LUKE 1:77 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT to give the knowledge of salvation to his people
⇔  through forgiveness of their sins,

UST You will tell God’s people that he wants to save them by forgiving their sins.

AICNT [to give][fn] knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins,

1:77, to give: Absent from W(032).

OEB to give his people the knowledge of salvation
⇔ through the forgiveness of their sins,

WEBBE to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins.

LSV To give knowledge of salvation to His people
In forgiveness of their sins,

FBV providing knowledge of salvation to his people through the forgiveness of their sins.

TCNT to give his people knowledge of salvation
⇔ through the remission of their sins,

T4T You will tell God’s people how he will forgive them and save them from being punished for their sins.

LEB • to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins,

BBE To give knowledge of salvation to his people, through the forgiveness of sins,

Moff to bring his people the knowledge of salvation
⇔ through the remission of their sins--

Wymth To give to His People a knowledge of salvation In the forgiveness of their sins,

ASV To give knowledge of salvation unto his people
⇔ In the remission of their sins,

DRA To give knowledge of salvation to his people, unto the remission of their sins:

YLT To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins,

Drby to give knowledge of deliverance to his people by [the] remission of their sins

RV To give knowledge of salvation unto his people In the remission of their sins,

SLT To give knowledge of salvation to his people, in remission of their sins.

Wbstr To give knowledge of salvation to his people, by the remission of their sins,

KJB-1769 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

KJB-1611 To giue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, [fn]by the remission of their sinnes,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

1:77 Or, for.

Bshps To geue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, by the remission of their sinnes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva And to giue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, by the remission of their sinnes,
(And to give knowledge of salvation unto his people, by the remission of their sins, )

Cvdl And to geue knowlege of saluacion vnto his people, for the remyssion of their synnes.
(And to give knowledge of salvation unto his people, for the remission of their sins.)

TNT And to geve knowlege of salvacion vnto his people for the remission of synnes:
(And to give knowledge of salvacion unto his people for the remission of sins: )

Wycl To yyue scyence of helthe to his puple, in to remyssioun of her synnes;
(To give scyence of health to his people, in to remission of her sins;)

Luth und Erkenntnis des Heils gebest seinem Volk, die da ist in Vergebung ihrer Sünden,
(and knowledge the salvation givest his people, the there is in forgiveness of_their/her sins(n),)

ClVg ad dandam scientiam salutis plebi ejus in remissionem peccatorum eorum
(to dandam knowledge health plebi his in/into/on remission of_sins/sinners their )

UGNT τοῦ δοῦναι γνῶσιν σωτηρίας τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ, ἐν ἀφέσει ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν,
(tou dounai gnōsin sōtaʸrias tōi laōi autou, en afesei hamartiōn autōn,)

SBL-GNT τοῦ δοῦναι γνῶσιν σωτηρίας τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀφέσει ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν,
(tou dounai gnōsin sōtaʸrias tōi laōi autou en afesei hamartiōn autōn,)

RP-GNT τοῦ δοῦναι γνῶσιν σωτηρίας τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀφέσει ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν,
(tou dounai gnōsin sōtaʸrias tōi laōi autou en afesei hamartiōn autōn,)

TC-GNT τοῦ δοῦναι γνῶσιν σωτηρίας τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ
⇔ ἐν ἀφέσει ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν,
(tou dounai gnōsin sōtaʸrias tōi laōi autou
⇔ en afesei hamartiōn autōn, )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:67–80: Zechariah prophesied and praised God

In this section the Holy Spirit gave Zechariah insight, and Zechariah spoke the message in 1:68–79. Some scholars call the message a song because it praises God and is similar to some of the psalms, which people often sang. In the message, Zechariah praised God for keeping his promises by sending the Messiah, who would deliver Israel (1:68–75). He also prophesied that his son, John, would prepare people for the Messiah (1:76–79). John grew up (1:80) and fulfilled this prophecy.

