OET interlinear MARK 15:36

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

σπόγγον

/a/_sponge

A sponge is a soft, porous object that can soak up and hold liquid, which comes out of it when the sponge is squeezed. If your readers would not be familiar with this object, you could use the name of something your readers would use for soaking up liquid, or you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: “something used to soak up liquid”

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

ὄξους

˱with˲_wine_vinegar

Here, vinegar refers to the inexpensive and sour wine that common people in Jesus’ culture would usually drink. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of beverage, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “with cheap wine” or “with an inexpensive alcoholic beverage”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

περιθεὶς καλάμῳ, ἐπότιζεν αὐτόν

/having/_put_around ˱around˲_/a/_reed /was/_giving_to_drink him

The person put the sponge on a reed, or long stick, so that he could hold the sponge up to Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “having put it around a reed, used the reed to lift the sponge up to Jesus to give it to him to drink”

Note 4 topic: writing-quotations

λέγων

saying

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

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἄφετε

leave_‹it›

Here, the clause Leave him means that no one should do anything more to or for Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “Wait” or “Stay away from him”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

ἄφετε

leave_‹it›

Because this person is speaking to the other people there, the command Leave him is plural.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἔρχεται

/is/_coming

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

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καθελεῖν αὐτόν

/to/_take_down him

Here the man implies that Elijah might take him down from the cross. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “to take him down from the cross”