MARK 9:5 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Peter said to Yeshua, “Teacher, it’s good that we’re here. Maybe we could make three shelters up here: one for you and one for Mosheh and one for Eliyah?”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative.
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 And answering, Peter says to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here, and let us make three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

UST Peter responded by saying to Jesus, “Teacher, it is appropriate for all of us to be here. We should build three shelters. You, Moses, and Elijah can each use one.”

BSB Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters[fn]—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

BLB And Peter answering, says to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. And let us make three tabernacles: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

AICNT And Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

OEB ‘Rabbi,’ said Peter, interposing, ‘it is good to be here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.’

WEBBE Peter answered Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

WMBB Peter answered Yeshua, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

NET So Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters – one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

LSV And Peter answering says to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three shelters, for You one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one”:

FBV Peter spoke up and said, “Rabbi, it's great for us to be here! We should make three shelters—one each for you, Moses, and Elijah.”

TCNT So Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for yoʋ, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

T4T After a short time, Peter interrupted by exclaiming, “Teacher, it is wonderful to be here! So allow us to make three shelters. One will be for you, one will be for Moses, and one will be for Elijah!”

LEB And Peter answered and[fn] said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here! And let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

9:5 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb

BBE And Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents; one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

Moff So Peter addressed Jesus, saying, "Rabbi, it is a good thing we are here; let us put up three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"

Wymth when Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, we are thankful to you that we are here. Let us put up three tents—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

ASV And Peter answereth and saith to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

DRA For he knew not what he said: for they were struck with fear.

YLT And Peter answering saith to Jesus, 'Rabbi, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one:'

Drby And Peter answering says to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good that we should be here; and let us make three tabernacles, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elias one.

RV And Peter answereth and saith to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
(And Peter answereth and saith/says to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee/you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. )

SLT And Peter having answered, says to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

Wbstr And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

KJB-1769 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
(And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee/you, and one for Moses, and one for Elias/Elijah. )

KJB-1611 And Peter answered, and saide to Iesus, Master, it is good for vs to bee here, and let vs make three Tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And Peter aunswered, and sayth to Iesu: Maister, here is good beyng for vs, let vs make also three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moyses, and one for Elias.
(And Peter answered, and saith/says to Yesu: Master, here is good being for us, let us make also three tabernacles, one for thee/you, and one for Moses, and one for Elias/Elijah.)

Gnva Then Peter answered, and said to Iesus, Master, it is good for vs to be here: let vs make also three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
(Then Peter answered, and said to Yesus/Yeshua, Master, it is good for us to be here: let us make also three tabernacles, one for thee/you, and one for Moses, and one for Elias/Elijah. )

Cvdl And Peter answered, and sayde vnto Iesus: Rabbi, here is good beynge for vs. Let vs make thre tabernacles: one for the, one for Moses, and one for Elias.
(And Peter answered, and said unto Yesus/Yeshua: Rabbi, here is good being for us. Let us make three tabernacles: one for them, one for Moses, and one for Elias/Elijah.)

TNT And Peter answered and sayde to Iesu: Master here is good beinge for vs let vs make .iii. tabernacles one for the one for Moses and one for Helyas.
(And Peter answered and said to Yesu: Master here is good being for us let us make 3 tabernacles one for the one for Moses and one for Elias/Elijah. )

Wycl For he wiste not what he schulde seie; for thei weren agaste bi drede.
(For he knew not what he should seie; for they were agaste by dread.)

Luth Und Petrus antwortete und sprach zu JEsu: Rabbi, hier ist gut sein; lasset uns drei Hütten machen, dir eine, Mose eine und Elia eine.
(And Peter replied and spoke to/for Yesu: Rabbi, here is good be; let us/to_us/ourselves three huts make, you/to_you(sg) a/one, Moses a/one and Elia a/one.)

ClVg Non enim sciebat quid diceret: erant enim timore exterriti.
(Not/No because knew what would_say: they_were because with_fear exterriti. )

UGNT καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Πέτρος λέγει τῷ Ἰησοῦ, Ῥαββεί, καλόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς ὧδε εἶναι; καὶ ποιήσωμεν τρεῖς σκηνάς, σοὶ μίαν, καὶ Μωϋσεῖ μίαν, καὶ Ἠλείᾳ μίαν.
(kai apokritheis ho Petros legei tōi Yaʸsou, Ɽabbei, kalon estin haʸmas hōde einai; kai poiaʸsōmen treis skaʸnas, soi mian, kai Mōusei mian, kai Aʸleia mian.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Πέτρος λέγει τῷ Ἰησοῦ· Ῥαββί, καλόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς ὧδε εἶναι, καὶ ποιήσωμεν ⸂τρεῖς σκηνάς⸃, σοὶ μίαν καὶ Μωϋσεῖ μίαν καὶ Ἠλίᾳ μίαν.
(kai apokritheis ho Petros legei tōi Yaʸsou; Ɽabbi, kalon estin haʸmas hōde einai, kai poiaʸsōmen ⸂treis skaʸnas⸃, soi mian kai Mōusei mian kai Aʸlia mian.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Πέτρος λέγει τῷ Ἰησοῦ, Ῥαββί, καλόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς ὧδε εἶναι· καὶ ποιήσωμεν σκηνὰς τρεῖς, σοὶ μίαν, καὶ Μωσῇ μίαν, καὶ Ἠλίᾳ μίαν.
(Kai apokritheis ho Petros legei tōi Yaʸsou, Ɽabbi, kalon estin haʸmas hōde einai; kai poiaʸsōmen skaʸnas treis, soi mian, kai Mōsaʸ mian, kai Aʸlia mian.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Πέτρος λέγει τῷ Ἰησοῦ, [fn]Ῥαββί, καλόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς ὧδε εἶναι· καὶ ποιήσωμεν [fn]σκηνὰς τρεῖς, σοὶ μίαν, καὶ [fn]Μωσῇ μίαν, καὶ [fn]Ἠλίᾳ μίαν.
(Kai apokritheis ho Petros legei tōi Yaʸsou, Ɽabbi, kalon estin haʸmas hōde einai; kai poiaʸsōmen skaʸnas treis, soi mian, kai Mōsaʸ mian, kai Aʸlia mian. )

