MARK 9:7 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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).

GHT and [a] cloud becomes, shadowing-upon to {same}, and [a] sound comes out of {the cloud}, "The-same is-being the son of {me}, the beloved. Be-hearing of {same},"

ULT And a cloud appeared, overshadowing them, and there was a voice from the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

UST Then a cloud covered all of them! God spoke from the cloud, “This man is my Son, the one whom I love dearly. Do what he says.”

BSB Then a cloud appeared [and] enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”

MSB Then a cloud appeared [and] enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud:[fn] “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”

9:7 TR and GOC include saying.

BLB And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud: "This is My Son, the beloved; listen to Him."

AICNT And [[behold,]][fn] a cloud overshadowed them, and [it happened,][fn] a voice came from the cloud [[saying]],[fn] “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

9:7, behold: Included in W(032).

9:7, it happened: Absent from A(02) D(05) W(032) Latin(a b i k) BYZ TR.

9:7, saying: Included in A(02) D(05) W(032) Latin(a b ff² i) TR.

OEB Then a cloud came down and enveloped them; and from the cloud there came a voice – ‘This is my dearly loved son; listen to him.’

WEBBE & WMBB A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

NET Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud, “This is my one dear Son. Listen to him!”

LSV And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, the Beloved, hear Him”;

FBV Then a cloud covered[fn] them, and a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, the one I love. Listen to him.”

9:7 Or “overshadowed.”

TCNT Then a cloud came and overshadowed them, and a voice came from the [fn]cloud: “This is my beloved Son; listen to him!”

9:7 cloud: ¦ cloud, saying, ANT TR

T4T Then a shining cloud appeared that covered them. God [EUP] spoke to them from the cloud saying, “This is my Son. I love him. Therefore, listen to him!”

LEB And a cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came from the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”

BBE And a cloud came over them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, give ear to him.

Moff Then a cloud came overshadowing them, and from the cloud a voice said, "This is my Son, the Beloved, listen to him."

Wymth Then there came a cloud spreading over them, and a voice issued from the cloud, "This is my Son, dearly loved: listen to Him."

ASV And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye him.

DRA (MRK 9:6) And there was a cloud overshadowing them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying: This is my most beloved son; hear ye him.

YLT And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My Son — the Beloved, hear ye him;'

Drby And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

RV And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye him.
(And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye/you_all him.)

SLT And a cloud was overshadowing them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly beloved Son: hear ye him.

Wbstr And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

KJB-1769 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

KJB-1611 And there was a cloud that ouershadowed them: and a voyce came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloued Sonne: heare him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And there was a cloude that shadowed them: and a voyce came out of the cloude, saying, This is my beloued sonne, heare hym.
(And there was a cloud that shadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved son, hear him.)

Gnva And there was a cloude that shadowed them, and a voyce came out of the cloude, saying, This is my beloued Sonne: heare him.
(And there was a cloud that shadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.)

Cvdl And there was a cloude, which ouershadowed the. And out of the cloude there came a voyce, and sayde: This is my deare sonne, heare him.
(And there was a cloud, which overshadowed them. And out of the cloud there came a voice, and said: This is my dear son, hear him.)

TNT And ther was a cloude that shaddowed the. And a voyce came out of the cloude sayinge: This is my dere sonne here him.
(And there was a cloud that shadowed them. And a voice came out of the cloud saying: This is my dear son here him.)

Wycl (MRK 9:6) And ther was maad a cloude overschadewynge hem; and a vois cam of the cloude, and seide, This is my moost derworth sone, here ye hym.
(And there was made a cloud overshadowing hem; and a voice came of the cloud, and said, This is my most dear/precious son, here ye/you_all him.)

Luth Und es kam eine Wolke, die überschattete sie. Und eine Stimme fiel aus der Wolke und sprach: Das ist mein lieber Sohn; den sollt ihr hören.
(And it came a/one cloud, the overshadowed they/she/them. And a/one voice(n) fell out_of the/of_the cloud and spoke: The is my love(v) son; the should you(pl)/their/her hear/listen.)

ClVg (MRK 9:6) Et facta est nubes obumbrans eos: et venit vox de nube, dicens: Hic est Filius meus carissimus: audite illum.[fn]
(And facts it_is clouds overshadowing them: and he_came voice from/about cloud, saying: Here/This it_is Son mine dearest: listen him.)

