καὶ λαβόντες αὐτὸν ἔδειραν καὶ ἀπέστειλαν κενόν.
3But they seized him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
The Greek that is typically translated as “send (him) away empty-handed” in English is translated in Punu with the existing idiom “send (him) away holding his hands.” (Source: Nida 1952, p. 54)
In Western Highland Chatino it is translated as “(they) didn’t give him even one grape.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
See also empty-handed.
The Hebrew and Greek that is translated as “empty-handed” or similar in English is translated in Elhomwe idiomatically with “with hands only.” (Source: project-specific translation notes in Paratext)
See also send away empty-handed.
Following is the translation of Mark 12:1-12 into Mexican Sign Language with back-translations into Spanish and English underneath:
© La Biblia en LSM / La Palabra de Dios
Jesús empezó a enseñar diciendo: “Un ejemplo: un hombre, dueño de un terreno lo aró (y pusó) plantas de uvas, después construyó un cerco alrededor y después cavó un ollo cuadrado y puso un piedra plano adentro para poner las uvas y aplastarlas pisandolas para que saliera el jugo para (hacer) vino.
Construyó un torre para que personas vigilaran y después el dueño llamó un grupo de personas (y dijo): ‘yo voy de viaje, uds trabajen cuidando las plantas de uva y después cuando estén listos uds y yo las dividimos mitad y mitad, ¿de acuerdo? OK?’ Y se fue.
Después de un tiempo el dueño sintió que las plantas de uva allá estarían listos y dijo a un siervo: ‘vete a mi terreno, antes acordamos a que dividiríamos las uvas mitad y mitad, traemelas.’
El siervo fue pero las personas lo asaltaron y golpearon y lo expulsaron y regresó (diciendo): ‘No me dieron nada de uvas.’
Mandó segundo siervo a que fuera y él fue pero las personas lo insultaron y golpearon y regresó, y mandó otro, el tercero, a que fuera y él fue y lo mataron.
Otros siervos fueron pero una y otra vez los golpearon y mataron y finalmente el dueño sintió: ‘creo que a mi hijo amado tendrían respeto’ y lo mandó a que fuera.
Fue y las personas dialogaron juntos (diciendo): ‘Este es el hijo del dueño, el heredero, mejor que lo matemos y entonces nosotros heredaremos’, y lo asaltaron y mataron y tiraron su cuerpo afuera.”
Jesús dijo: “¿Qué piensan uds que hará el dueño? Encontrará y matará a todas las personas y entregará (el terreno) a otras personas nuevas, ¿de acuerdo?”
˜Oigan, ¿no han visto y leído el rollo de la palabra de Dios? Dice que las personas que construyen (dirán que) el piedra grande no sirve y lo tirarán, pero Dios sí usará la piedra y la pondrá como piedra abajo de la esquina para constuir un edificio, uds lo verán como maravilloso.”
Los líderes lo oyeron: ‘Caray, Jesús lo dice como en contra de nosotros’, y querían arrestar a Jesús pero tenían miedo, ‘mejor no porque habría una estorba de todas las personas’ y lo dejaron y se fueron.
Jesus began to teach saying: “An example, a man, owner of a field, plowed it and (put) grape plants, then he built a fence around it and dug a square hole in which he put a flat stone to put grapes on and squash them by stepping on them so that the juice would run out to (make) wine.
“He built a tower for people to keep watch and then the owner called a group of people (and said): “I am going on a journey, you work and take care of the grape plants and then when they are ready we divide them in two halves, agreed? OK?’ And he went off.
“After a time the owner felt that the grape plants would be ready and he said to a servant: ‘go to my land, before we agreed to divide the grapes half-half, bring them to me.’
“The servant went but the people attacked him and beat him and threw him out and he came back (saying): ‘They did not give me any grapes.’
“He ordered a second servant to go and he went but the people insulted him and beat him and he came back and he ordered a third and he went and they killed him.
