OET interlinear MARK 9:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς

˱he˲_/was/_saying ˱to˲_them

Here, the pronoun he refers to Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state who he refers to in your translation. Alternate translation: “Jesus was saying to them”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

ὑμῖν

˱to˲_you_all

Because Jesus is speaking to everyone who was there, the word you here is plural.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

οἵτινες οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου

who by_no_means not /may/_taste ˱of˲_death

The phrase taste death is an idiom which means “to experience death.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning using plain language. Alternate translation: “who will certainly not experience death”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

οἵτινες οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου

who by_no_means not /may/_taste ˱of˲_death

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of death, you can express the idea behind the abstract noun death by using the verb form. Alternate translation: “who will certainly not die”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐ μὴ

by_no_means not

The words translated certainly not are two negative words. In this construction, the second negative does not cancel the first to create a positive meaning. Instead, it gives greater emphasis to the negative. If your language can use two negatives that do not cancel one another to create a positive meaning, you could use a double negative here. If your language does not use two negatives in that way, you could translate with one strong negative, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: “by no means”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐληλυθυῖαν

the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God /having/_come

Here Jesus speaks as if the kingdom of God were a person who could come. He means that God will establish or begin his kingdom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the kingdom of God having been inaugurated” or “the kingdom of God having begun”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν δυνάμει

with power

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of power, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “in a powerful way”