OET interlinear MARK 14:68

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ & ἠρνήσατο

he & disowned_‹it›

Here Mark implies that Peter denied that he was with Jesus as his disciple. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “he denied that he was with Jesus”

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

λέγων

saying

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: “and he declared”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

οὔτε οἶδα, οὔτε ἐπίσταμαι σὺ τί λέγεις

neither ˱I˲_/have/_known nor ˱I˲_/am/_understanding you what /are/_saying

Here Peter means that servant girl’s words do not apply to him. He does not mean that he was unable to know or understand what the servant girl said. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “You are saying things that I neither know nor understand anything about” or “I have nothing to do with what you are talking about!”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

οὔτε οἶδα, οὔτε ἐπίσταμαι σὺ τί λέγεις

neither ˱I˲_/have/_known nor ˱I˲_/am/_understanding you what /are/_saying

The phrase Neither have I known and the phrase nor do I understand mean basically the same thing. Peter is using the repetition for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “I surely do not know what you are saying” or “I have no idea what you are talking about”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

σὺ

you

Because Peter is speaking to the servant girl, the word you is singular.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἐξῆλθεν

˱he˲_came_out

In a context such as this, your language might say “came” instead of went. Alternate translation: “he came out”

Note 7 topic: translate-unknown

τὸ προαύλιον

the forecourt

A forecourt is an open area that leads into another open area (the “court”), which is more closely connected to the house. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of open area, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “the outer court” or “the open area further away from the house”

Note 8 topic: translate-textvariants

τὸ προαύλιον

the forecourt

Many ancient manuscripts do not include any more words in this verse after the phrase the forecourt. The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts include the words “and a rooster crowed” after the forecourt. 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.