OET interlinear MARK 5:37

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions

οὐκ ἀφῆκεν οὐδένα μετ’ αὐτοῦ συνακολουθῆσαι, εἰ μὴ τὸν Πέτρον, καὶ Ἰάκωβον, καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰακώβου

not ˱he˲_allowed no_one with him /to/_accompany except ¬not/lest ¬the Peter and Jacobus and John the brother ˱of˲_Jacobus

If, in your language, it would appear that Mark was making a statement here and then contradicting it, you could reword this to avoid using an exception clause. Alternate translation: “he allowed only Peter and James and John the brother of James to accompany him”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

αὐτοῦ

him

Here Mark implies that Jairus, the synagogue ruler, went with Jesus as well. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “him and the synagogue ruler” or “him and Jairus”

Note 3 topic: translate-kinship

τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰακώβου

¬the the brother ˱of˲_Jacobus

Mark never says whether James or John was older, but he mentions James first, which could imply that he was the older brother. If you have to use a form that refers to an older or younger brother, you could state that John was younger. See how you expressed the idea in 1:19. Alternate translation: “the younger brother of James”