OET interlinear LUKE 10:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἰδοὺ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού νομικός τὶς ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτόν λέγων Διδάσκαλε τί ποιήσας ζωήν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω)

Luke uses the term behold to calls the reader’s attention to what he is about to say. Your language may have a similar expression that you can use here.

Note 2 topic: writing-participants

νομικός τις

˓a˒_lawyer (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού νομικός τὶς ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτόν λέγων Διδάσκαλε τί ποιήσας ζωήν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω)

Luke uses this phrase to introduce a new character into the story. If your language has its own way of doing that, you could use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: [there was a lawyer who]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

νομικός τις

˓a˒_lawyer (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού νομικός τὶς ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτόν λέγων Διδάσκαλε τί ποιήσας ζωήν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω)

See how you translated lawyer in [7:30](../07/30.md). Alternate translation: [a certain expert in the Jewish law]

Note 4 topic: translate-symaction

ἀνέστη

stood_up

By standing up, this lawyer was indicating that he had a question to ask Jesus. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain that this was the reason for his action. Alternate translation: [stood up to show that he wanted to ask a question]

ἐκπειράζων αὐτὸν

testing (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού νομικός τὶς ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτόν λέγων Διδάσκαλε τί ποιήσας ζωήν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω)

Alternate translation: [seeing how well he would answer]

Διδάσκαλε

Teacher

Teacher was a respectful title. You can translate it with an equivalent term that your language and culture would use.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τί ποιήσας, ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω?

what ˓having˒_done (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού νομικός τὶς ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτόν λέγων Διδάσκαλε τί ποιήσας ζωήν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω)

The lawyer is using the term inherit in a figurative sense to mean “come to possess” or “have.” Alternate translation: [what must I do in order to have everlasting life]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / verbs

τί ποιήσας, ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω?

what ˓having˒_done (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού νομικός τὶς ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτόν λέγων Διδάσκαλε τί ποιήσας ζωήν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω)

This lawyer may be asking about a single deed that would be worthy of eternal life, because he uses a verb form that does not indicate continuing action. Alternate translation: [What one thing do I need to do so that God will give me eternal life?]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τί ποιήσας, ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω

what ˓having˒_done (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού νομικός τὶς ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων αὐτόν λέγων Διδάσκαλε τί ποιήσας ζωήν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω)

The lawyer means implicitly that he would inherit or “come to possess” this everlasting life from God. Alternate translation: [what must I do so that God will give me everlasting life]