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AICNT and having woven a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail [[the]],[fn] King of the Jews!”
OEB and having twisted some thorns into a crown, put it on his head, and a rod in his right hand, and then, going down on their knees before him, they mocked him. ‘Long life to you, king of the Jews!’ they said.
WEBBE They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they knelt down before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him: “Hail, king of the Jews!”
LSV and having plaited Him a garland out of thorns they put [it] on His head, and [put] a reed in His right hand, and having kneeled before Him, they were mocking Him, saying, “Hail, the King of the Jews!”
FBV They made a crown of thorns and placed it on his head, and put a stick in his right hand. They kneeled down in front of him and mocked him, saying, “We salute you, King of the Jews!”
TCNT twisted together a crown of thorns, and put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand, and kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
T4T They took some branches with thorns and wove them to make a crown and put it on his head. They put in his right hand a reed like a staff that a king would hold. Then they knelt in front of him and made fun of him, saying, “Hooray for the king of the Jews [IRO]!”
LEB and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it[fn] on his head, and put[fn] a reed in his right hand. And kneeling down before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!”
BBE And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.
Moff No Moff MAT book available
Wymth They twisted a wreath of thorny twigs and put it on His head, and they put a sceptre of cane in His right hand, and kneeling to Him they shouted in mockery, "Long live the King of the Jews!"
ASV And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
DRA And platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying: Hail, king of the Jews.
YLT and having plaited him a crown out of thorns they put [it] on his head, and a reed in his right hand, and having kneeled before him, they were mocking him, saying, 'Hail, the king of the Jews.'
Drby and having woven a crown out of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and, bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
RV And they plaited a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
Wbstr And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews?
KJB-1769 ¶ And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
(¶ And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a red in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! )
KJB-1611 ¶ And when they had platted a crowne of thornes, they put it vpon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Haile king of the Iewes.
(¶ And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a red in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Haile king of the Yewes.)
Bshps And platted a crowne of thornes, and put vppon his head, and a reede in his right hande, and bowed the knee before hym, and mocked hym, saying: Hayle kyng of the Iewes.
(And platted a crown of thorns, and put uppon his head, and a reede in his right hand, and bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying: Hayle king of the Yewes.)
Gnva And platted a crowne of thornes, and put it vpon his head, and a reede in his right hand, and bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, saying, God saue thee King of the Iewes,
(And platted a crown of thorns, and put it upon his head, and a reede in his right hand, and bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, saying, God save thee/you King of the Yewes, )
Cvdl and plated a crowne of thorne, & set it vpon his heade, and a rede in his hade, and kneled before him, and mocked him, and sayde: hayle kynge of the Iewes.
(and plated a crown of thorn, and set it upon his heade, and a rede in his hade, and kneled before him, and mocked him, and said: hail king of the Yewes.)
TNT and platted a croune of thornes and put vpon his heed and a rede in his ryght honde: and bowed their knees before him and mocked him saying: hayle kinge of the Iewes:
(and platted a crown of thorns and put upon his heed and a rede in his right honde: and bowed their knees before him and mocked him saying: hail king of the Yewes: )
Wycl and thei foldiden a coroun of thornes, and putten on his heed, and a rehed in his riyt hoond; and thei kneliden bifore hym, and scornyden hym, and seiden, Heil, kyng of Jewis.
(and they foldiden a crown of thorns, and putten on his heed, and a rehed in his right hoond; and they kneliden before him, and scornyden him, and said, Heil, king of Yewis.)
Luth und flochten eine Dornenkrone und setzten sie auf sein Haupt und ein Rohr in seine rechte Hand und beugten die Kniee vor ihm und verspotteten ihn und sprachen: Gegrüßet seiest du, der Juden König!
(and flochten one Dornenkrone and put/set/sat they/she/them on his head and a Rohr in his rechte hand and beugten the Kniee before/in_front_of him and verspotteten him/it and said: Gegrüßet be you, the/of_the Yuden king!)
ClVg et plectentes coronam de spinis, posuerunt super caput ejus, et arundinem in dextera ejus. Et genu flexo ante eum, illudebant ei, dicentes: Ave rex Judæorum.
