OET interlinear MAT 8:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

δὲ

and

Here, the word Now introduces the next major event in the story. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: “Sometime later,”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential

ἰδὼν

/having/_seen

Here, the phrase having seen could introduce: (1) what happened before Jesus commanded his disciples. Alternate translation: “after he saw” (2) the reason for which Jesus commanded his disciples. Alternate translation: “because he saw”

Note 3 topic: translate-textvariants

ὄχλον

crowd

Many ancient manuscripts read a crowd. The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “large crowds.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

ἐκέλευσεν ἀπελθεῖν εἰς τὸ πέραν

˱he˲_commanded_‹them› /to/_go_away to the_‹side› across

It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: “commanded, ‘Let us depart to the other side’”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐκέλευσεν ἀπελθεῖν

˱he˲_commanded_‹them› /to/_go_away

Here Matthew implies that Jesus commanded the disciples to depart with him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “commanded his disciples to depart with him”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἰς τὸ πέραν

to the_‹side› across

Here Jesus implies that he wants the disciples to depart with him to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “to the other side of the lake” or “to the opposite side of the Sea of Galilee”