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OET (OET-LV) And see, a_man came to_whose name was Yaeiros, and this one was_being a_ruler of_the synagogue, and having_fallen before the feet of_Yaʸsous, he_was_imploring him to_come_in to the house of_him,
OET (OET-RV) Then, wow, a man named Yairus came and knelt down in front of Yeshua. He was the leader at the local meeting hall and he pleaded for Yeshua to come to his house
This section tells about two miracles that Jesus did. He healed a woman who had a sickness that caused her to have chronic menstrual bleeding. The story about this woman is told in the middle of the story about a dead girl whom Jesus caused to live again. The situation was hopeless for both until Jesus miraculously helped them. His miracles showed the special power and authority that God had given to him as the Messiah.
These stories include the concept of uncleanness, just as in the story of the healing of the man with a “legion” of unclean spirits. Here, the woman was unclean according to the law of Moses because of the bleeding that was caused by her sickness. The dead body of Jairus’ daughter was also ritually unclean. But in spite of this, Jesus touched both of them. Jesus did not become unclean himself when he touched them. Instead, he made them ritually clean by making them well.
Another important theme in this section is faith. Jesus said that the woman who was bleeding was healed because she believed that Jesus could heal her. Then he encouraged Jairus to keep believing that God could make his daughter well, even after she had died.
It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it. Some other possible headings for this section are:
Jesus cured a woman with chronic bleeding and gave life to a dead girl
The child of Jairus and the woman who touched the border/edge of Jesus’ clothing
A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman (NIV)
There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 9:18–26 and Mark 5:21–43.
Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came
And look! A certain man came. His name was Jairus and he was a leader of the local synagogue.
Then listen to this! A leader of the Jewish meeting house in town came to Jesus. His name was Jairus.
Just then: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as Just then is literally “and look.” It often indicates that the speaker will say something important or surprising, and he wants people to listen carefully to it. In this context it helps to introduce Jairus as an important person in the following events. Many English versions do not translate it here. Consider whether you have a natural way to translate it in this context. For example:
Look!
Listen to this!
a synagogue leader named Jairus: This phrase introduces a main person in the story and gives information about him. Introduce him in a way that is natural in your language. Some ways to do this are:
A man named Jairus lived in the town on/by the shore and was an official of the synagogue there. He came to Jesus.
And then a certain man came to Jesus. His name was Jairus and he was an official of the synagogue.
There was a man in that town who was in charge of the Jewish meeting place. His name was Jairus. He came to Jesus.
a synagogue leader: Each synagogue had one or more leaders. These men were responsible to take care of the synagogue building and arrange the synagogue activities and services. Jairus was one of the men who was responsible for this at the synagogue in the town where Jesus was. Some other ways to translate this are:
an elder of the local synagogue
one of the men who was a leader at the synagogue in that town
he directed the business affairs of the synagogue there
If you use footnotes for background information, you may want to use one here. For example:
Each synagogue had one or more leaders. These men were not priests or rabbis. They were responsible for taking care of the synagogue building and for arranging the worship services and other activities at the synagogue.
synagogue: A synagogue was a building where Jews gathered to pray, read Scripture, teach their beliefs, and worship. The Jews also used the synagogue as a place to gather for cultural activities. There was only one temple (in Jerusalem), but each Jewish community had a synagogue. Some ways to translate synagogue are:
prayer-house of the Jews
meeting-place of the Jews
worship building
house for gathering together
If you make explicit a phrase such as “of the Jews,” be sure that it does not imply that Jesus was not a Jew.
If the word synagogue is already known in your area, you may write it according to the sounds of your language. You may want to include a word or phrase to explain the meaning. For example:
sinagog house/building
Refer to how you translated this term at 7:5a–b. See synagogue in the Glossary.
and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
He bowed down at/near Jesus’ feet, and begged him to come to his house,
He humbly knelt in front of Jesus and bowed low, saying, “Please, I earnestly beg you to come with me to my house,
In the Greek text 8:41–42 is one long sentence. If such a long sentence would not be natural in your language, you may want to begin a new sentence.
fell at Jesus’ feet: The phrase fell at Jesus’ feet means that Jairus knelt in front of Jesus and lowered his face to the ground. It does not mean that he fell accidentally. Bowing down like this was a way to show respect and honor to someone of high position. It was also appropriate for requesting something from such a person. See the notes on 5:8a and 5:12b. Some other ways to translate this are:
bowed before Jesus
knelt down in front of Jesus (CEV)
bowed his face to the ground near Jesus’ feet to show respect
He begged Him: The Greek word that the BSB translates as begged has several meanings. Here it means to appeal to someone for help. It indicates that Jairus earnestly desired for Jesus to help him. Other ways to translate this are:
he pleaded with him (NET)
he implored him (ESV)
This is the same Greek word that the BSB translated as “kept begging” in 8:31 and as “begged” in 8:32b. You may want to use the same word that you used in those verses.
In some languages it may be more natural to express a request such as this one in direct speech. For example:
He said/begged, “Please come to my house….”
to come to his house: The word that the BSB translates as come is literally “enter.” Use the word that is most natural in your language to describe coming and visiting at the house of another person.
It is clear that Jairus was begging Jesus to come to his house in order to heal his daughter. In some languages it may be helpful to make this explicit. For example:
to come to his house to heal his daughter
See Mark 5:23, where this request is stated explicitly.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ἰδοὺ
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού ἦλθεν ἀνήρ ᾧ ὄνομα Ἰάειρος καί οὗτος ἄρχων τῆς συναγωγῆς ὑπῆρχεν καί πεσών παρά τούς πόδας Ἰησοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτόν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τόν οἶκον αὐτοῦ)
Luke uses behold to calls the reader’s attention to what he is about to say. Your language may have a similar expression that you can use here.
Note 2 topic: writing-participants
ἦλθεν ἀνὴρ ᾧ ὄνομα Ἰάειρος
came (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού ἦλθεν ἀνήρ ᾧ ὄνομα Ἰάειρος καί οὗτος ἄρχων τῆς συναγωγῆς ὑπῆρχεν καί πεσών παρά τούς πόδας Ἰησοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτόν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τόν οἶκον αὐτοῦ)
Luke uses this phrase to introduce a new character into the story. If your language has its own way of doing that, you could use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: [there was man whose name was Jairus, and he came]
Note 3 topic: translate-names
Ἰάειρος
Jairus
Jairus is the name of a man.
ἄρχων τῆς συναγωγῆς
˓a˒_ruler ˱of˲_the synagogue
Alternate translation: [one of the leaders at the local synagogue] or [a leader of the people who met at the synagogue in that city]
Note 4 topic: translate-symaction
πεσὼν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας Ἰησοῦ
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού ἦλθεν ἀνήρ ᾧ ὄνομα Ἰάειρος καί οὗτος ἄρχων τῆς συναγωγῆς ὑπῆρχεν καί πεσών παρά τούς πόδας Ἰησοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτόν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τόν οἶκον αὐτοῦ)
Be sure that it is clear in your translation that Jairus did not fall down accidentally. Rather, bowing or lying down in front of Jesus was a sign of humility and respect for him. Alternate translation: [respectfully bowed down at Jesus’ feet] or [respectfully lay down on the ground in front of Jesus]
OET (OET-LV) And see, a_man came to_whose name was Yaeiros, and this one was_being a_ruler of_the synagogue, and having_fallen before the feet of_Yaʸsous, he_was_imploring him to_come_in to the house of_him,
OET (OET-RV) Then, wow, a man named Yairus came and knelt down in front of Yeshua. He was the leader at the local meeting hall and he pleaded for Yeshua to come to his house
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.
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