And he broke down and wept (image)

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complete verse (Luke 22:62)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 22:62:

  • Noongar: “Peter went away, weeping sorrowfully.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “Petrus went out going outside, and he cried because he was sad.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Petros left and he really wept.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Peter got away from those people and he wailed in crying.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “After that he left and he exceedingly cried-bitterly.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He then went outside. He cried with unrestrained crying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Translation commentary on Luke 22:62

Exegesis:

exelthōn ‘after going outside,’ i.e. out of the high priest’s house.

eklausen pikrōs ‘he wept bitterly,’ a well known metaphor referring not to the way in which one weeps but expressing the deep anguish/sorrow which causes the weeping.

Translation:

And, or, ‘then,’ ‘thereupon.’

Bitterly, or, ‘sorrowfully’ (Bahasa Indonesia), ‘sobbing-violently’ (Balinese); or a generic term for high degree, cf. e.g. ‘wept very much’ (Sranan Tongo, Sundanese).

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.