Senjecas - Boy Jesus in the Temple

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harmős éna hűsu ȝe̋su

The Boy Jesus in the Temple – Luke 2:41-52

garáiȝeka̋s úúda tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Greek

Literal translation of the Greek text

• 41: Καὶ ἐπορεύοντο οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ κατ' ἔτος εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ τῇ ἑορτῇ τοῦ πάσχα

And traveled the parents of.him each year to Jerusalem for.the feast of.the Passover.

• 42: καὶ ὅτε ἐγένετο ἐτῶν δώδεκα, ἀναβαινόντων αὐτῶν κατὰ τὸ ἔθος τῆς ἑορτῆς

And when he.became of.years twelve going.up (with)them according.to the custom of.the feast

• 43: καὶ τελειωσάντων τὰς ἡμέρας, ἐν τῷ ὑποστρέφειν αὐτοὺς ὑπέμεινεν Ἰησοῦς ὁ παῖς ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ, καὶ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ.

and having.fulfilled the days, in the returning them remained Jesus the boy in Jerusalem, and not knew the parents of.him.

• 44: νομίσαντες δὲ αὐτὸν εἶναι ἐν τῇ συνοδίᾳ ἦλθον ἡμέρας ὁδὸν καὶ ἀνεζήτουν αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς συγγενεῦσιν καὶ τοῖς γνωστοῖς,

Having.supposed and him to.be in the caravan they.went day's journey and they.looked.for him in the relatives and the acquaintances.

• 45: καὶ μὴ εὑρόντες ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἀναζητοῦντες αὐτόν.

And not having.found they returned to Jerusalem looking.for him.

• 46: καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ ἡμέρας τρεῖς εὗρον αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καθεζόμενον ἐν μέσῳ τῶν διδασκάλων καὶ ἀκούοντα αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπερωτῶντα αὐτούς:

And it.happened after days three they.found him in the temple sitting in middle of.the teachers and listening to.them and questioning them.

• 47: ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες οἱ ἀκούοντες αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῇ συνέσει καὶ ταῖς ἀποκρίσεσιν αὐτοῦ.

Were.amazed and all the listening of.him at the intelligence and the answers of.him.

• 48: καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐξεπλάγησαν, καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ, Τέκνον, τί ἐποίησας ἡμῖν οὕτως; ἰδοὺ ὁ πατήρ σου κἀγὼ ὀδυνώμενοι ἐζητοῦμέν σε.

And having.seen him they.were.astounded, and said to him the mother of.him, "Child, why you.did to.us thus? behold the father of.you and.I being.anxious looked.for you."

• 49: καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;

And he.said to them, "Why that you.looked.for me? Not you.knew that in the of.the father of.me it.is.necessary to.be me?

• 50: καὶ αὐτοὶ οὐ συνῆκαν τὸ ῥῆμα ὃ ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς.

And they not understood the words which he spoke to.them.

• 51: καὶ κατέβη μετ' αὐτῶν καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς Ναζαρέθ, καὶ ἦν ὑποτασσόμενος αὐτοῖς. καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ διετήρει πάντα τὰ ῥήματα ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῆς.

And he.went.down with them and went to Nazareth, and was being.subject to.them, and the mother of.him treasured all the words in the heart of.her.

• 52: Καὶ Ἰησοῦς προέκοπτεν [ἐν τῇ] σοφίᾳ καὶ ἡλικίᾳ καὶ χάριτι παρὰ θεῷ καὶ ἀνθρώποις.

And Jesus increased in the wisdom and stature and grace before God and men.

