complete verse (Mark 14:26)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 14:26:

  • Uma: “After that, they sang a praise song. When they finished singing, they left the village [and] went to Zaitun Mountain.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then they sang one song to praise God, and then they went out to the hill Jaitun.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then they sang a praise to God, and when they finished that, they went to the hill called the Place of Olives.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When Jesus had said that, they sang praising God, and then they went-out to go to the hill/mountain Olivo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “After Jesus had ended that which he was saying, they sang one (song), and then they set out to go to the Hill of Olibo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Translation commentary on Mark 14:26

Exegesis:

humnēsantes (only here in Mark) ‘having sung a hymn’: at the end of the Jewish Passover, Psalms 115-18 were sung.

to oros tōn elaiōn (cf. 11.1) ‘the Mount of Olives.’

Translation:

Hymn has been translated as ‘prayer song’ in Barrow Eskimo. In other languages it is rendered as ‘song of praise’ or ‘singing of thanks.’

For Mount of Olives see 11.1.

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 .