OET interlinear MARK 4:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὅτε ἐγένετο κατὰ μόνας

when ˱he˲_became ¬down/against/according_to alone

The phrase he was alone does not mean that there was no one at all with Jesus. Rather, it means that the crowds were gone, and Jesus was only with the 12 disciples and some of his other close followers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “when the crowds left” or “when the crowds were gone”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

οἱ περὶ αὐτὸν

they about him

Here, the phrase the ones around him refers to disciples who were near Jesus at the time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the disciples who were near him”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τοῖς δώδεκα

the twelve

See how you translated the phrase the Twelve in 3:16. Alternate translation: “the 12 apostles” or “the 12 men whom Jesus had chosen to be apostles”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

ἠρώτων αὐτὸν & τὰς παραβολάς

/were/_asking him & the parables

It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: “were asking him, ‘Please tell us about the parables’”