OET interlinear MARK 4:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

καὶ

and

Here, the word and introduces what happens to these people in contrast with how they at first received the good news. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast. Alternate translation: “but”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὐκ ἔχουσιν ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, ἀλλὰ πρόσκαιροί εἰσιν

not ˱they˲_/are/_having root in themselves but temporary are

Here Jesus speaks about these people as if they were the plants in the parable that had no root and were only temporary since they withered when the sun rose. Since this figure of speech connects to the parable that Jesus told, if possible you should preserve it or express the ideas in simile form. Alternate translation: “they are like plants with no roots that do not live for long”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

οὐκ & ῥίζαν

not & root

Here, just as in 4:6, Jesus says no root as a generalization for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: “almost no root” or “very small roots”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

γενομένης θλίψεως ἢ διωγμοῦ

/having/_become tribulation or persecution

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of tribulation and persecution, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “when they are afflicted or persecuted”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸν λόγον

the word

Just as in 4:14, Jesus is using the term word to mean the gospel, which people preach using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the gospel”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

σκανδαλίζονται

˱they˲_/are_being/_stumbled

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. Alternate translation: “they stumble”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

σκανδαλίζονται

˱they˲_/are_being/_stumbled

Here, Jesus speaks of ceasing to believe the gospel as if it were stumbling. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the stop believing” or “they cease to trust the good news”