Senjecan text

• 41: da nu-żőőnlus nı̋ı̋ga dila̋s urúsalı̋mam do pësaxa̋' sarnős o e-ta̋ƣa:
• 42: da dila̋m za̋l ı̋lantu nu sarnős gua̋s épa þúm súna e-re̋na:
• 43: d' a̋han þÿþűkantu þus e-ke̋ra: hűsu ȝe̋su úrusálima̋s éna e-ɠa̋a̋la da nu-żőőnlus e-sa̋a̋ra ne:
• 44: da num saaþős éna vűűu nÿnűsantu. þus aha̋s ta̋ƣam e-a̋ta da paaslűmk̬e żeenaþűmk̬e ȝúṡa num e-ve̋da:
• 45: da (num) dïde̋saþu ne num ve̋dantu þus urúsalı̋mam do e-ke̋ra:
• 46: da tı̋r a̋han pósa—tei þus harmős éna doxlűm meðéna se̋dantuk̬e þun a̋a̋ṁantuk̬e þun me̋tantuk̬e num e-de̋si—e-e̋ba:
• 47: őrus num a̋a̋ṁantus nu-sara̋sk̬e nu-kirősk̬e sépa e-ða̋va:
• 48: da num nïna̋kantu þus e-ða̋va da nu-ma̋a̋ma nús o e-te̋e̋a. ṁa żonaþű. tu ṁúm o ítu xávu e-kı̋a: eenő zı̋þantu tu-ta̋a̋tak̬e muk̬e tum e-ve̋da ṁar:
• 49: da nu þúm o e-te̋e̋a. ṁa xávu mum e-ve̋da: tei mu-taata̋s (sepa̋m) éna vűű'—ı̋gu e-sa̋a̋rame ne ṁar:
• 50: da núm o te̋e̋aþo sa̋ṁon þűma ne:
• 51: da nu þúm súna e-ı̋za da nasra̋tam do e-a̋ta da þúm o nerðe̋e̋antu e-e̋sa da nu-ma̋a̋ma þu-suðős éna őro sa̋ṁon e-a̋ra:
• 52: da ȝe̋su ȝuműsk̬e tal̨onűmk̬e n̨ópa saasta̋sk̬e goxta̋sk̬e ȝumdooősk̬' éna e-ga̋a̋ma:

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = first person singular/plural	F = feminine
2s/p = second person singular/plural	FRQ = frequentative
3 = third person	FUT = future
4 = fourth person	IMP = imperative
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	INC = inchoative
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	IND = indicative
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)	M = masculine
V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	PP = patient (past) participle
ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	PRF = perfect
ADV = adverb	PRV = privative prefix
AG = agent	PST = past
AP = agent (active) participle	Q = interrogative particle
CAUS = causative	QUOT = direct quotation
DES = desiderative	REL = relativizer, relative
ELIS = elision	RPR = recent perfective
EP = epenthesis	SBJ = subjunctive
ELIST = elative	SUP = supine
EQU = equative degree

Gloss

da	nu=żőőnl-us	nı̋ı̋ga-Ø	dil-a̋s	urúsalı̋m-am	do	pësax-a̋-'	sarn-ős	o	e=ta̋ƣ-a
and	his=parent-N.s	every-ABS	year-G.s	Jerusalem-A.s	to	Passover-G.s-ELIS	feast-G.s	for	PST=travel-IND

da	dil-a̋m	főőð̬o	ı̋l-a-ntu-Ø	n-u	sarn-ős	gu-a̋s	épa	þ-úm	súna	e=re̋n-a
and	year=G.p	twelve	become-IND-AP-ABS	3-N.s	feast-G.s	custom-G.s	according.to	4-G.p	with	PST=ascend-IND

d-'	a̋h-an	þÿ~þűk-a-ntu-Ø	þ-us	e=ke̋r-a	hűs-u	ȝe̋s-'	úrusálim-a̋s	éna	e=ɠa̋a̋l-a	da	nu=żőőnl-us	e=sa̋a̋r-a	ne
and-ELIS	day-A.p	PRF~fulfill-IND-AP-ABS	4-N.s	PST=return-IND	boy-N.s	Jesus-N.s-ELIS	Jerusalem-G.s	in	PST=remain-IND	and	his=parent-N.p	PST=know-IND	not

da	n-um	saaþ-ős	éna	vűű-u	nÿ~nűs-a-ntu-Ø	þ-us	ah-a̋s	ta̋ƣ-am	e=a̋t-a	da	paasl-űm=k̬e	żeenaþ-űm=k̬e	ȝúṡa	n-um	e=ve̋d-a
and	3-A.s	caravan-G.s	in	be-SUP	PRF~think-IND-AP-ABS	4-N.s	day-G.s	journey-A.s	PST=go-IND	and	relative-G.p=and	acquaintance-G.s=and	among	3-A.s	PST=look.for-IND

