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ULTAnd they went away and found a colt having been tied up at a door outside on the street, and they untie it.
USTSo the two apprentices went, and they found the donkey. It was tied close to the door of a house and was standing in the street. Then they untied it.
BSB § So they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it,
BLBAnd they departed and found the colt having been tied at the door outside, by the street. And they untied it,
AICNTAnd they went and found a colt tied near a door outside on the street, and they untied it.
OEBThe two disciples went, and, finding a foal tethered outside a door in the street, they untied it.
WEBBEThey went away, and found a young donkey tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied him.
T4TSo the two disciples went and they found the young donkey. It was tied close to the door of a house, which was beside the street. Then they untied it.
LEBAnd they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it.
BBEAnd they went away and saw a young ass by the door outside in the open street; and they were getting him loose.
WymthSo they went and found a young ass tied up at the front door of a house. They were untying it,
ASVAnd they went away, and found a colt tied at the door without in the open street; and they loose him.
DRAAnd going their way, they found the colt tied before the gate without, in the meeting of two ways: and they loose him.
YLTAnd they went away, and found the colt tied at the door without, by the two ways, and they loose it,
DrbyAnd they departed, and found a colt bound to the door without at the crossway, and they loose him.
RVAnd they went away, and found a colt tied at the door without in the open street; and they loose him.
WbstrAnd they went, and found the colt tied by the door without, in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
KJB-1769And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
KJB-1611And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the doore without, in a place where two wayes met: and they loose him. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
BshpsAnd they went their way, and founde the colt tyed by the doore without, in a place where two wayes met: and they loosed hym. (And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without, in a place where two ways met: and they loosed him.)
GnvaAnd they went their way, and found a colt tyed by the doore without, in a place where two wayes met, and they loosed him. (And they went their way, and found a colt tied by the door without, in a place where two ways met, and they loosed him. )
CvdlThey wete their waie and founde the foale tyed by ye dore without at the partynge of the waye, and lowsed it. (They went their waie and found the foal tied by ye/you_all door without at the parting of the way, and lowsed it.)
TNTAnd they wet their waye and foud a coolte tyed by the dore with out in a place where two wayes met and they losed him. (And they wet their way and found a colt tied by the door with out in a place where two ways met and they losed him. )
WyclAnd thei yeden forth, and founden a colt tied bifor the yate with out forth, in the metyng of twei weies; and thei vntieden hym. (And they went forth, and found a colt tied before the gate with out forth, in the meeting of two ways; and they untied him.)
LuthUnd gingen hin und fanden das Füllen gebunden an der Tür, draußen auf dem Wegscheid, und löseten es ab. (And went there and found the Füllen gebunden at the/of_the Tür, outside on to_him Wegscheid, and löseten it ab.)
ClVgEt abeuntes invenerunt pullum ligatum ante januam foris in bivio: et solvunt eum.[fn] (And abeuntes invenerunt pullum ligatum before yanuam foris in bivio: and solvunt him. )
11.4Pullum ligatum. HIER. Pullus ligatus et indomitus, quem solvunt et domant, populus gentilis est. Ante januam fidei, cum vinculis peccatorum suorum in bivio stat: in libertate arbitrii dubitat inter mortem et vitam.
11.4Pullum ligatum. HIER. Pullus ligatus and indomitus, which solvunt and domant, populus gentilis it_is. Ante yanuam of_faith, when/with vinculis sinners suorum in bivio stat: in libertate arbitrii dubitat between mortem and vitam.
UGNTκαὶ ἀπῆλθον, καὶ εὗρον πῶλον δεδεμένον πρὸς τὴν θύραν ἔξω ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀμφόδου, καὶ λύουσιν αὐτόν. (kai apaʸlthon, kai heuron pōlon dedemenon pros taʸn thuran exō epi tou amfodou, kai luousin auton.)
SBL-GNT⸂καὶ ἀπῆλθον⸃ καὶ εὗρον πῶλον δεδεμένον ⸀πρὸς θύραν ἔξω ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀμφόδου, καὶ λύουσιν αὐτόν. (⸂kai apaʸlthon⸃ kai heuron pōlon dedemenon ⸀pros thuran exō epi tou amfodou, kai luousin auton.)
