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AICNT Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has blasphemed![fn] What further need do we have of witnesses? See, now you have heard {the}[fn] blasphemy.
OEB Then the high priest tore his robes. ‘This is blasphemy!’ he exclaimed. ‘Why do we want any more witnesses? You have just heard his blasphemy!
WEBBE Then the high priest tore his clothing, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now you have heard the blasphemy!
LSV Then the chief priest tore his garments, saying, “He has slandered; what need have we yet of witnesses? Behold, now you heard His slander;
FBV Then the high priest tore his clothes, and said, “He's speaking blasphemy! Why do we need any witnesses? Look, now you've heard for yourselves his blasphemy!
TCNT Then the high priest tore his garments and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard [fn]his blasphemy.
T4T Then the high priest tore his outer garment. That was the custom to show that he was shocked to hear Jesus say that he was equal to God. Then he said, “This man has insulted God! He claims to be equal with God! ◄We certainly do not need anyone else to testify against this man!/Why should we seek any more people who will testify against this man?► [RHQ] You heard what he said!
LEB Then the high priest tore his robes, saying, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have just now heard the blasphemy!
BBE Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:
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Wymth Then the High Priest tore his robes and exclaimed, "Impious language! What further need have we of witnesses! See, you have now heard the impiety.
ASV Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy:
DRA Then the high priests rent his garments, saying: He hath blasphemed; what further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard the blasphemy:
YLT Then the chief priest rent his garments, saying, — 'He hath spoken evil; what need have we yet of witnesses? lo, now ye heard his evil speaking;
Drby Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He has blasphemed: what need have we any more of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy.
RV Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy:
Wbstr Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
KJB-1769 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
(Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath/has spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye/you_all have heard his blasphemy. )
KJB-1611 Then the high Priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemie: what further need haue wee of witnesses? Behold, now ye haue heard his blasphemie.
(Then the high Priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath/has spoken blasphemie: what further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now ye/you_all have heard his blasphemie.)
Bshps Then the hye priest rent his clothes, saying: He hath spoken blasphemie, what nede we of any mo witnesses? Beholde, now ye haue hearde his blasphemie,
(Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying: He hath/has spoken blasphemie, what need we of any more witnesses? Behold, now ye/you_all have heard his blasphemie,)
Gnva Then the hie Priest rent his clothes, saying, Hee hath blasphemed, what haue wee any more neede of witnesses? beholde: nowe yee haue heard his blasphemie.
(Then the high Priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath/has blasphemed, what have we any more need of witnesses? beholde: now ye/you_all have heard his blasphemie. )
Cvdl Then the hye prest rente his clothes, and sayde: He hath blasphemed, what nede we eny mo wytnesses? Lo, now haue ye herde his blasphemy:
(Then the high priest rente his clothes, and said: He hath/has blasphemed, what need we any more wytnesses? Lo, now have ye/you_all heard his blasphemy:)
TNT Then the hye preste rent his clothes sayinge: He hath blasphemed: what nede we of eny moo witnesses? Behold now ye have hearde his blasphemy:
(Then the high priest rent his clothes saying: He hath/has blasphemed: what need we of any moo witnesses? Behold now ye/you_all have heard his blasphemy: )
Wyc Thanne the prince of prestis to-rente his clothis, and seide, He hath blasfemed; what yit han we nede to witnessis? lo! now ye han herd blasfemye; what semeth to you?
(Then the prince of priests to-rente his clothes, and said, He hath/has blasfemed; what yet have we need to witnessis? lo! now ye/you_all have herd blasfemye; what seemeth/seems to you?)
Luth Da zerriß der Hohepriester seine Kleider und sprach: Er hat GOtt gelästert; was bedürfen wir weiter Zeugnis? Siehe, jetzt habt ihr seine Gotteslästerung gehört.
(So zerriß the/of_the Hohepriester his clothes and spoke: He has God gelästert; what/which need we/us further transcript? See, jetzt have you/their/her his God’slästerung gehört.)
ClVg Tunc princeps sacerdotum scidit vestimenta sua, dicens: Blasphemavit: quid adhuc egemus testibus? ecce nunc audistis blasphemiam:[fn]
(Tunc prince sacerdotum scidit clothes sua, saying: Blasphemavit: quid adhuc egemus testibus? behold now audistis blasphemiam: )
UGNT τότε ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς διέρρηξεν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ λέγων, ἐβλασφήμησεν; τί ἔτι χρείαν ἔχομεν μαρτύρων? ἴδε, νῦν ἠκούσατε τὴν βλασφημίαν.
(tote ho arⱪiereus dierraʸxen ta himatia autou legōn, eblasfaʸmaʸsen; ti eti ⱪreian eⱪomen marturōn? ide, nun aʸkousate taʸn blasfaʸmian.)
SBL-GNT τότε ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς διέρρηξεν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ⸀λέγων· Ἐβλασφήμησεν· τί ἔτι χρείαν ἔχομεν μαρτύρων; ἴδε νῦν ἠκούσατε τὴν ⸀βλασφημίαν·
(tote ho arⱪiereus dierraʸxen ta himatia autou ⸀legōn; Eblasfaʸmaʸsen; ti eti ⱪreian eⱪomen marturōn; ide nun aʸkousate taʸn ⸀blasfaʸmian;)
TC-GNT Τότε ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς [fn]διέρρηξε τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ, λέγων [fn]ὅτι Ἐβλασφήμησε· τί ἔτι χρείαν ἔχομεν μαρτύρων; Ἴδε, νῦν ἠκούσατε τὴν βλασφημίαν [fn]αὐτοῦ.
(Tote ho arⱪiereus dierraʸxe ta himatia autou, legōn hoti Eblasfaʸmaʸse; ti eti ⱪreian eⱪomen marturōn; Ide, nun aʸkousate taʸn blasfaʸmian autou. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: translate-symaction
διέρρηξεν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ
tore the robes ˱of˲_him
In Jesus’ culture the act of tearing one’s clothes was a symbolic act done to show outrage or grief. If there is a gesture with a similar meaning in your culture, you could use it here in your translation, or you could explain what this action means. Alternate translation: “tore his robes in outrage”
Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
λέγων
saying
Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: “and he declared”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
τί ἔτι χρείαν ἔχομεν μαρτύρων?
why anymore need ˱we˲_/are/_having ˱of˲_witnesses
The high priest is using the question form to emphatically state that he thinks that they do not need more witnesses. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “We do not still have need of witnesses.” or “We certainly do not still have need of witnesses!”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
χρείαν & μαρτύρων
need & ˱of˲_witnesses
Here the high priest implies that they do not need more witnesses to prove that Jesus blasphemes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “need of witnesses to prove that he blasphemes”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations
ἴδε
behold
Here, the word Behold draws the attention of the Jewish council and asks them to listen carefully. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express Behold with a word or phrase that asks people to listen, or you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “See” or “Pay attention:”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
τὴν βλασφημίαν
the slander
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of blasphemy, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “him blaspheme” or “the blasphemous things he says”
