OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 12:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

ἀποκρίνεται αὐτοῖς λέγων

˓is˒_answering ˱to˲_them saying

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [answered them by saying]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐλήλυθεν ἡ ὥρα

˓has˒_come (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Ἰησοῦς ἀποκρίνεται αὐτοῖς λέγων ἐλήλυθεν Ἡ ὥρα ἵνα δοξασθῇ ὁ Υἱός τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου)

See the discussion of this in the introduction to Chapter 4 and see how you translated this phrase in 4:21.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἵνα δοξασθῇ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου

in_order_that ˓may_be˒_glorified the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Ἰησοῦς ἀποκρίνεται αὐτοῖς λέγων ἐλήλυθεν Ἡ ὥρα ἵνα δοξασθῇ ὁ Υἱός τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου)

Jesus refers to his upcoming death, resurrection, and return to heaven as the time when he would be glorified. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [so that the Son of Man might be glorified through his death, resurrection, and ascension]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου

¬the the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Ἰησοῦς ἀποκρίνεται αὐτοῖς λέγων ἐλήλυθεν Ἡ ὥρα ἵνα δοξασθῇ ὁ Υἱός τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου)

Jesus is speaking of himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person, as in the UST.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου

¬the the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Ἰησοῦς ἀποκρίνεται αὐτοῖς λέγων ἐλήλυθεν Ἡ ὥρα ἵνα δοξασθῇ ὁ Υἱός τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου)

See how you translated the Son of Man in 1:51.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἵνα δοξασθῇ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου

in_order_that ˓may_be˒_glorified the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Ἰησοῦς ἀποκρίνεται αὐτοῖς λέγων ἐλήλυθεν Ἡ ὥρα ἵνα δοξασθῇ ὁ Υἱός τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου)

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you must state who will do the action, Jesus implies that God will do it. Alternate translation: [so that God might glorify the Son of Man]