9.6 Nubes obumbrans. Unde quia quæsivit materiale tabernaculum, nubis accepit umbraculum, ut discat in resurrectione non tegmine domorum, sed Spiritus sancti sanctos esse protegendos. Hic est. Quasi dicat: Hic vere est ille quem Moyses iste vobis promisit, etc., usque ad ipsaque illustrabitur gratia et in perpetuum protegetur.

9.6 Clouds overshadowing. From_where/who because sought/asked material tabernacle, cloud he_received shade, as learn in/into/on resurrection not/no shelter of_houses, but Spirit holy saints to_be to_be_protected. Here/This it_is. As_if let_him_say: Here/This really/truly it_is he/that_one which Moses this to_you(pl) promised, etc., until to and_himself will_be_enlightened grace and in/into/on forever will_be_protected.

UGNT καὶ ἐγένετο νεφέλη ἐπισκιάζουσα αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐγένετο φωνὴ ἐκ τῆς νεφέλης, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Υἱός μου, ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἀκούετε αὐτοῦ.
(kai egeneto nefelaʸ episkiazousa autois, kai egeneto fōnaʸ ek taʸs nefelaʸs, houtos estin ho Huios mou, ho agapaʸtos, akouete autou.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἐγένετο νεφέλη ἐπισκιάζουσα αὐτοῖς, καὶ ⸀ἐγένετο φωνὴ ἐκ τῆς νεφέλης· Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ⸂ἀκούετε αὐτοῦ⸃.
(kai egeneto nefelaʸ episkiazousa autois, kai ⸀egeneto fōnaʸ ek taʸs nefelaʸs; Houtos estin ho huios mou ho agapaʸtos, ⸂akouete autou⸃.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἐγένετο νεφέλη ἐπισκιάζουσα αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἦλθεν φωνὴ ἐκ τῆς νεφέλης, Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός· αὐτοῦ ἀκούετε.
(Kai egeneto nefelaʸ episkiazousa autois; kai aʸlthen fōnaʸ ek taʸs nefelaʸs, Houtos estin ho huios mou ho agapaʸtos; autou akouete.)

TC-GNT καὶ ἐγένετο νεφέλη ἐπισκιάζουσα αὐτοῖς, καὶ [fn]ἦλθε φωνὴ ἐκ τῆς [fn]νεφέλης, Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός· [fn]αὐτοῦ ἀκούετε.
(kai egeneto nefelaʸ episkiazousa autois, kai aʸlthe fōnaʸ ek taʸs nefelaʸs, Houtos estin ho huios mou ho agapaʸtos; autou akouete.)

9:7 ηλθε ¦ εγενετο ɴᴀ ꜱʙʟ ᴡʜ

9:7 νεφελης ¦ νεφελης λεγουσα ᴀɴᴛ ᴛʀ

9:7 αυτου ακουετε ¦ ακουετε αυτου ᴄᴛ

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.

9:7a

Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them,

Then a cloud came/arrived and covered/overshadowed them,
Then a cloud developed/formed and covered them with its shadow.

a cloud: The cloud represents the presence of God. Use a general expression that could refer to any type of cloud. If your language has only specific terms for each kind of cloud, use the term that would be appropriate here. In some languages the term for a white, puffy, fair-weather cloud would fit this context.

appeared: In this context, the Greek verb that the BSB translates as appeared means “came” or “appeared.” For example, the NJB says:

came

Another way to translate this is:

formed (NASB)

enveloped them: There are two ways to interpret the Greek word that the BSB translates as enveloped:

It means cast its shadow or overshadowed. The cloud passed between them and the sun, and they were in its shadow. For example, the GNT says:
covered…with its shadow (RSV, GNT, NJB, NASB, GW, NLT, NET, JBP, REB, KJV, ESV)
It means surrounded or enveloped. They were on a mountain. So when the cloud came, it surrounded them so that they were in the middle of the cloud. It was like being in a fog. For example, the NIV says:
enveloped (NIV, BSB)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1) along with most English versions.Some English versions such as NJB “covering them in shadow” and NCV “covered them” may be ambiguous or may have essentially the same meaning as “enveloped.” Even so, most English versions do support interpretation (1). However, many commentaries support interpretation (2). Both Louw & Nida (page 177 #14.62) and BDAG (page 378) say that the cloud may function more like a covering than a shadow. Several scholars support the view that the cloud “enveloped” or “surrounded” only Jesus, Moses and Elijah. Several other scholars feel that the cloud probably covered the whole mountaintop and enveloped all six people. Following this interpretation the word them refers to Jesus, Moses, Elijah, Peter, James, and John.

