OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 18:37

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

σὺ λέγεις ὅτι βασιλεύς εἰμι

you /are/_saying that /a/_king am

Here Jesus is probably answering Pilate’s question in the affirmative. However, since he doesn’t clearly say, ‘Yes, I am a king,’ you do not need to explain the meaning further here.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

ἐγὼ εἰς τοῦτο γεγέννημαι, καὶ εἰς τοῦτο ἐλήλυθα εἰς τὸν κόσμον

I for this ˱I˲_/have_been/_born and for this ˱I˲_/have/_come into the world

These two phrases mean the same thing. The repetition is used to emphasize that Jesus came to the earth to tell people the truth about God. If stating the same thing twice might be confusing for your readers, you can combine the phrases into one. Alternate translation: [For this reason I came here]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸν κόσμον

the world

Here, world refers to the universe that God created. It does not refer only to the people in the world or only to the earth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [the universe]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῇ ἀληθείᾳ

˱to˲_the truth

Here, truth refers to what Jesus reveals about God, which would include his plan for forgiving sinful people through Jesus’ death on the cross. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of truth, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [to the true things about God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὁ ὢν ἐκ τῆς ἀληθείας

¬the ¬The ¬which being of the truth

This phrase is an idiom that refers to someone who believes the truth about God. If your readers would not understand this, you could use an equivalent idiom or use plain language. Alternate translation: [Everyone who believes the truth]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀκούει

/is/_hearing

Here, hears means to listen to something with the intent to heed it and respond appropriately. See how you translated this word in 8:43. Alternate translation: [heeds]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

μου τῆς φωνῆς

˱of˲_me ˱of˲_the voice

Jesus uses voice to refer to what Jesus says. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to the things I say] or [to me]