OET interlinear MARK 14:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

σοι & σὺ

˱to˲_you & you

Because Jesus is speaking to Peter, the word you is singular throughout this verse.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

σήμερον, ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ

today ˱on˲_this ¬the ˱on˲_night

Here, the word today refers to a period of 24 hours. In Jesus’ culture, people usually considered sunset to be the start of the next day. So, Jesus is indicating that Peter will deny him that night, before the sun rises. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different phrase that refers to this period of time. Alternate translation: “during this very night,” or “before the sun rises again,”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι

/the/_rooster /to/_crow

A rooster is a large bird, a male chicken, which often calls out with a loud sound around the time the sun comes up. If your readers would not be familiar with this bird, you could use the name of a bird in your area that calls out or sings just before dawn, or you could use a general expression. See how you translated this word in 13:35. Alternate translation: “a bird sings”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τρίς με ἀπαρνήσῃ

thrice me /will_be/_renouncing

Here Jesus implies that Peter will deny that he knows Jesus and is his disciple. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “you will deny three times that you know me” or “you will deny three times that you are my disciple”