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OET (OET-LV) Therefore they_said to one_another:
We_may_ not _tear it, but we_may_choose_by_lot for it, whose it_will_be, in_order_that the scripture may_be_fulfilled which saying:
They_divided the clothes of_me to_themselves, and they_threw a_lot for the clothing of_me.
The therefore on_one_hand soldiers did these things.
OET (OET-RV) So they said to each other, “Rather than tearing this, let’s throw a dice to see who will get it.” (This fulfilled what was written in the scriptures[ref] that said: they divided my garments among themselves and threw a dice for my clothes.) So they went ahead and did that.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
λάχωμεν περὶ αὐτοῦ, τίνος ἔσται
˱we˲_/may/_choose_by_lot for it whose ˱it˲_will_be
The soldiers are leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. The soldiers will cast lots and the winner will receive the shirt. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: “we should cast lots for it in order to decide whose it will be” or “we should cast lots for it and the winner will get to keep it”
Note 2 topic: translate-unknown
λάχωμεν περὶ αὐτοῦ & ἔβαλον κλῆρον
˱we˲_/may/_choose_by_lot for it & ˱they˲_cast /a/_lot
The term lots refers to objects with different markings on various sides that were used to decide randomly among several possibilities. They were tossed onto the ground to see which marked side would come up on top. If your readers would not be familiar with lots, you could use a general expression for gambling. Alternate translation: “we should gamble for it … gambled”
Note 3 topic: writing-quotations
ἵνα ἡ Γραφὴ πληρωθῇ ἡ λέγουσα
in_order_that the Scripture /may_be/_fulfilled ¬which saying
Here John uses that the scripture would be fulfilled to introduce a quotation from an Old Testament book (Psalm 22:18). 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: “This happened so that what is written in the Psalms might be fulfilled”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ἵνα ἡ Γραφὴ πληρωθῇ ἡ λέγουσα
in_order_that the Scripture /may_be/_fulfilled ¬which saying
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “This fulfilled the scripture that said”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks
διεμερίσαντο τὰ ἱμάτιά μου ἑαυτοῖς, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἱματισμόν μου ἔβαλον κλῆρον
˱they˲_divided the clothes ˱of˲_me ˱to˲_themselves and for the clothing ˱of˲_me ˱they˲_cast /a/_lot
In these phrases, John quotes Psalm 22:19. 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.
19:23-24 As was their common practice, the Roman soldiers divided his clothes. The soldiers gambled for his valuable robe, which was seamless, rather than dividing it up.
OET (OET-LV) Therefore they_said to one_another:
We_may_ not _tear it, but we_may_choose_by_lot for it, whose it_will_be, in_order_that the scripture may_be_fulfilled which saying:
They_divided the clothes of_me to_themselves, and they_threw a_lot for the clothing of_me.
The therefore on_one_hand soldiers did these things.
OET (OET-RV) So they said to each other, “Rather than tearing this, let’s throw a dice to see who will get it.” (This fulfilled what was written in the scriptures[ref] that said: they divided my garments among themselves and threw a dice for my clothes.) So they went ahead and did that.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and English gloss (7th line) are all thanks to the SR-GNT.