OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 4:35

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐχ ὑμεῖς λέγετε, ὅτι ἔτι τετράμηνός ἐστιν καὶ ὁ θερισμὸς ἔρχεται?

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐχ ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι Ἔτι τετράμηνος ἐστίν καί ὁ θερισμός ἔρχεται Ἰδού λέγω ὑμῖν ἐπάρατε τούς ὀφθαλμούς ὑμῶν καί θεάσασθε τάς χώρας ὅτι λευκαί εἰσίν πρός θερισμόν ἤδη)

Jesus is using the question form for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [You surely say, ‘There are still four months, and the harvest comes’!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἰδοὺ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐχ ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι Ἔτι τετράμηνος ἐστίν καί ὁ θερισμός ἔρχεται Ἰδού λέγω ὑμῖν ἐπάρατε τούς ὀφθαλμούς ὑμῶν καί θεάσασθε τάς χώρας ὅτι λευκαί εἰσίν πρός θερισμόν ἤδη)

Jesus using the term Behold to call the disciples’ attention to what he is about to say. Your language may have a similar expression that you can use here.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐπάρατε τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ὑμῶν

lift_up (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐχ ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι Ἔτι τετράμηνος ἐστίν καί ὁ θερισμός ἔρχεται Ἰδού λέγω ὑμῖν ἐπάρατε τούς ὀφθαλμούς ὑμῶν καί θεάσασθε τάς χώρας ὅτι λευκαί εἰσίν πρός θερισμόν ἤδη)

This phrase, lift up your eyes, is a common idiom in the Bible that is used to describe the act of looking at something or direct one’s own attention toward something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent idiom or use plain language. Alternate translation: [look]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

θεάσασθε τὰς χώρας

see (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐχ ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι Ἔτι τετράμηνος ἐστίν καί ὁ θερισμός ἔρχεται Ἰδού λέγω ὑμῖν ἐπάρατε τούς ὀφθαλμούς ὑμῶν καί θεάσασθε τάς χώρας ὅτι λευκαί εἰσίν πρός θερισμόν ἤδη)

Jesus uses the word fields to refer to people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning with a simile or plainly. Alternate translation: [see these people who are like fields] or [see these people]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

λευκαί εἰσιν πρὸς θερισμόν ἤδη

white (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐχ ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι Ἔτι τετράμηνος ἐστίν καί ὁ θερισμός ἔρχεται Ἰδού λέγω ὑμῖν ἐπάρατε τούς ὀφθαλμούς ὑμῶν καί θεάσασθε τάς χώρας ὅτι λευκαί εἰσίν πρός θερισμόν ἤδη)

Jesus uses the phrase white for harvest to say that people are ready to receive the message of Jesus, like fields that are ready to be harvested. If it would be helpful in your language, you could convey the meaning with a simile or do it plainly. Alternate translation: [they are like a field that is ready to be harvested] or [they are already ready to believe my message]