General Comment on 9:7a

There are several ways to translate the two verbs “appeared” and “overshadowed”:

In some languages, these ideas are expressed by two or more verbs. For example, the GNT says:
Then a cloud appeared and covered them with its shadow
In other languages, it may be possible to translate these ideas as one verb. Or it may be possible to make the verb “appeared” implicit. For example, the NLT says:
Then a cloud overshadowed them

9:7b

and a voice came from the cloud:

and a voice spoke from the cloud saying,
They heard God speaking from the cloud. He said,

a voice came from the cloud: The voice was the voice of God. In some languages it may be more natural to say that God was speaking rather than that his voice came. For example:

God spoke from the cloud.

They heard God speaking from the cloud.

You may need to introduce the words that the voice said in 9:7c with a verb like “say” at the end of this clause. For example:

a voice spoke from the cloud saying

9:7c

“This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”

“This is my much-loved Son. Listen^(plur) to what he says!”
“This is my Child, and I love him. Listen to him and obey him!”

This is My beloved Son: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as This is My beloved Son is literally “This is my Son, the loved-one.” The word This refers to Jesus. The words “the loved-one” indicate that Jesus was God the Father’s dear son. It may be more natural in your language to use a different way to translate “the loved-one.”

Here are some other ways to translate this:

This is my Son, the Beloved. (NJB)

This is my dearly-loved Son. (JBP)

This is my Son, and I love him. (CEV)

This is my Son, whom I love. (NIV)

My beloved Son: Here the words My…Son indicate that Jesus has the same nature as God. They also indicate that the relationship between God and Jesus, his Son, is similar in some way to the relationship of human fathers and sons. God does not have a physical body, and he did not create/produce Jesus the way a human father produces a son. Jesus existed eternally as the Son with his Father.

In some areas people may not understand the way My…Son is used in this context. If that is true in your area, you may wish to include a footnote. For example:

God is the Father of Jesus the Son in a different way than human males are fathers of their sons. The Bible uses the word Son to express the fact that Jesus has the same nature as God. It also indicates that the relationship between God and Jesus, his Son, is similar in some way to the relationship of human fathers and sons.

See how you translated Son in 1:1.

In languages where there is no single word for Son, many translators have used a more general expression, such as:

my child

my male child

If you decide to use “my male child,” be sure that this expression does not imply that God had another child who was female.

Listen to Him: The verb Listen implies obeying as well as hearing. If people in your area will not understand that the word Listen implies “obey,” you may want to include this implied information. For example:

Listen to him and obey him!

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐπισκιάζουσα

overshadowing

Here Mark could be implying that: (1) the cloud enveloped or surrounded them. Alternate translation: [enveloping] or [surrounding]; (2) the cloud cast a shadow on them. Alternate translation: [casting a shadow on]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτοῖς

˱on˲_them

The pronoun them could refer to: (1) the three disciples, Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. Alternate translation: [them all]; (2) just Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. Alternate translation: [Jesus, Moses, and Elijah]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐγένετο φωνὴ

became became (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐγένετο νεφέλη ἐπισκιάζουσα αὐτοῖς καί ἐγένετο φωνή ἐκ τῆς νεφέλης Οὗτος ἐστίν ὁ Υἱός μού ὁ ἀγαπητός ἀκούετε αὐτοῦ)

Mark is using voice to represent the person who is speaking, which is God the Father. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a person was speaking] or [God the Father spoke]

Note 4 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

ὁ Υἱός μου, ὁ ἀγαπητός

the Son the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐγένετο νεφέλη ἐπισκιάζουσα αὐτοῖς καί ἐγένετο φωνή ἐκ τῆς νεφέλης Οὗτος ἐστίν ὁ Υἱός μού ὁ ἀγαπητός ἀκούετε αὐτοῦ)

The word Son is an important title for Jesus, the Son of God.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὁ Υἱός μου, ὁ ἀγαπητός

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. Alternate translation: [my Son, whom I love]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

ἀκούετε

˓be˒_hearing

Because the voice is speaking to the three disciples, the command Listen is plural.

Parallel MARK 9:7

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

9:7a

General Comment on 9:7a

9:7b

9:7c