OET interlinear MARK 11:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

προάγοντες

going_before

In a context such as this, your language might say “coming” instead of going. Alternate translation: “coming before”

Note 2 topic: translate-transliterate

ὡσαννά

Hosanna

The word Hosanna is a Hebrew word. Mark has spelled it out using Greek letters so his readers would know how it sounded. Hosanna had an original meaning of “save now,” but by the time of this event it had become a way of praising God. In your translation you can spell Hosanna the way it sounds in your language, or you could translate it according to how the word was used. In this context, the people could be praising: (1) God. Alternate translation: “Glory to God” or “May God be honored” (2) Jesus. Alternate translation: “Glory to this man” or “May this man be honored”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου!

/having_been/_blessed_‹is› the_‹one› coming in name ˱of˲_/the/_Lord

Here the crowds are quoting from Psalm 118:26. Since they do not introduce the words as a quotation from an important text, you also should not introduce them as anything more than what the crowds said. However, if it would be helpful for your readers, you could include this information in a footnote.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου

/having_been/_blessed_‹is› the_‹one› coming in name ˱of˲_/the/_Lord

The phrase Blessed is the one could be: (1) a request for God to bless Jesus. Alternate translation: “Let the one coming in the name of the Lord be blessed” (2) stating that God had already blessed Jesus. Alternate translation: “The one coming in the name of the Lord is blessed”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

εὐλογημένος

/having_been/_blessed_‹is›

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 action, it is clear from the context that it is God. Alternate translation: “Let God bless”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου

in name ˱of˲_/the/_Lord

Here, the word name refers primarily to the person who has that name, and it focuses especially on that person’s authority. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “by the authority of the Lord”