OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 11:40

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

λέγει

/is/_saying

Here John uses the present tense in past narration in order to call attention to a development in the story.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐκ εἶπόν σοι, ὅτι ἐὰν πιστεύσῃς, ὄψῃ τὴν δόξαν τοῦ Θεοῦ?

not ˱I˲_said ˱to˲_you that if ˱you˲_/may/_believe ˱you˲_/will_be/_seeing the glory ¬the ˱of˲_God

Jesus is using the form of a question to emphasize that God is about to do something wonderful. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “I certainly said to you that, if you believe, you would see the glory of God!”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἐὰν πιστεύσῃς

if ˱you˲_/may/_believe

Here, Jesus is leaving out some words that a clause would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply this word from the context. Alternate translation: “if you believe in me” or “if you believe that I am the Messiah”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὴν δόξαν τοῦ Θεοῦ

the glory ¬the ˱of˲_God

This could mean: (1) God receives the glory. Alternate translation: “the glorification of God” (2) glory that comes from God. Alternate translation: “the glory from God”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν δόξαν τοῦ Θεοῦ

the glory ¬the ˱of˲_God

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of glory, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “God glorified” or “how glorious God is”