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### Examples from the Bible
><u>In the days of Herod</u> king of Judea <u>there was a certain priest named Zechariah</u>, from the division of Abijah. <u>His wife was</u> from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. (Luke 1:5 ULB)
><u>In the days of Herod king of Judea</u> <u>there was a certain priest named Zechariah</u>, from the division of Abijah. <u>His wife</u> was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. (Luke 1:5 ULB)
The verse above introduces a story about Zechariah. The first underlined phrase tells when it happened, and the next two underlined phrases introduce the main people. Verses 6 and 7 go on to explain that Zechariah and Elizabeth were old and did not have any children. All of this is the setting.
The verse above introduces a story about Zechariah. The first underlined phrase tells when it happened. The next underlined phrase and the second sentence introduce the main people. Verses 6 and 7 go on to explain that Zechariah and Elizabeth were old and did not have any children. All of this is the setting.
><u>Now it came about that</u> Zechariah was in God's presence, carrying out the priestly duties in the order of his division. According to the customary way of choosing which priest would serve, he had been chosen by lot to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense. (Luke 1:8-9 ULB)
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><u>In those days</u> John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea. (Matthew 3:1 ULB)
The underlined phrase above shows that John the Baptist came preaching around the time of the previous events. It is probably very general and refers to when Jesus lived in Nazareth.
><u>Then</u> Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. (Matthew 3:13 ULB)
The word "then" shows that Jesus came to the Jordan River some time after the events in the previous verses.
>Now there was a <u>Pharisee whose name was Nicodemus, a Jewish leader</u>. This man came to Jesus at night. (John 3:1-2 ULB)
The author first introduces the new person and then tells about what he did and when he did it. In some languages it might be more natural to tell about the time first.
The author first introduces a new person and then tells about what he did and when he did it. In some languages it might be more natural to tell about the time first.
>Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came upon the earth. Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives went into the ark together because of the waters of the flood. (Genesis 7:6-7 ULB)
Verse 6 is a summary of the events that happen in the rest of chapter 7. Chapter 6 already told about how God told Noah that there would be a flood, and how Noah prepared for it. Chapter 7 verse 6 introduces the part of the story that tells about Noah and his family and the animals going into the ship, the rain starting, and the rain flooding the earth. Some languages might need to make it clear that this verse simply introduces the event, or move this verse after verse 7. Verse 6 is not one of the events of the story. The people went into the ship before the flood came.
Verse 6 is a summary of the events that happen in the rest of chapter 7. Verse 6 is not one of the events of the story. The people went into the ship before the flood came. Some languages might need to make it clear that this verse simply introduces the event, or move this verse after verse 7.
### Translation Strategies
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* As he passed by, <u>there was a man sitting</u> at the tax collecting tent. His name was Levi, and he was the son of Alpheus. Jesus saw him ...
* As he passed by, <u>there was a tax collector</u> sitting at the tax collecting place. His name was Levi, and he was the son of Alpheus. Jesus saw him ...
1. If readers would expect certain information but it is not in the Bible, consider using an indefinite word or phrase such as: another time, someone.
* **Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came upon the earth.** (Genesis 7:6 ULB)<br/><br/>If people expect to be told something about when the new event happened, the phrase "after that" can help them see that it happened after the events already mentioned.<br/><br/>
* <u>After that</u>, when Noah was six hundred years old, the flood came upon the earth.<br/><br/>
* **<u>Again he began</u> to teach beside the lake.** (Mark 4:1 ULB)<br/><br/>In chapter 3 Jesus was teaching at someone's house. Readers may need to be told that this new event happened at another time, or that Jesus actually went to the lake.<br/><br/>
1. If readers would expect certain information but it is not in the Bible, consider using an indefinite word or phrase such as "another time" or making some implicit information explicit.
* **<u>Again he began</u> to teach beside the lake.** (Mark 4:1 ULB)<br/>In chapter 3 Jesus was teaching at someone's house. Readers may need to be told that this new event happened at another time, or that Jesus actually went to the lake.<br/>
* <u>Another time</u> Jesus began to teach people again beside the lake.
* Jesus went to the lake and <u>began to teach people again</u> there.
* <u>Jesus went to</u> the lake and began to teach people again there.
1. If the introduction is a summary of the whole event, use your language's way of showing that it is a summary.
* **Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came upon the earth.** (Genesis 7:6 ULB)
* <u>Now this is what happened when</u> Noah was six hundred years old and the flood came upon the earth.
* <u>This part tells about what happened when</u> the flood came upon the earth. It happened when Noah was six hundred years old.
* <u>This part tells about what happened when</u> the flood came upon the earth. These things happened when Noah was six hundred years old.
1. If it would be strange in the target language to give a summary of the event at the beginning, show that the event would actually happen later in the story.
* **Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came upon the earth. Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives went into the ark together because of the waters of the flood.** (Genesis 7:6-7 ULB)