Mark 10:23 - 31 in Mexican Sign Language

Following is the translation of Mark 10:23-31 into Mexican Sign Language with back-translations into Spanish and English underneath:


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Jesús miró a los discípulos que vinieron y dijo: “Huy, qué difícil es que personas ricas se junten al reino de Dios.”

Los discípulos estaban sorprendidos y Jesús (dijo): Sí es difícil ir al reino de Dios. Por ejemplo: si tienes una aguja, ¿puedes empujar un camello a través el ollo del aguja? No, es difícil.

En la misma manera es muy difícil que personas ricas se junten al reino de Dios.” Los discípulos lo miraron con sorpresa y dijeron: “¿Cómo puede ser salavdo una persona?”

Jesús los miró y dijo: “Mira, una persona no puede salvar a una persona, es imposible, pero Dios puede todo.”

Los discípulos lo miraron y Pedro dijo: “Nosotros hemos dejado todas las cosas y ahora estamos juntos contigo.”

Jesús dijo: “Les digo la verdad, si algunas personas dejan a sus padres o a hermanos o a hijos, o dejan su casa o la tierra que es su propiedad y se van a predicar y ser testigos de mi, les advierto que seguro en el futuro Dios les dará cien veces más: propiedades de tierra, casas, hermanos, madres, y hijos pero ni modo que las personas estarán en contra de uds y los maltratarán y uds sufrirán y morirán pero después Dios les dará la vida eterna.

Ahora hay personas distinguidos que en el futuro fracasarán y estarán vulgares, y otras personas humildes y vulgares que en el futuro superarán y estarán distinguidos.


Jesus looked at the disciples who came to him and said: “Wow, how difficult it is for rich people to join the Kingdom of God.”

The disciples were surprised and Jesus (said): “Yes, it is difficult to go and join the kingdom of God. For example, if you have a needle, can you push a camel through the eye of the needle? No, it’s difficult.

“In the same way it is very difficult for rich people to join the kingdom of God.” The disciples looked at him with surprise and said: “How can a person be saved?”

Jesus looked at them and said: “Look, a person cannot save a person, it is impossible, but God can do everything.”

The disciples watched him and Peter said: “We have left all things and now we are with you.”

Jesus said: “I tell you the truth, if some people leave their parents or siblings or children, or they leave their houses or the land that they own and they go off to preach and witness of me, I tell you that surely in the future God will give them a hundred times more: lands to own, houses, siblings, mothers and children but never mind that the people will be against you and will mistreat you and you will suffer and die, but afterwards God will give you eternal life.

“There are people who are now distinguished and who in the future will fail and become lowly, and other people who are humble and lowly and who in the future will surpass and become distinguished.”

Source: La Biblia en LSM / La Palabra de Dios

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Mark 10:17-31 in Russian Sign Language

Following is the translation of Mark 10:17-31 into Russian Sign Language with a back-translation underneath:


Source: Russian Bible Society / Российское Библейское Общество

A man ran up to Jesus, knelt down before him and said:

— You are a good teacher! I want to have eternal life! What do I have to do to get it?

Jesus:

— Why do you call me “good teacher”? In the whole world, God alone is good. You know God’s commandments, don’t you? Don’t murder. Don’t violate marital fidelity. Don’t steal. Don’t cheat other people. Respect your father and mother.

That man said:

— Master! I have been practicing all these commandments since my childhood. I obey all the commandments.

Jesus looked at him. He liked the man. Jesus said:

— One thing is lacking in you. Go and sell everything you have. Give all the money you have to the poor. Your wealth will be in heaven. And when you have distributed everything, come and follow me.

The man was very sad and went away sad. This man had many houses, much land, much livestock. He had a great deal of wealth.

Jesus said to the disciples:

— It’s very hard and difficult for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

The disciples were confused.

Jesus said:

— My children, it is very hard and difficult for such a man to enter the kingdom of God. You know that it takes effort to thread the eye of a needle. Imagine that you have to thread a camel with its two big humps into the eye of a needle. It is very hard and difficult to do such a thing. And it is even more difficult for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.

The disciples were confused and began to say:

– Who then can be saved?

Jesus said to them:

The disciples were confused and began to say:

— Who then can be saved?

Jesus said to them:

— If you try to enter the kingdom of God by yourselves, it is impossible. God alone can provide the way there.

Peter said:

— We have left everything and are ready to follow you.

Jesus said:

— I tell you precisely that the person who will leave his brothers, his sisters, mother and father, children, and fields and will be ready to follow me, who is ready to testify about Jesus in front of everyone, such a person even in his lifetime will receive a hundred times more houses, brothers, sisters, more fields, mothers, children, but will also receive many sufferings, but such a person will have eternal life.

And Jesus also said:

— He who now holds a high position, will therefore be humbled. And he who is now humbled will be exalted!

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

Один человек подбежал к Иисусу, пал перед ним на колени и сказал:

— Ты — добрый учитель! Я хочу получить жизнь вечную! Что нужно сделать для этого?