da	n-um	dï~de̋s-a-þu-Ø	ne	n-um	ve̋d-a-ntu-Ø	þ-us	urúsalı̋m-am	do	e=ke̋r-a
and	3-A.s	PRF~find-IND-PP-ABS	not	3-A.s	look.for-IND-AP-ABS	4-N.p	Jerusalem-A.s	to	PST=return-IND

da	tı̋r	a̋h-an	pósa	tei	þ-us	harm-ős	éna	doxl-űm	með.éna	se̋d-a-ntu-Ø=k̬e	þ-un	a̋a̋ṁ-a-ntu-Ø=k̬e	þ-un	me̋t-a-ntu-Ø=ke	n-um	e=de̋s-i	e=e̋b-a
and	three	day-A.p	after	REL	4-N.p	temple-G.s	in	teacher-G.p	mid.in	sit-IND-AP-ABS=and	4-A.p	listen.to-IND-AP-ABS=and	4-A.p	question-IND-AP-ABS=and	3-A.s	PST=find-REL	PST=happen-IND

őr-us	n-um	a̋a̋ṁ-a-nt-us	nu=sar-a̋s=k̬e	nu=kir-ős=k̬e	sépa	e=ða̋v-a
all-N.s	3-A.s	listen.to-IND-AP-N.s	his-knowledge-G.s=and	his=answer-G.s=and	concerning	PST=be.astounded-IND

da	n-um	nï~na̋k-a-ntu-Ø	þ-us	e=ða̋v-a	da	nu=ma̋a̋m-a	n-ús	o	e=te̋e̋-a	ṁa	żonaþ-ű	t-u	ṁ-úm	o	ítu	xávu	e=kı̋=a
and	3-A.s	PRF~see-IND-AP-ABS	4-N.p	PST=be.astounded-IND	and	his=mother-N.s	3-G.s	to	PST=say-IND	QUOT	child-V.s	2s-N	1p-G	to	thus	why	PST=do-IND

eenő	zı̋þ-a-ntu-Ø	tu=ta̋a̋t-a=k̬e	m-u=k̬e	t-um	e=ve̋d-a	ṁar
behold	be.anxious-IND-AP-ABS	your=father-N.s=and	1s-N=and	2s-A	PST=look.for-IND	QUOT

da	n-u	þ-úm	o	e=te̋e̋-a	ṁa	xávu	m-um	e=ve̋d-a	tei	mu=taat-a̋s	sep-a̋m	éna	vűű-'	ı̋ı̋ƣ-u	e=sa̋a̋r-a=me	ne	ṁar
and	3-N.s	4-G.p	to	PST=say-IND	QUOT	why	1s-A.s	PST=look.for-IND	REL	my=father-G.s	affair-G.p	in	be-ELIS	be.necessary-SUP	PST=know-IND=Q	not	QUOT

da	n-úm	o	te̋e̋-a-þo-Ø	sa̋ṁ-on	þűm-a	ne
and	3-G.p	to	say-IND-PP-ABS	word-A.p	understand-IND	not

da	n-u	þ-úm	súna	e=ı̋z-a	da	nasra̋t-am	do	e=a̋t-a	da	þ-úm	o	nerðe̋e̋-a-nt-u	e=e̋s-a	da	nu=ma̋a̋m-a	þu=suð-ős	éna	őro-Ø	sa̋ṁ-on	e=a̋r-a
and	3-N.s	4-G.p	with	PST=descend-IND	and	Nazareth-A.s	to	PST=go-IND	and	4-G.p	to	subject-IND-AP-N.s	PST-be-IND	and	his=mother-N.s	her=heart-G.s	in	all-ABS	word-A.p	PST=treasure-IND

da	ȝe̋s-u	ȝum-űs=k̬e	tal̨on-űm=k̬e	n̨ópa	saast-a̋s=k̬e	goxt-a̋s=k̬e	ȝumdoo-ős=k̬-'	éna	e=ga̋a̋m-a
and	Jesus-N.s	God-G.s=and	human-G.p=and	before	wisdom-G.s=and	stature-G.s=and	grace-G.s-ELISIS=and	in	PST=increase-IND