OET interlinear MARK 11:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ὑπάγετε

/be/_going

In a context such as this, your language might say “Come” instead of Go. Alternate translation: “Come”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τὴν κώμην τὴν κατέναντι ὑμῶν

the village ¬which in_front_of you_all

Here, a village that is opposite someone means that it is directly in front of them. Jesus could be referring to Bethany, Bethphage, or some other village. However, it is most likely that he is referring to the village of Bethphage. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the village directly in front of you” or “the village of Bethphage, which is before you”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / youdual

ὑμῶν & εὑρήσετε

you_all & ˱you_all˲_/will_be/_finding

Since the word you applies to the two disciples in both of these instances, it would be dual, if your language uses that form. Otherwise, it would be plural.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

πῶλον δεδεμένον

/a/_colt /having_been/_bound

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, you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: “a colt that a person has tied up”

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

πῶλον

/a/_colt

A colt is a young donkey that is no longer a baby but is not yet full grown. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of animal, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “a donkey that is not yet fully grown” or “a young riding animal”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

δεδεμένον

/having_been/_bound

Here Jesus implies that someone has used a rope or tether to secure the donkey so that it cannot wander away. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “secured with a tether”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων

no_one ˱of˲_/the/_people

Although the term men is masculine, Mark is using the word here in a generic sense, that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “no human” or “no one person”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

οὔπω ἐκάθισεν

not_yet sat_down

Jesus is using the term sat to refer to riding on an animal by association with the way people sit on an animal they are riding. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “has yet mounted” or “has yet used as a mount”