Иисус:

— Зачем ты называешь меня «добрый учитель»? Во всем мире один только Бог добрый. Ты ведь знаешь заповеди Бога? Не убивай. Не нарушай супружескую верность. Не воруй. Не обманывай других людей. Уважай отца и мать.

Тот человек сказал:

— Учитель! Я исполняю все эти заповеди с детства. Я повинуюсь всем заповедям.

Иисус посмотрел на него. Этот человек ему понравился. Иисус сказал:

— Одной вещи недостает тебе. Иди и все, что у тебя есть, продай. Все полученные деньги раздай бедным. Твое богатство будет на небе. И когда ты все раздашь, приходи и следуй за мной.

Этот человек сильно огорчился и грустный ушел. У этого человек было много домов, много земли, много домашнего скота. У него было очень много богатства.

Иисус сказал ученикам:

— Богатому человеку войти в Царство Божье очень тяжело и трудно.

Ученики смутились.

Иисус сказал:

— Дети мои! Такому человеку войти в Царствие Бога очень тяжело и трудно. Вы знаете, что нужно постараться, чтобы вдеть нитку в ушко иголки. Представьте, что вы должны вдеть верблюда с его двумя большими горбами в такое ушко иголки. Очень тяжело и трудно сделать такое. А богатому человеку войти в Царство Бога еще труднее.

Ученики смутились и стали говорить:

— Кто же тогда может спастись?

Иисус им сказал:

— Если вы сами стараетесь войти в Царство Бога, это невозможно. Только Бог один может дать путь туда.

Пётр сказал:

— Мы оставили все и готовы следовать за тобой.

Иисус сказал:

— Точно говорю вам, что человек, который оставит братьев своих, оставит сестер своих, мать и отца, детей, поле и будет готов следовать за мной, кто готов свидетельствовать об Иисусе перед всеми, такой человек еще при своей жизни получит в сто раз больше домов, братьев, сестер, больше полей, матерей, детей, но также получит множество страданий, но будет у такого человека жизнь вечная.

И еще Иисус сказал:

— Кто сейчас занимает высокое положение, потому будет унижен. А кто сейчас унижен, будет превознесен!

Back-translation by Luka Manevich

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complete verse (Mark 10:31)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:31:

  • Uma: “But many people who have big lives at this time will have small lives in the future. And many also who have small lives at this time will have big lives in the future.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Many who are ahead now, will be behind in the future and many who are behind now, will be ahead in the future.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There are many people today who seem to have high status, but in the future, their status will be very small. And there are many people today whose status is very small, but in the future, their status will be high,’ he said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But many who are high/great nowadays will be brought-low, and also many of the low nowadays will be made-high/great.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But the truth is, there are many who are great/important today in man’s opinion who will become insignificant/low-class when that day comes. And they are many today who are only insignificant/low-class in man’s opinion who will become great/important in the kingdom of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Choapan Zapotec: “Some people rule the days they walk on earth. When they arrive where God is they will no longer rule. Some people don’t rule the days they walk on earth. When they arrive where God is they will rule.”
  • Tlahuitoltepec Mixe: “Many whom people think are important, desirable, God is going to make small, and he will better cause to come out pretty those whom people think are not important or desirable.” (Source for this and one above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)

Translation commentary on Mark 10:31

Exegesis:

de ‘but,’ ‘and’: as Taylor says, it is impossible to dogmatize whether the particle is here adversative ‘but’ or explanatory ‘for.’ The interpretation of the saying is vitally affected by the question. Almost without exception commentators and translations adopt the adversative meaning ‘but’; Lagrange, however, understands it to mean ‘for’ and thus interprets the saying.

prōtoi ‘first’ and eschatoi ‘last’ probably refer, not to time, but to rank, as in 9.35.

Translation:

First and last in such a context as this are highly abstract terms (compare the usage in 9.35). In Huautla Mazatec first and last must be shifted to the figure of a line of men, e.g. ‘he who wants to be placed first will follow.’ A similar figure exists in Chicahuaxtla Triqui ‘those in front will go to the rear.’ In Copainalá Zoque the same figure is employed ‘first ones go behind and the behind ones go ahead.’ In some instances, however, the contrast must be related to importance, e.g. ‘the greatest’ (Highland Puebla Nahuatl).

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 10:31

10:31

But many who are first will be last: Many people who are rich or famous or powerful will not use those blessings for God’s kingdom in the present age. Therefore, they will receive little or no reward (10:30a) in eternity. They will have a position of low status in eternity. That is how many who are first will be last.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

many who are now first will be last (Good News Bible)
-or-
many who are high/great now will become low/humble
-or-
Many who have the highest place now will have the lowest place in the future. (New Century Version)

and the last will be first: Some words from the previous clause are implied but not repeated here. The complete clause would be:

Many people who are now last will be first in eternity.

Many people who have little earthly riches or fame or power use the little they have for God’s kingdom in the present age. Therefore they will have great reward (10:30a) and a position of high status in heaven. This is how many who are last will be first.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

…many who are now last will be first. (Good News Bible)
-or-
…many who are low/humble now will become high/great.
-or-
…many who have the lowest place now will have the highest place in the future. (New Century Version)

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