OET interlinear HEB 2:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

λέγων

saying

Here the author quotes from the Old Testament. He does not introduce it as a quotation but instead as words that Jesus the Son has spoken to God about his brothers. However, the audience would have understood that this was a quotation from the Old Testament, here from Psalm 22:22. Since the author introduces this quotation as words that the Son has spoken to God, you should introduce the quotation as words that someone has said. If your readers would not know that the quotation is from the Old Testament, you could include a footnote or use some other form to identify the quotation. Alternate translation: “as you can see when he says,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

ἀπαγγελῶ τὸ ὄνομά σου τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς μου; ἐν μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας ὑμνήσω σε

˱I˲_/will_be/_reporting the name ˱of˲_you ˱to˲_the brothers ˱of˲_me in /the/_midst ˱of˲_/the/_assembly ˱I˲_/will_be/_singing_hymns ˱to˲_you

Here, the quotation includes two statements that mean almost the same thing. This was considered good poetry in the author’s culture. If this would not be good poetry in your culture, and if the repetition would be confusing, you could combine the two statements. The author of Hebrews particularly focuses on the word brothers, so be sure to include that term in your translation. Alternate translation: “I will sing praise to you in the midst of my brothers”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

σου & σε

˱of˲_you & ˱to˲_you

Since the author of the quotation is speaking to God, here you is singular.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸ ὄνομά σου

the name ˱of˲_you

Here, the word name refers to what the person who has that name is like. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea by referring to what a person is like. Alternate translation: “who you are”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς μου

˱to˲_the brothers ˱of˲_me

Although the word brothers is masculine, the author of the quotation is using it to refer to all those who worship God, both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word that applies to both men and women or you could refer to both genders. Alternate translation: “to my brothers and sisters”

Note 6 topic: translate-kinship

τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς μου

˱to˲_the brothers ˱of˲_me

Just as in 2:11, the author refers to believers as brothers of Jesus, which identifies believers as part of God’s family. This is an important idea in Hebrews, so preserve the language of kinship if possible. See how you translated brothers in 2:11. Alternate translation: “to the people who are like my brothers”