TC-GNT[fn]Ἀπῆλθον δὲ καὶ εὗρον [fn]πῶλον δεδεμένον πρὸς [fn]τὴν θύραν ἔξω ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀμφόδου, καὶ λύουσιν αὐτόν. (Apaʸlthon de kai heuron pōlon dedemenon pros taʸn thuran exō epi tou amfodou, kai luousin auton. )
11:1–13:37 This section centers on Jesus’ relationship to the Jerusalem Temple. Mark’s geographical arrangement places in 11:1–16:8 all his accounts of Jesus’ teachings and events associated with Jerusalem. • The section concludes (13:1-37) with Jesus’ second extended teaching discourse (see 4:1-34), now focusing on the destruction of the Temple and the coming of the Son of Man. It is the climax for numerous statements within 11:1–13:37 concerning the divine judgment about to fall on Jerusalem and the Temple (see especially 11:12-25 and 12:1-12).
Here, they refers to the two disciples mentioned in 11:1. If it would be helpful in your language, you could refer to them more explicitly. Alternate translation: [those two disciples went away]
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: [that a person had tied up]
Here Jesus implies that someone has used a rope or tether to secure the donkey so that it cannot wander away. See how you translated the similar phrase in 10:2. Alternate translation: [having been secured with a tether]
Here Mark means that the colt was standing outside on the street, but it was secured to a door, probably the door into a house or shop. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [to someone’s door. It was standing outside on the street] or [near a door and standing in the street outside the door]
By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).
Jesus’ Final Journey to Jerusalem
Much like the difficulties of discerning the Israelites’ journey to the Promised Land (see here), the task of reconciling the four Gospel accounts of Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem into one coherent itinerary has proven very challenging for Bible scholars. As with many other events during Jesus’ ministry, the accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke (often referred to as the Synoptic Gospels) present a noticeably similar account of Jesus’ final travels, while John’s Gospel presents an itinerary that is markedly different from the others. In general, the Synoptic Gospels present Jesus as making a single journey to Jerusalem, beginning in Capernaum (Luke 9:51), passing through Perea (Matthew 19:1-2; Mark 10:1) and Jericho (Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-19:10), and ending at Bethany and Bethphage, where he enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44). John, on the other hand, mentions several trips to Jerusalem by Jesus (John 2:13-17; 5:1-15; 7:1-13; 10:22-23), followed by a trip to Perea across the Jordan River (John 10:40-42), a return to Bethany where he raises Lazarus from the dead (John 11), a withdrawal to the village of Ephraim for a few months (John 11:54), and a return trip to Bethany, where he then enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (John 12:1-19). The differences between the Synoptics’ and John’s accounts are noteworthy, but they are not irreconcilable. The Synoptics, after noting that Jesus began his trip at Capernaum, likely condensed their accounts (as occurs elsewhere in the Gospels) to omit Jesus’ initial arrival in Jerusalem and appearance at the Festival of Dedication, thus picking up with Jesus in Perea (stage 2 of John’s itinerary). Then all the Gospels recount Jesus’ trip (back) to Bethany and Jerusalem, passing through Jericho along the way. Likewise, the Synoptics must have simply omitted the few months Jesus spent in Ephraim to escape the Jewish leaders (stage 4 of John’s itinerary) and rejoined John’s account where Jesus is preparing to enter Jerusalem on a donkey.
Bethany and Bethphage
Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-48; John 12:1-19; see also Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9
At the start of Passover one week before he was crucified, Jesus and his disciples traveled to Jerusalem, approaching the city from the east. When they arrived at the village of Bethphage, Jesus mounted a donkey and rode down the Mount of Olives as a humble king entering his capital city. Along the way, many people laid branches and cloaks in his path to welcome him. After Jesus entered the city, he immediately went up to the Temple and drove out the moneychangers and merchants there, and he healed the blind and the lame. Then he traveled nearly two miles outside the city to the village of Bethany to spend the night, which appears to have been where he typically lodged each night while visiting Jerusalem during the crowded Passover festival. Bethany is also where Jesus’ close friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus lived. One evening while Jesus was there at a large dinner party given in his honor, Martha served the food, and Mary poured expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair.
