home

The Greek that is translated as “home” in English is translated in Noongar as karlap or “place of fire.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang).

See also at home and village.

As the word about him spread people brought friends to him because they knew he cared (image)

“Successful Thai gatherings are always crowded. Four people carrying a wooden bed is a symbol of death to Thai people. Here Jesus symbolizes resurrection by raising the man from the sick bed back to health in body and soul.”

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.

complete verse (Matthew 9:7)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:7:

  • Uma: “That lame person did get up, and he returned going to his house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then the sick man got up and went home.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And immediately the man got up and went home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then that-one got-up and went-home.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Without anytning further, that man stood up and walked going home.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The sick man got up, he went to his house.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Translation commentary on Matthew 9:7

And he rose and went home is literally “and getting up he went home.” New Jerusalem Bible renders “And the man got up and went home.”

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on the Gospel of Matthew. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1988. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .

SIL Translator’s Notes on Matthew 9:7

9:7

And the man got up and went home: There is implied information here. Jesus healed the man so that he was able to get up and go home. In some languages, it may be more natural to include this implied information. For example:

And the man ⌊was healed,⌋ got up and went home

-or-

⌊Immediately, the man was healed.⌋ He stood up and went home

General Comment on 9:6–7

When Jesus healed the man, this action proved that he had the authority to forgive sins. If people in your area will not see that, you may want to add a footnote to explain. Here is a sample footnote:

Jesus healed the man. This miracle also proved that Jesus had the authority to forgive sins.

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