OET interlinear MARK 9:39

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

μὴ κωλύετε αὐτόν; οὐδεὶς γάρ ἐστιν ὃς ποιήσει δύναμιν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου, καὶ δυνήσεται ταχὺ κακολογῆσαί με

not /be/_forbidding him no_one for is who /will_be/_doing /a/_miracle in the name ˱of˲_me also /will_be/_able quickly /to/_speak_evil_of me

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses, since the second clause gives the reason for the result that the first clause describes. Alternate translation: “There is no one who will do a mighty work in my name and will be able soon afterwards to speak evil about me, so do not prevent him”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

μὴ κωλύετε αὐτόν

not /be/_forbidding him

If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative particle not and the negative verb prevent. Alternate translation: “Allow him to continue”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

μὴ κωλύετε

not /be/_forbidding

Because Jesus is speaking to his disciples, the command Do not prevent is plural.

Note 4 topic: translate-tense

ποιήσει & δυνήσεται

/will_be/_doing & /will_be/_able

Here Jesus uses the future tense to describe something that is generally true. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use whatever form is natural for stating a general truth. Alternate translation: “does … is able”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου

in the name ˱of˲_me

See how you translated name in 9:38. Alternate translation: “on my behalf” or “as my representative” or “by my authority”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

κακολογῆσαί

/to/_speak_evil_of

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of evil, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “to say evil things about”