OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 12:38

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἵνα ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πληρωθῇ

in_order_that the word ˱of˲_Isaiah the prophet /may_be/_fulfilled

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “in order to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου

the word ˱of˲_Isaiah the prophet

Here, word refers to the specific prophecy written down by Isaiah that is quoted in the second half of this verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “this prophecy of Isaiah the prophet”

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

ὃν εἶπεν

that ˱he˲_said

This phrase introduces a quotation that occurs in the rest of this verse. The quotation is from the Old Testament book written by Isaiah the prophet (Isaiah 53:1). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase that indicates that John is quoting from an important text. Alternate translation: “which Isaiah said in the Old Testament”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

Κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν? καὶ ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη?

Lord who believed ˱in˲_the report ˱of˲_us and the arm ˱of˲_/the/_Lord ˱to˲_whom /was/_revealed

This sentence is a quotation from Isaiah 53:1. It may be helpful to your readers to indicate this by setting off all of this material with quotation marks or with whatever other punctuation or convention your language uses to indicate a quotation.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

Κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν? καὶ ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη?

Lord who believed ˱in˲_the report ˱of˲_us and the arm ˱of˲_/the/_Lord ˱to˲_whom /was/_revealed

This quotation from Isaiah 53:1 contains two rhetorical questions to express the prophet’s dismay that the people do not believe his report. If you would not use rhetorical questions for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as two statements or exclamations and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “Lord, no one has believed our message! It seems like the arm of the Lord has been revealed to no one!”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη

the the arm ˱of˲_/the/_Lord ˱to˲_whom /was/_revealed

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “to whom has the Lord revealed his arm”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου

the the arm ˱of˲_/the/_Lord

Here, John quotes Isaiah using arm to refer to the Lord’s power. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the Lord’s power”