“Other servants went but time and time again they beat them and killed them and finally the owner felt: ‘I believe that they would respect my beloved son’ and he sent him to go.
“He went and the people discussed together (saying): ‘This is the son of the owner, the heir, it’s better that we kill him and then we will inherit’ and they attacked him and killed him and threw his body outside.”
Jesus said: “What do you think the owner will do? He will meet and kill all these people and hand over (the field) to other, new, people, right?”
˜Listen, have you not seen and read the scroll of the Word of God? It says that the people who build (will say that) the big stone is useless and will throw it out, but God will use the stone and will put the stone under the corner for the construction of a building, you will see it as wonderful.”
The leaders heard it: ‘Oh no, Jesus talks as if it is against us’ and they wanted to arrest Jesus but they were afraid, ‘better not because there will be a disturbance among all the people’ and they left him and went away.
Source: La Biblia en LSM / La Palabra de Dios
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Following is the translation of Mark 12:1-12 into Russian Sign Language with a back-translation underneath:
Source: Russian Bible Society / Российское Библейское Общество
The chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders stood on one side. Jesus taught the people. A large crowd gathered around Jesus. Jesus began to tell a parable:
There was a man, the owner. He had his own plot of land. He fenced it and planted grapes there.
Then he made a hole in the stone; in it a tube. When the grapes grow, they will harvest, then throw them into this hole and trample them. The juice will flow through this tube, and they will make wine from it.
This man also built a tower so that the guards could protect the area, so that strangers would not enter. He prepared all this. Then he called the workers and said to them:
— I give you this plot, look after it, cultivate the land, this vineyard. And when it ripens, we will divide the harvest. I will take part for myself, part for you.
And the owner went far, far away, on his own business. Time passed, autumn came, the owner called the servant and said: I have a plot of grapes. Go there and take some of the harvest.
The servant obeyed and went to that place, to the plot. The people who worked there decided that they would not give anything to this servant. They beat the servant and threw him out.
He left empty-handed. The owner saw that, called another servant, and also sent him there to take part of the harvest. The second servant came to the place. The workers saw the servant again, talked among themselves and decided that they would not give anything.
They grabbed him, beat him on the head, beat him very hard, beat him very cruelly. And then the master called a third servant and also sent him to that place. And when the third servant came there, those evil people also did not give anything, they grabbed him and killed him.
The owner says: I sent and sent my servants there so many times, and those workers beat them, killed those whom I sent there.
The owner thought: What to do?
He had an only, beloved son. The owner thought: If I send my son, they will not dare to touch him.
And he ordered his son to go there. The workers saw the son and began to talk among themselves:
— But he is the owner’s son. He will inherit and take possession of this plot. Let’s kill him and seize this plot for ourselves!
When the son approached, they grabbed him, killed him and threw him outside the area.
What will the owner do then?
Of course, he will come, seize these workers and punish them all with death. And he will give the area to other people.
Jesus said to the chief priests, scribes, and elders:
— You know what is written in the Scripture:
People gathered to build a house of stones. Suddenly they decided that one stone was not needed and threw it away. They continued to build the house, but without this stone. The Lord commanded that this stone should be the most important in the house. The builders saw that the Lord had performed a miracle.
The elders who were standing around realized that Jesus was telling this parable against them. They were indignant and wanted to seize Jesus, but they could not do so because there were so many people around.
They decided: Let’s do nothing and leave.
And they left.
Первосвященники, учителя закона и старейшины стояли с одной стороны. Иисус учил народ. Вокруг Иисуса собралась большая толпа. Иисус начал рассказывать притчу:
Был один человек, хозяин. У него был свой участок земли. Он огородил его, посадил там виноград.
Потом сделал яму в камне; в ней трубочка. Когда виноград вырастет, соберут урожай, то бросят в эту яму и будут топтать. Сок потечет по этой трубочке, и из него сделают вино.
