uW Translation Notes:

Connecting Statement:

Connecting Statement:

The part of the story from the previous chapter continues. Jesus had been speaking to his disciples, but now he begins to pray to God.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν

these_‹things› spoke

Here, these things refers to everything that Jesus told his disciples in chapters 13–16. If this use of these things might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “described what would happen to him and his disciples”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐπάρας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ

/having/_lifted_up the eyes ˱of˲_him

See how you translated this idiom in 6:5.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν

to the sky

Here, heaven refers to the sky. The Jews believed that heaven, the place where God dwells, was located above the sky. If this use of heaven might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “beyond the sky toward God in heaven”

Note 4 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

Πάτερ & Υἱὸς

Father & Son

Father and Son are important titles that describe the relationship between God and Jesus.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐλήλυθεν ἡ ὥρα

/has/_come the hour

Here, Jesus uses hour to refer to the time when Jesus would suffer and die. If this would confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the time for me to suffer and die has come”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

δόξασόν

glorify

Glorify here is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. Use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: “Please glorify”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

σου τὸν Υἱόν & ὁ Υἱὸς

˱of˲_you the Son & the Son

Jesus is referring to 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.