OET interlinear MAT 27:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

τότε

then

Here, the word Then indicates that Matthew has stopped telling the story of Jesus’ trial so he can tell the story of what happened to Judas. If your language has a way of showing that a new story is starting, you could use that form here. Alternate translation: “Around that time,” or “While those things were happening,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

κατεκρίθη

˱he˲_/was/_condemned

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 did the action, it is clear from the context that it was the Jewish council. Alternate translation: “the Jewish council condemned him”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὰ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσιν καὶ πρεσβυτέροις

the thirty silver_coins ˱to˲_the chief_priests and elders

This phrase refers to the money that the chief priests had given Judas to hand Jesus over, as mentioned in 26:15. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “to the chief priests and elders the 30 pieces of silver that they had given him to hand Jesus over”

Note 4 topic: translate-bmoney

τὰ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια

the thirty silver_coins

Each of these pieces of silver was a coin equivalent to about four days’ wages. See how you expressed the idea in 26:15. Alternate translation: “30 coins made out of silver” or “the money worth about four months’ wages”