(and plectentes coronam about spinis, posuerunt over caput his, and arundinem in dextera his. And genu flexo before him, illudebant ei, saying: Ave king Yudæorum. )
UGNT καὶ πλέξαντες στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν, ἐπέθηκαν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ; καὶ κάλαμον ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ; καὶ γονυπετήσαντες ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ, ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες, χαῖρε, ὁ Βασιλεῦ τῶν Ἰουδαίων!
(kai plexantes stefanon ex akanthōn, epethaʸkan epi taʸs kefalaʸs autou; kai kalamon en taʸ dexia autou; kai gonupetaʸsantes emprosthen autou, enepaixan autōi legontes, ⱪaire, ho Basileu tōn Youdaiōn!)
SBL-GNT καὶ πλέξαντες στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν ἐπέθηκαν ἐπὶ ⸂τῆς κεφαλῆς⸃ αὐτοῦ καὶ κάλαμον ⸂ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ⸃ αὐτοῦ, καὶ γονυπετήσαντες ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ ⸀ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες· Χαῖρε, ⸀βασιλεῦ τῶν Ἰουδαίων,
(kai plexantes stefanon ex akanthōn epethaʸkan epi ⸂taʸs kefalaʸs⸃ autou kai kalamon ⸂en taʸ dexia⸃ autou, kai gonupetaʸsantes emprosthen autou ⸀enepaixan autōi legontes; Ⱪaire, ⸀basileu tōn Youdaiōn,)
TC-GNT Καὶ πλέξαντες στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν, ἐπέθηκαν ἐπὶ [fn]τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ κάλαμον [fn]ἐπὶ τὴν δεξιὰν αὐτοῦ· καὶ γονυπετήσαντες ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ [fn]ἐνέπαιζον αὐτῷ, λέγοντες, Χαῖρε, [fn]ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων·
(Kai plexantes stefanon ex akanthōn, epethaʸkan epi taʸn kefalaʸn autou, kai kalamon epi taʸn dexian autou; kai gonupetaʸsantes emprosthen autou enepaizon autōi, legontes, Ⱪaire, ho basileus tōn Youdaiōn; )
Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν, ἐπέθηκαν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ; καὶ κάλαμον ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ
/a/_crown of thorns ˱they˲_put_on_‹it› on the head ˱of˲_him and /a/_staff in the right_‹hand› ˱of˲_him
In Roman culture, a crown was worn by a king, and a king held a scepter in his right hand. In order to mock Jesus, the soldiers put a crown made from thorns on Jesus’ head and put a reed in his right hand. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and a reed in his right hand to pretend that he was a king] or [a crown of thorns, they put it on his head as if he were king, and they put a reed like a royal scepter in his right hand]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν
/a/_crown of thorns
Matthew is using the possessive form to describe a crown that is made from branches with thorns on them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: [a crown made from thorns]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἀκανθῶν
thorns
Matthew uses the word thorns to refer to small branches with thorns on them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [thorny branches]
Note 4 topic: translate-symaction
γονυπετήσαντες ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ
/having/_kneeled before him
In Jesus’ culture, kneeling before someone was a way to respect a greater person, especially when asking the greater person to do a favor. Here, the soldiers perform this action to mock Jesus by pretending that he is a king. If it would be helpful in your language, you could refer to a similar action from your culture, or you could explain what kneeling means. Alternate translation: [having prostrated themselves before him] or [having knelt down before him as if he were a king]
Note 5 topic: writing-quotations
λέγοντες
saying
Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [and they spoke these words:]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / irony
χαῖρε, ὁ Βασιλεῦ τῶν Ἰουδαίων
Hail ¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ πλέξαντες στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν ἐπέθηκαν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ κάλαμον ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ καὶ γονυπετήσαντες ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες χαῖρε ὁ βασιλεῦς τῶν Ἰουδαίων)
Here the soldiers mock Jesus by greeting him as if he were King of the Jews when they do not believe that he actually is. They actually meant to communicate the opposite of the literal meaning of their words, as Matthew indicates when he says that they mocked him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that indicates that this is irony. Alternate translation: [Rejoice, you so-called King of the Jews]
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
χαῖρε
Hail
In Jesus’ culture, people commonly greeted each other with the word Rejoice. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable word or phrase that people use to greet each other. Alternate translation: [Hello]
