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ULTThen they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’
USTThen the people in this city will say, ‘We wish that the mountains would fall on top of us and that the hills would cover us up!’
BSBAt that time ⇔ ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” ⇔ and to the hills, “Cover us!” ’[fn]
TCNTThen they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
T4TThen, in order that they will not have to suffer greatly when their enemies destroy this city, people who are left in the city will say to the mountains, ‘Fall down on us!’ And people will say to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
LEBThen they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
BBEAnd they will say to the mountains, Come down on us, and to the hills, Be a cover over us.
WymthThen will they begin to say to the mountains, `Fall on us;' and to the hills, `Cover us.'
ASVThen shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
DRAThen shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us; and to the hills: Cover us.
YLTthen they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us; —
DrbyThen shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall upon us; and to the hills, Cover us:
RVThen shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
WbstrThen shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
KJB-1769 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
KJB-1611[fn]Then shall they begin to say to the mountaines, Fall on vs, and to the hils, Couer vs. (Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Couer us.)
BshpsThen shall they begin to say to the mountaynes, fall on vs, & to the hylles, couer vs. (Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, fall on us, and to the hylles, cover us.)
GnvaThen shall they begin to say to the mountaines, Fall on vs: and to the hilles, Couer vs. (Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us: and to the hills, Couer us. )
CvdlThen shal they begynne to saye vnto the mountaynes: Fall vpon vs. And to the hylles: Couer vs. (Then shall they begynne to say unto the mountains: Fall upon us. And to the hylles: Couer us.)
TNTThen shall they beginne to saye to the mountaynes fall on vs: and to the hilles cover vs. (Then shall they beginne to say to the mountains fall on us: and to the hills cover us. )
WyclThanne thei schulen bigynne to seie to mounteyns, Falle ye doun on vs, and to smale hillis, Keuere ye vs. (Then they should bigynne to say to mounteyns, Falle ye/you_all down on us, and to small hills, Keuere ye/you_all us.)
LuthDann werden sie anfangen zu sagen zu den Bergen: Fallet über uns! und zu den Hügeln: Decket uns! (Dann become they/she/them anfangen to say to the Bergen: Fallet above uns! and to the Hügeln: Decket uns!)
ClVgTunc incipient dicere montibus: Cadite super nos; et collibus: Operite nos.[fn] (Tunc incipient dicere montibus: Cadite over nos; and collibus: Operite nos. )
23.30Cadite super nos. Potest hoc ex superfluo intelligi de his qui utrolibet sexu seipsos castraverunt propter regnum cœlorum.
23.30Cadite over nos. Potest this from superfluo intelligi about his who utrolibet sexu seipsos castraverunt propter kingdom cœlorum.
Here, Then does not mean that people would say this after what they said in the previous verse. Rather, it means that they would say this at the same time that they were saying that. Alternate translation: [At that time]
Here Jesus is likely using the pronoun they in an indefinite sense, as in the previous verse. He probably does not have specific individuals in mind. However, the general reference may be to the people of Jerusalem, as UST suggests. Alternate translation: [people will begin to say] or [the people of Jerusalem will begin to say]
/to_be/_saying ˱to˲_the mountains fall on us and ˱to˲_the hills cover us
Jesus is saying that at this time people will address something they know cannot hear them in order to express in a strong way what they are feeling. Alternate translation: [to say that they wished the mountains would fall on them and the hills would cover them]
/to_be/_saying ˱to˲_the mountains fall on us and ˱to˲_the hills cover us
If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [to tell the mountains to fall on them and the hills to cover them]
This is an imperative, but since the people cannot order the mountains and hills to do this, they would be using the imperative to express their wishes. Alternate translation: [We wish you would fall on us … We wish you would cover us]
The people do not want the mountains and hills to fall on them to harm them, but rather to protect them. Alternate translation: [We wish you would fall on us to protect us … We wish you would cover us to protect us]
When the people say us, they are referring to themselves only, not to the mountains and hills as well. So here, use the exclusive form of us if your language marks that distinction.
On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.
