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Translation and Pentecost, Part II
ASAaron Shryock · Apr 27, 2021, 7:51 PM · Last modified: Sep 28, 2026, 11:39 AM
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On Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples in Jerusalem. They preached fearlessly, and by the end of the day, about three thousand people had been baptized!
In the first article in this series, we looked at how the events that transpired that day reveal much about what the Church was and will continue to be until gathered in eternal praise around the throne of God.
In this article, we’ll focus on three implications for today, focusing specifically on language and translation.
https://www.aaronandsusanshryock.com/pentecost-then-and-now-part-2
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I was meaning interpreting as the act of taking what is signed or said in one language and producing a version in another spoken or signed language. It seems to me that Pentecost looked a bit like this kind of interpreting. It certainly had a similar effect.
It is striking that the Gospel could have been proclaimed in Hebrew, Greek or perhaps even Latin and people would have understood but the Spirit chose to make it heard in local languages. There might be something here for churches in diverse communities?
Yes, good point. It was not translation but interpretation. I would conclude that the Spirit desires the gospel message to be communicated in the languages of the redeemed. It follows that translation and interpretation, especially as a step toward translation and as a service to those in a church service, are good and proper, if not essential.
What do you mean by "but the Spirit chose to make it heard in local languages"?