Также этот человек построил башню для того, чтобы сторожа охраняли, чтобы чужие не заходили на участок. Он все это подготовил. Потом позвал работников и сказал им:
— Я даю вам этот участок, ухаживайте, обрабатывайте землю, этот виноградник. И когда он созреет, мы поделим урожай. Часть я себе заберу, часть вам.
И хозяин уехал далеко-далеко, по своим делам. Прошло время, наступила осень, хозяин позвал слугу и сказал: У меня есть участок с виноградом. Иди туда и часть урожая забери.
Слуга послушался и пошел на то место, на участок. Люди же, которые там работали, решили, что не будут ничего давать этому слуге. Они избили слугу и выгнали вон.
Он ушел с пустыми руками. Хозяин увидел, позвал другого слугу, также отправил его туда забрать часть урожая. Второй слуга пришел на место. Работники опять увидели слугу, между собой поговорили и решили, что не дадут ничего.
Они схватили его, избили по голове, очень сильно били, очень жестоко его избили. И тогда хозяин позвал третьего слугу и также отправил в то место. И третий слуга пришел туда, а те злые люди также ничего не дали, они схватили его и убили.
Хозяин говорит: Я сколько отправлял-посылал туда моих слуг, а те работники избивали их, убивали тех, кого я посылал туда.
Хозяин думал: Что же делать?
У него был единственный, любимый сын. Хозяин подумал: Если я отправлю сына они не посмеют его тронуть.
И он повелел сыну отправляться туда. Работники увидели сына и стали между собой сговариваться:
— Да ведь это же сын хозяина. Это он получит наследство и завладеет этим участком. Давайте мы его убьем и захватим этот участок себе!
Когда сын приблизился, они его схватили, убили и бросили за участок.
Что же тогда будет делать хозяин?
Конечно же, он придет, схватит этих работников и покарает их все смертью. А участок он отдаст другим людям.
Иисус сказал первосвященникам, книжникам, старейшинам:
— Вы ведь знаете, что написано в Писании:
Собрались люди, чтобы построить дом из камней. Вдруг они решили, что один камень не нужен и выбросили его. Они продолжали строить дом, но без этого камня. Господь повелел, чтобы этот камень был самый важный в доме. Увидели строители, что так Господь совершил чудо.
Старейшины, которые стояли вокруг, поняли, что Иисус рассказывает эту притчу против них. Они негодовали и хотели схватить Иисуса, но они не смогли этого сделать, потому что было очень много людей вокруг.
Они решили: Давайте лучше не будем ничего делать и уйдем.
И они ушли.
Back-translation by Luka Manevich
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Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:3:
Exegesis:
edeiran (12.5; 13.9) ‘they beat,’ ‘they flogged,’ ‘they whipped.’
kenon (only here in Mark) ‘empty,’ ‘empty-handed.’
Translation:
Empty-handed may be translated in some languages simply as ‘without anything.’ In one instance it is idiomatically rendered as ‘holding his own hands,’ i.e. without anything in them.
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 .
12:3a
But: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as But is a simple connector that is often translated as “and.” Here it introduces the next event. Some English versions do not use a connector. The Berean Standard Bible uses But to indicate that this verse contrasts with what the owner expected in 12:2. Connect this verse to 12:2 in a natural way in your language.
In some languages it may be natural to say explicitly that the action in this verse happened after the servant arrived at the grape farm. For example:
But after the servant arrived
they seized the servant: The grape farmers grabbed the servant and probably held him while they beat him. When the grape farmers mistreated the owner’s servant, they showed that they refused to do what the owner asked them to do. In some languages it may be helpful to make it explicit that they refused to do what the owner told them. For example:
But the tenants refused. They grabbed the servant…
beat him: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as beat means to hit or whip repeatedly in a way that causes bruises.
12:3b
sent him away empty-handed: The phrase sent him away empty-handed indicates that the men sent the slave back to his master without giving him any share of the harvest.
empty-handed: The word empty-handed is an idiom. It means “with nothing.” You may have a different idiom that would be appropriate in this context.
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