complete verse (Mark 8:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:13:

  • Uma: “So he left them, he got on a boat and went to the other side of the lake.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then Isa left them. He rode again in a boat crossing over to the other side of the lake.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus and company left those people. They got into a boat again to cross the lake.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus said that, then he left them and they rode in the boat again to cross-over-(body of water) to its other-side.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, then he left them. Jesus and company again sailed in a boat, crossing over to the other side of the lake.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Translation commentary on Mark 8:13

Exegesis:

apheis (cf. 2.5) ‘leaving,’ ‘abandoning.’

embas (cf. 4.1) ‘entering,’ ‘getting in’: although eis to ploion ‘into the boat’ does not belong to the text, the meaning of the verb embainō is clear enough – ‘embarking.’

eis to peran (cf. 4.35) ‘to the other side (of the Lake)’: presumably to the east side of the Lake of Galilee.

Translation:

In this instance left them should imply a degree of rejection or unfavorable attitude, e.g. ‘left them there’ or ‘went off from them’: cf. Pamona ‘He walked away from them.’ It must be made clear, however, that the ‘them’ refers to the Pharisees, and not to the disciples.

For problems involved in translating to the other side see 4.35.

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 .