Many verbs in 1:68–79 are in the past tense. But Zechariah was not talking only about the past. He talked about what God was doing at that time and what he would continue to do through the Messiah and through John. If possible, use verb forms that do not refer only to past events.

The phrases in Zechariah’s prophecy are similar to phrases in the Old Testament Scriptures. Almost every clause is similar to a verse in the Old Testament. However, none are so similar that it is clear that Zechariah is quoting a certain verse. You may want to include cross-references to some of the similar verses. They will be mentioned in the Notes.

For your translation of 1:68–79, you may want to write the clauses of this song on separate lines, as poetry. For an example, see 1:68–79 in the BSB, NIV, or GNT. In Greek, 1:68–79 is phrased as two long sentences. Most modern English versions use more and shorter sentences. The Notes will give suggestions about sentence breaks. Remember that there may be special phrases in your language that are appropriate for poetry, even if they are not used in ordinary conversation.

In this section Zechariah did not speak about events in the order in which they happened. In some languages it may be necessary to change the order of the clauses to make the sequence of events clear. For example, here is a possible way to begin this section in some languages:

^68aPraise be to the Lord the God of Israel!

⁷³Long ago he swore an oath to our father Abraham.

^74aHe promised to rescue us from the hand of our enemies…

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Zechariah praised God and prophesied about John

Zechariah praised God for the Messiah who would save Israel

Zechariah’s prophecy

Zechariah’s song of praise to God

1:77

to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,

You^(sing) will help his people know that God is coming to save them by forgiving their sins.
You will prepare them for the Lord, leading them to experience his forgiveness for their sins so that they will be saved from judgment/punishment.

This verse tells the means by which John will prepare the people for the Lord. In some languages you may need to make this connection more explicit. For example:

You will prepare his people for him by giving them the knowledge of salvation

In other languages you may leave this connection implied and choose whether to begin a new sentence here. For example:

You will give them the knowledge of salvation

giving his people the knowledge of salvation

to give to His people the knowledge of salvation: The expression to give to His people the knowledge of salvation implies two things:

John would tell the people about God coming to save his people through the Christ.
John would lead the people to experience God saving them.

Some English versions translate only the idea of (a). However, it is good to translate in a way that implies both (a) and (b). For example:

You will do this by leading his people to know/experience salvation.

You will tell his people about salvation and help them be saved.

See save in the Glossary (see the note on salvation).

salvation through the forgiveness of their sins: The phrase through the forgiveness of their sins expresses the way in which God would save his people from judgment and punishment. He would save them by forgiving them for their sins.

forgiveness of their sins: In this context the phrase forgiveness of their sins refers to God choosing not to punish people for the evil/wrong things that they have done and thought. God cancels their guilt and treats them as though they had never offended him.

Some ways to translate forgiveness of their sins are:

release from their sins

taking away their sins

canceling their sins/guilt

In some languages it may be necessary to translate the noun forgiveness with a verb. Some ways to do this are:

pardon their sins

cancel their sins

In many languages there may be an idiom for this. For example:

erase their sins/guilt

wiping away their sins

In some languages it is more natural to say “forgive people,” rather than to “forgive sins.” For example:

forgive people for their sins

See forgive in KBT.

sins: The word sins refers to offenses against God or another person. These sins include acts, thoughts, and attitudes that are not what God wants or approves.In Greek, the verb that English versions translate as “to sin” is also a term that is used in archery to mean “to miss the target.” When a person sins, he “misses” the target, that is, he fails to reach God’s standard. A person can also offend God by not doing what God wants him to do.

Try to translate sins with a general term that can include any wrongdoing against God. Here are problems to avoid:

The term should not imply that only serious crimes such as murder or stealing are sins. Other offenses such as gossip and greed are also sins.
The term should not include accidents or mistakes that are not against God’s will.

Some ways to translate sins are:

wrong acts

offenses against God

evil deeds

In some languages it may be natural to translate sins with a phrase that includes a verb. For example:

wrong things that they have done

Parallel LUKE 1:77

Section 1:67–80: Zechariah prophesied and praised God

1:77