son vs. grandson

“Son of x, son of y” must be rendered as “son of x and grandson of y” in Tibetan or else it will sound like two different people.

Note: The same translation solution is chosen in many contemporary English Bibles that emphasize easy readability, such as the Contemporary English Version, Common English Bible, Good News Translation, God’s Word, or New Living Translation.

See also father / grandfather.

Baruch

The Hebrew and Greek that is transliterated as “Baruch” in English is translated in Spanish Sign Language with a sign depicting “Assistant to Jeremiah,” referring to Jeremiah 36:4 et al. For Jeremiah as the “crying prophet” in sign language translation, see here. (Source: Steve Parkhurst)


“Baruch” in Spanish Sign Language, source: Sociedad Bíblica de España

Translation commentary on Jeremiah 36:14

Jehudi: This person is otherwise unknown. Notice that Good News Translation lists his ancestry in a natural way for English: “the son of Nethaniah, grandson of Shelemiah, and great-grandson of Cushi.”

The expression take in your hand … and come is more naturally expressed in English as “bring” (Good News Translation).

Scroll: The same word is used in verse 6, but not in verse 13; see the comment at verse 2.

Again, Baruch has now been sufficiently identified that in English and many other languages it is not necessary to repeat the son of Neriah.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Jeremiah. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2003. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .