He was betrayed by a close friend who loved money more than the way of the truth (image)

“This picture indicates that corruption takes place even in temples and even among the religious.”

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 Chinnatong in TIPs see here.

complete verse (Luke 22:6)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:6:

  • Noongar: “Judas said, ‘Yes,’ and started looking for a good moment to betray Jesus when people were not watching.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Yudas agreed, and from that time he searched for a good opportunity to sell Yesus to his enemies without the crowds knowing.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Judas agreed. (lit. said yes) Then, from then on he was looking for a good time to hand Isa over so that they could catch him and the people would not know it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Judas agreed; and starting from that time, he looked for a way so that he might betray Jesus so that they could arrest him, and it would not be known by the many people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Judas agreed and after that he began to look for his opportunity to betray Jesus in the absence of the many-people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “That which they promised him pleased Judas. Well, from then on, he then looked for a time when he could hand-over Jesus to those who wanted to arrest (him) without all-the-people observing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Translation commentary on Luke 22:6

Exegesis:

exōmologēsen ‘he consented,’ ‘he agreed.’ exomologeō in 10.21 in a different meaning.

ezētei eukairian ‘he sought an opportunity,’ ‘he looked for a chance.’ The imperfect tense of ezētei is durative.

eukairia ‘favourable opportunity.’

tou paradounai auton … autois ‘to hand him over to them,’ articular infinitive in the genitive, dependent upon eukairian.

ater ochlou lit. ‘without a crowd,’ i.e. ‘without a crowd being present,’ or ‘without tumult,’ preferably the former.

ater (also v. 35) ‘apart from,’ ‘without.’

Translation:

He agreed, preferably, ‘he consented,’ ‘he accepted their proposal’ (Willibrord), ‘he said it was all right.’

In the absence of the multitude, or, ‘without the crowd knowing about it’ (cf. Good News Translation), ‘when the crowd would not be present, or, aware of it.’

Quoted with permission from Reiling, J. and Swellengrebel, J.L. A Handbook on the Gospel of Luke. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1971. For this and other handbooks for translators see here . Make sure to also consult the Handbook on the Gospel of Mark for parallel or similar verses.