OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 20:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

θεωρεῖ

/is/_observing

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 / explicit

δύο ἀγγέλους ἐν λευκοῖς

two angels in white

Here, white refers to the color of the clothing that the angels were wearing. If this would confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “two angels in white clothing”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἕνα πρὸς τῇ κεφαλῇ, καὶ ἕνα πρὸς τοῖς ποσίν, ὅπου ἔκειτο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ

one at the head and one at the feet where /was/_lying the body ¬the ˱of˲_Jesus

Here, at the head and at the feet refer to the locations in the tomb where Jesus’ head and feet used to be. If this might confuse your readers, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “one at the place of his head and one at the place of his feet where the body of Jesus had been”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἔκειτο

/was/_lying

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: “someone had laid”