OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 12:40

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

τετύφλωκεν αὐτῶν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς καὶ ἐπώρωσεν αὐτῶν τὴν καρδίαν, ἵνα μὴ ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς καὶ νοήσωσιν τῇ καρδίᾳ, καὶ στραφῶσιν καὶ ἰάσομαι αὐτούς

˱he˲_/has/_blinded ˱of˲_them the eyes and (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τετύφλωκεν αὐτῶν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς καὶ ἐπήρωσεν αὐτῶν τὴν καρδίαν ἵνα μὴ ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς καὶ νοήσωσιν τῇ καρδίᾳ καὶ στραφῶσιν καὶ ἰάσομαι αὐτούς)

This verse is a quotation from Isaiah 6:10. It is a prophecy that God told Isaiah to speak against the Jewish people because they kept rejecting God. It may be helpful to your readers to indicate this by setting off all of this material with quotation marks or with whatever other punctuation or convention your language uses to indicate a quotation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τετύφλωκεν αὐτῶν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς

˱he˲_/has/_blinded ˱of˲_them the eyes

Here John quotes Isaiah using blinded their eyes to refer to causing people to not be able to understanding what they see. Although the Jews saw Jesus’ many miracles, most of them did not understand that those miracles proved that Jesus was sent by God. If this use of blinded and eyes would confuse your readers, you could state the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: [He has caused them to not be able to understand] or [He has made them like those who are blind]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐπώρωσεν αὐτῶν τὴν καρδίαν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τετύφλωκεν αὐτῶν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς καὶ ἐπήρωσεν αὐτῶν τὴν καρδίαν ἵνα μὴ ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς καὶ νοήσωσιν τῇ καρδίᾳ καὶ στραφῶσιν καὶ ἰάσομαι αὐτούς)

John quotes Isaiah using the phrase hardened their heart to refer to causing the Jewish people to become stubborn. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [he has made them stubborn]

Note 4 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

αὐτῶν τὴν καρδίαν & τῇ καρδίᾳ

˱of˲_them ˱of˲_them the heart & ˱with˲_their heart

Both occurrences of the singular noun heart in this verse refer to all of the hearts of the people as a group. If your language does not use singular nouns in that way, you can use a different expression. Alternate translation: [their hearts … with their hearts]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μὴ ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς

not ˱they˲_/may/_see ˱with˲_their eyes

John quotes Isaiah using the phrase see with their eyes here to refer to people understanding something that they see. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [they might not see and perceive]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

νοήσωσιν τῇ καρδίᾳ

˱they˲_/may/_understand ˱with˲_their heart

John quotes Isaiah using the phrase understand with their heart to refer to the Jewish people truly understanding something. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [might fully understand] or [might understand deep within themselves]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

καὶ στραφῶσιν

and and and ˱they˲_/may_be/_turned

John quotes Isaiah using turn to mean “repent,” which means to stop sinning and start obeying the Lord. If this might confuse your readers, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and they would repent] or [and they would stop sinning and obey God]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

καὶ ἰάσομαι αὐτούς

and and and and ˱I˲_/will_be/_healing them

John quotes Isaiah using heal to refer to forgiving people of their sins. It does not refer to physical healing. If this might confuse your readers, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and I would forgive them]