OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 13:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὐ περὶ πάντων ὑμῶν λέγω

not about all ˱of˲_you_all ˱I˲_/am/_speaking

Here Jesus is referring back to what he just said in the previous verse. He means that not all of those to whom he is speaking will be blessed for serving each other, because one of them, Judas Iscariot, will betray him. If this clause would confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “I am not speaking this about all of you” or “I am not saying that God will bless all of you”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐγὼ οἶδα τίνας ἐξελεξάμην

I /have/_known (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὐ περὶ πάντων ὑμῶν λέγω ἐγὼ οἶδα οὓς ἐξελεξάμην ἀλλʼ ἵνα ἡ Γραφὴ πληρωθῇ ὁ τρώγων μετʼ ἐμοῦ τὸν ἄρτον ἐπῆρεν ἐπʼ ἐμὲ τὴν πτέρναν αὐτοῦ)

Here Jesus states that he knew the character of every person he chose to be his disciple. Therefore, he knew Judas would betray him when he chose him. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “I know exactly the kind of men I have chosen to be my disciples”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἀλλ’ ἵνα ἡ Γραφὴ πληρωθῇ

but in_order_that the Scripture /may_be/_fulfilled

Jesus is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: “but I chose one who will betray me so that the scripture might be fulfilled”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἵνα ἡ Γραφὴ πληρωθῇ

in_order_that the Scripture /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: “this is in order to fulfill the scripture”

Note 5 topic: writing-quotations

ἵνα ἡ Γραφὴ πληρωθῇ

in_order_that the Scripture /may_be/_fulfilled

Here Jesus uses that the scripture might be fulfilled to introduce a quotation from an Old Testament book (Psalm 41:9). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase that indicates that Jesus is quoting from an important text. Alternate translation: “so that what is written in the Psalms might be fulfilled”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

ὁ τρώγων μετ’ ἐμοῦ τὸν ἄρτον, ἐπῆρεν ἐπ’ ἐμὲ τὴν πτέρναν αὐτοῦ

the_‹one› eating with me the bread lifted_up against me the heel ˱of˲_him

This sentence is a quotation from Psalm 41:9. 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 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὁ τρώγων μετ’ ἐμοῦ τὸν ἄρτον, ἐπῆρεν ἐπ’ ἐμὲ τὴν πτέρναν αὐτοῦ

the_‹one› eating with me the bread lifted_up against me the heel ˱of˲_him

The phrase, The one eating bread with me, here is an idiom that refers to someone who acts like a friend would act. If your readers would not understand this, you could use an equivalent idiom or use plain language. Alternate translation: “The one who has acted like he is my friend”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐπῆρεν ἐπ’ ἐμὲ τὴν πτέρναν αὐτοῦ

lifted_up against me the heel ˱of˲_him

Here, lifted up his heel is an idiom that refers to someone who has become an enemy. If your readers would not understand this, you could use an equivalent idiom or use plain language. Alternate translation: “has turned against me” or “has become my enemy”