cock, rooster

The Greek that is translated in English as “rooster crowed” or “cock crowed” is translated in North Alaskan Inupiatun as “the bird called.” (Source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)

Pilate

The name that is transliterated as “Pilate” in English is translated in Spanish Sign Language (as well as in French Sign Language) with the sign signifying the washing of hands (referring to Matthew 27:24). (Source: John Elwode in The Bible Translator 2008, p. 78ff.)


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

In American Sign Language it is translated with the sign for “government/governor” plus the sign for “P” with a circular movement. The reference to government indicates Pilate’s position of authority in the Roman Empire. (Source: RuthAnna Spooner, Ron Lawer)


“Pilate” in American Sign Language, source: Deaf Harbor

Peter

Following is a Armenian Orthodox icon of Peter (found in the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in Shusha, Azerbaijan).

Orthodox Icons are not drawings or creations of imagination. They are in fact writings of things not of this world. Icons can represent our Lord Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the Saints. They can also represent the Holy Trinity, Angels, the Heavenly hosts, and even events. Orthodox icons, unlike Western pictures, change the perspective and form of the image so that it is not naturalistic. This is done so that we can look beyond appearances of the world, and instead look to the spiritual truth of the holy person or event. (Source )

Following is a hand colored stencil print on momigami of Peter by Sadao Watanabe (1970):

Image taken with permission from the SadaoHanga Catalogue where you can find many more images and information about Sadao Watanabe. For other images of Sadao Watanabe art works in TIPs, see here.

In Finnish Sign Language it is translated with the sign signifying “key” (referring to Matthew 16:19). (Source: Tarja Sandholm)


“Peter” or “Cephas” in Finnish Sign Language (source )

In Swiss-German Sign Language it is translated with the sign for “rock,” referring to the meaning of the Greek word for “Peter.”


“Peter” in Swiss-German Sign Language, source: DSGS-Lexikon biblischer Begriffe , © CGG Schweiz

See also Peter – rock.

Peter denies Jesus (image)

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Following is an painting by Wang Suda 王肅達 (1910-1963):

Copyright by the Catholic University Peking, China

Text under painting translated from Literary Chinese into English:
The Second Commandment
Peter swears he doesn’t know the Lord

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complete verse (John 18:27)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 18:27:

  • Uma: “Petrus again denied, he said: ‘No!’ At that time, a chicken crowed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Petros denied again, he said, ‘It wasn’t me.’ Then immediately the cock crowed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter denied it again. And right then the chicken crowed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But Pedro again denied-it while-simultaneously the rooster (i.e. a specific rooster) suddenly-crowed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Pedro was now emphatically-saying-no, at the same time as the rooster crowed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Peter again denied it. At that time the cock crowed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Translation commentary on John 18:27

Again Peter said “No” is literally “Again therefore (Greek oun) Peter denied.” The restructuring of Good News Translation into direct discourse is a stylistic device to achieve dramatic effect.

For the prediction that Peter would deny Jesus, see 13.38. Some commentators maintain that the phrase translated a rooster crowed actually refers to the blowing of the trumpet at the close of the third watch during the night, the watch called “rooster’s crow.” This would mean that the interrogation of Jesus went on until three o’clock in the morning, since the third watch of the night extended from twelve midnight until three in the morning. However, it is more natural to take the phrase literally, as most translators do. It is reported that in Jerusalem the time that roosters crow is between three and five in the morning.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on the Gospel of John. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1980. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .