OET interlinear MAT 13:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

παρέθηκεν αὐτοῖς

˱he˲_set_before ˱to˲_them

Here Matthew speaks as if the parable were an object that Jesus could set before the people. He means that Jesus told them another parable. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “He spoke to them” or “He narrated to them”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτοῖς

˱to˲_them

The pronoun them refers to the people who were standing by the side of the sea of Galilee (see 13:2). If this is not clear for your readers, you could refer to those people more directly. Alternate translation: “the people standing on the shore” or “those people”

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

λέγων

saying

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: “and he said”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

ὡμοιώθη ἡ Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν, ἀνθρώπῳ

/was/_likened the Kingdom ˱of˲_the Heavens ˱to˲_/a/_man

To teach the people in the crowd, Jesus offers a story or illustration. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “Listen to this story: the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὡμοιώθη ἡ Βασιλεία τῶν Οὐρανῶν

/was/_likened the Kingdom ˱of˲_the Heavens

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the comparing, it is clear from the context that it is Jesus himself. Alternate translation: “I compare the kingdom of the heavens to” or “The kingdom of the heavens is comparable to”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀνθρώπῳ & αὐτοῦ

˱to˲_/a/_man & ˱of˲_him

Here Jesus is telling a story about a specific man. It is not important for the story whether the person is a man or a woman. If you have a form that refers to any person without identifying a gender, you could use it here. Otherwise, you could identify the person as a man, as the UST does.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καλὸν σπέρμα

good seed

Here, the phrase good seed refers to seed that sprouts into plants that produce helpful crops. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “seed that sprouts into productive plants”

Note 8 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

σπέρμα

seed

Here, the word seed is singular in form, but it refers to many seeds as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this plainly. Alternate translation: “seeds”