9:5 ραββι ¦ ραββει TH WH

9:5 σκηνας τρεις ¦ τρεις σκηνας CT

9:5 μωση ¦ μωσει 𝔐^pt PCK TR ¦ μωυσει ANT ECM NA SBL WH ¦ μωυση TH

9:5 ηλια ¦ ηλεια WH

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:2–13: Three disciples saw Jesus’ glory

In 8:27–30 Peter stated that Jesus was the Christ. In 8:31–38 Jesus told the disciples about his future suffering, death, and resurrection. Then in 9:2–13 God caused Jesus to be glorified for a short time. Peter, James, and John saw this.

During that time, Moses and Elijah appeared and talked with Jesus. Peter suggested building shelters for Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. God showed these disciples that Jesus was greater than the great prophets Moses and Elijah, because Jesus was God’s Son.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

God shows three disciples who Jesus really is

Jesus shone brightly

The glory of Jesus was shown to three disciples

The change of/in Jesus’ appearance

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 17:1–12 and Luke 9:28–36.

9:5a

Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here.

¶ Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi/Teacher, it is good that we^(incl) are here.
¶ So Peter spoke up and said to Jesus, “Sir/Teacher, our^(excl) being/presence here is really good.

Peter said: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as Peter said is literally “Peter answered and said.” This indicates that Peter responded to the situation of Jesus talking with Elijah and Moses.

In some languages it may not be natural to “answer” a situation. Because of that, many English versions use only the verb “said” here.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

Peter spoke up and said (GNT)

Then Peter said to Jesus (NET)

Rabbi: The word Rabbi is a transliteration of a Hebrew word that means “my great one.” At the time when Mark wrote this gospel message, people used this word as a title of respect for an important religious teacher or leader. It does not refer to a school teacher.

If you do not have a word that expresses this idea of a religious teacher, you can simply use the word “teacher” or “master.” If possible, use a word that implies that the teacher is respected. For example:

Teacher

my teacher/master

Use an expression in your language that is natural and shows proper respect.

The parallel passages for this verse are in Matthew 17:4 and Luke 9:33. Matthew used a Greek title that means “Lord.” Luke used a Greek title that means “Master.” Both “Lord” and “Master” were used in the same way as “Rabbi.”

it is good for us to be here: The phrase it is good for us to be here expresses Peter’s feelings. He felt that it was good, wonderful or fortunate that they were there to see and experience this amazing event.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

it is good that we are here (REB)

our presence here is really good

how wonderful that we are here

us: There are two ways to interpret the pronoun us here:

It refers to the three disciples only. It means:
“It’s good for us^(excl) disciples to be here.”
It refers to the three disciples and Jesus. It means:
“It’s good for all of us^(incl) to be here together.”

You should translate ambiguously if your language allows you to do so. If you need to choose an exclusive or inclusive “us,” you should choose interpretation (1). Peter’s statement was probably closely connected to his plan in 9:5b to put up shelters for Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. (See the next note.) Your translation should not imply that Peter meant to exclude Jesus and the prophets in any offensive way.

9:5b

Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

We^(excl) will make three shelters, one for you,^(sing) one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
I would like for us^(excl) to make three huts/booths, one for you,^(sing) one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

Let us put up: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as Let us put up expresses a suggestion. It is not a request for permission.

Here are some other ways to translate this verb:

We shall make

I would like for us to make

us: The pronoun us refers to only Peter, James, and John here. Peter did not expect Jesus (or Moses or Elijah) to help them to make the shelters.

put up: The Greek word that the BSB translates as put up is literally “make.” Peter was suggesting that he, James, and John build a shelter from materials that were there on the mountain.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

build

make (NJB)

three shelters: There are two ways to interpret the Greek word that the BSB translates as shelters:

It refers to temporary shelters made from branches, leaves, and other things that were easy to find. They were used for shade or to block the wind. The NET says:
three shelters (NIV, NJB, CEV, NET, JBP, REB, NLT)
It refers to tents. Tents are made out of cloth or animal skins. They were used to block the rain or the wind. God’s worship tent in the Old Testament was made of skins. The NCV says:
three tents (GNT, GW, NCV, ESV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀποκριθεὶς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀποκριθείς ὁ Πέτρος λέγει τῷ Ἰησοῦ Ῥαββί καλόν ἐστίν ἡμάς ὧδε εἶναι καί ποιήσωμεν τρεῖς σκηνάς σοί μίαν καί Μωϋσεῖ μίαν καί Ἠλίᾳ μίαν)

Here, the word answering indicates that Peter was responding to what he saw. He was not answering a question. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [in response to seeing those things]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμᾶς

By us, Peter could mean: (1) everyone who was there, including himself, the other two disciples, Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. Alternate translation: [for us all] (2) just himself and the other two disciples. Alternate translation: [for us disciples]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ποιήσωμεν

˱we˲_˓may˒_make

By us, Peter here means himself and the other two disciples, not Jesus, Elijah, and Moses. So, use the exclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

σκηνάς

tents

The term tents means simple, temporary places in which to sit or sleep. Peter probably had in mind that they would build them from the materials available on the mountain such as tree branches. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to this kind of temporary shelter. Alternate translation: [booths]

Parallel MARK 9:5

Section 9:2–13: Three disciples saw Jesus’ glory

9:5a

9:5b