un premio.”

Jesús les advirtió y les explicó otra cosa: “Los niños pequeños que crecen creyendo en mi, si otra persona insiste en tentarlos y los niños desvisan y pecan , huy, Dios lo castigará fuertemente.

Mejor que un piedra grande sea atado alrededor de su cuello y empujado en el mar y él se caiga en el agua, sería menos castigo.”

“Otro ejemplo: si las manos son una tentación a pecar, agarrando cosas, sería mejor cortar la mano y tener una mano tullida e ir al cielo.

Si rechazas que la mano sea cortado, porque la quieres conservar, es peor que vayas al fuego que no se puede apagar.

Otro ejemplo: si los pies son una tentación a pecar sería mejor cortar el pie y ser cojo e ir al cielo.

Si rechazas que tu pie sea cortado porque lo quieres conservar, es peor ser echado en el fuego que dura.

Otro ejemplo: si el ojo es una tentación a pecar, viendo cosas, sería mejor quitar el ojo y tirarlo y ser tuerto e ir al reino de Dios.

Si rechazas que el ojo sea tirado porque lo quieres conservar, es pero ser echado en el fuego con gusanos comiendo tu cuerpo, el fuego que dura y no se apaga jamás.

Mira, cuando el sacerdote mata un animal lo pone en el altar, agrega sal, y lo sacrifica para Dios, y Dios lo ve bien. En la misma manera las personas sufrirán para quitar el pecado y volver limpios.

Por ejemplo: sal que sabe rico, está bien, pero si otro sal es dejado por mucho tiempo y ya no sabe nada rico, no sabe de nada, ¿se puede otra vez hacer que el sal sepa rico? No, no sirve, ¿entienden?

Este sal es parecido a uds, a personas. Uds necesitan tener paz juntos.


John said: “Teacher, we, the twelve disciples, saw other people who had demons inside and a strange man talked in the name of Jesus and threw out the demons.

“We, the disciples, went up to him and said: ‘You are not in the group with us, you cannot talk in the name of Jesus, stop it.'”

Jesus said: “Don’t forbid it, leave him, the people who speak in my name, in the name of Jesus, and do miracles, can they later be against me? No they cannot, it’s impossible.

“If people don’t talk against me at all it’s the same as if they were with us.”

Jesus warned them: “If you, the people who believe in Christ, give a glass of water to another person, I tell you the truth, God will reward you.”

Jesus warned them and told them something else: “The little children who grow up believing in me, if another person insists on tempting them and they deviate and sin, wow, God will punish him severely.

“It would be better that a big stone were tied around his neck and pushed into the sea, and he would fall into the sea, it would be a lesser punishment.

˜Another example: if your hands are a temptation to sin, taking things, it would be better to cut off your hand and have an amputated hand and go to heaven.

“If you reject that your hand is cut off because you want to preserve it, it is worse if you are sent to the fire that cannot be extinguished.

“Another example: if your feet are a temptation to sin, it would be better to cut off your foot and be lame and go to heaven.

“If you reject the cutting off of your foot because you want to preserve it, it is worse being thrown into the lasting fire.

“Another example: if your eye is a temptation to sin, because of the things it sees, it would be better to take out your eye and be blind in one eye and go to the kingdom of God.

“If you reject your eye being thrown out because you want to preserve it, it is worse being thrown into the fire where worms eat your body, the fire that lasts and is never extinguished.

“Look, when the priest kills an animal and puts it on the altar, he adds salt and sacrifices it to God, and God sees that it is good. In the same way the people will suffer to take away the sin and become clean.

“For example, salt tastes good, it is good, but if there is other salt that has been left for a long time and does not taste good anymore, it does not taste of anything, can you then make the salt taste good again? No, it is of no use. Do you understand?

“This salt is like you, people. You need to have peace together.”

Source: La Biblia en LSM / La Palabra de Dios

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Mark 9:38-41 in Russian Sign Language

Following is the translation of Mark 9:38-41 into Russian Sign Language with a back-translation underneath:


Source: Russian Bible Society / Российское Библейское Общество

One of Jesus’ disciples named John said to Jesus:

— Teacher! We saw a man using your name to cast demons out of people. This man is not part of our circle, so we have forbidden him to do this.

Jesus said:

— Do not forbid him! If a person does miracles in my name, he will not speak ill of me. If a person is not against us, then he is for us. And if a person gives you drink because you are my disciples, I tell you for sure, God will reward him.

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

Один из учеников Иисуса по имени Иоанн сказал Иисусу:

— Учитель! Мы увидели одного человека, который использует твое имя, чтобы изгонять бесов из людей. Этот человек не входит в наш круг, поэтому мы запретили ему.

Иисус сказал:

— Не запрещай ему! Если человек творит именем моим чудеса, не будет говорить плохое обо мне. Если человек не против нас, значит он за нас. И если человек даст вам напиться, потому что вы — ученики мои, то, говорю вам точно, Бог наградит его.

Back-translation by Luka Manevich

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complete verse (Mark 9:41)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:41:

  • Uma: “‘Indeed I tell you: if there are those who help you because you are followers of Kristus, they will certainly receive a reward in the future day. Even if it is only plain water they give you to drink because you follow me, they will receive a reward.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Truly I say to you that whoever gives you even only one glass of water for you to drink because you are disciples of Almasi, he will really be recompensed/rewarded (with) good.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s very true what I say to you that if there is a person and he gives you even a single cup of water, and the reason he gives it to you is that you are disciples of me, the chosen one of God, it is not possible that God will not reward him because of that which he does.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This that I say to you is true that even the one who only gives-a-drink of a glass of water to you because you are called Cristo’s disciples, he will absolutely be-rewarded.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “What I will say to you is true, that whoever will cause one of you to drink a cup of water because you belong to Cristo, it’s certain that he will be rewarded.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

drink

In Telugu different verbs for humans drinking (tāgu / తాగు) and animals drinking (cēḍu / చేడు) are required.