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OET (OET-LV) For/Because he_will_be great before the master, and by_no_means he_may_ not _drink wine and liquor, and he_will_be_being_filled of_the_ holy _spirit still from the_womb of_the_mother of_him.
OET (OET-RV) He’ll be considered special in God’s eyes, but he won’t be allowed to drink wine or spirits. Even while he’s still in his mother’s womb, he’ll be filled with God’s spirit.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
ἔσται γὰρ μέγας
˱he˲_will_be for great
The word For introduces the reason why people will rejoice at John's birth. Alternate translation: “This will be because they will be able to tell that he is going to be a great man”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ἔσται γὰρ μέγας ἐνώπιον τοῦ Κυρίου
˱he˲_will_be for great before the Lord
The expression before the Lord means “in front of the Lord,” that is, “where the Lord can see him.” Sight, in turn, represents attention and judgment. Alternate translation: “God will consider him to be very important”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives
οὐ μὴ πίῃ
by_no_means not ˱he˲_/may/_drink
The phrase must never translates two negative words in Greek. The angel uses them together to emphasize how important it is that the child not drink wine or strong drink. If your language can use two negatives together for emphasis without them cancelling each other to create a positive meaning, it would be appropriate to use that construction here.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
Πνεύματος Ἁγίου πλησθήσεται
˱of˲_/the/_Spirit Holy ˱he˲_/will_be_being/_filled
If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form. Alternate translation: “the Holy Spirit will fill him”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
Πνεύματος Ἁγίου πλησθήσεται
˱of˲_/the/_Spirit Holy ˱he˲_/will_be_being/_filled
The angel speaks as if John would be a container that the Holy Spirit would fill. He means that the Holy Spirit will empower and influence John. Be sure that in your translation, this does not sound similar to what an evil spirit might do to in taking control of a person. Alternate translation: “the Holy Spirit will empower him”
ἔτι ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτοῦ
still from /the/_womb ˱of˲_/the/_mother ˱of˲_him
Alternate translation: “while he is still in his mother’s womb”
1:15 He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks: In the Old Testament, abstaining from alcohol was part of the Nazirite vow of special dedication to God (see Num 6:1-21). This vow was usually temporary (see Acts 18:18; 21:23, 26); for some individuals such as Samson (Judg 13:4-7), Samuel (cp. 1 Sam 1:11), and John the Baptist, it was a lifelong commitment.
• filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth: See Luke 1:41, 44.
OET (OET-LV) For/Because he_will_be great before the master, and by_no_means he_may_ not _drink wine and liquor, and he_will_be_being_filled of_the_ holy _spirit still from the_womb of_the_mother of_him.
OET (OET-RV) He’ll be considered special in God’s eyes, but he won’t be allowed to drink wine or spirits. Even while he’s still in his mother’s womb, he’ll be filled with God’s spirit.
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.