OET interlinear LUKE 11:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

εἰ δὲ καὶ ὁ Σατανᾶς ἐφ’ ἑαυτὸν διεμερίσθη, πῶς σταθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ?

if and also ¬the Satan against himself /was/_divided how /will_be_being/_stood the kingdom ˱of˲_him

Jesus is using the question form as a teaching tool. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate his words as a statement. Alternate translation: “But if Satan is divided against himself, then his kingdom cannot last.”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-condition-contrary

εἰ δὲ καὶ ὁ Σατανᾶς ἐφ’ ἑαυτὸν διεμερίσθη, πῶς σταθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ?

if and also ¬the Satan against himself /was/_divided how /will_be_being/_stood the kingdom ˱of˲_him

Jesus is also using a conditional statement to teach. Specifically, he is suggesting a condition that is not true in order to show by the results of the condition that it is certainly not true. Alternate translation: “Suppose Satan and all the other members of his kingdom are fighting among themselves. In that case, his kingdom cannot last.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

εἰ & καὶ ὁ Σατανᾶς ἐφ’ ἑαυτὸν διεμερίσθη

if & also ¬the Satan against himself /was/_divided

Here Jesus uses the person of Satan to refer to all of the demons who follow Satan, as well as to Satan himself. Alternate translation: “if Satan and all of his demons are also fighting among themselves”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

εἰ & καὶ ὁ Σατανᾶς ἐφ’ ἑαυτὸν διεμερίσθη

if & also ¬the Satan against himself /was/_divided

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form. Alternate translation: “if Satan and all of his demons are also fighting among themselves”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πῶς σταθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ?

how /will_be_being/_stood the kingdom ˱of˲_him

Jesus asks how a kingdom could stand as if it were a building or a person. Alternate translation: “how can his kingdom last?” or “then his kingdom cannot last.”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὅτι λέγετε, ἐν Βεελζεβοὺλ ἐκβάλλειν με τὰ δαιμόνια

because ˱you_all˲_/are/_saying by Beelzeboul /to_be/_casting_out me the demons

The implication is that if Jesus is doing this, then Satan’s kingdom is divided against itself. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. It may also be helpful to say who people considered Beelzebul to be. Alternate translation: “You are saying that I make demons leave people by using the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons. That would mean that Satan is divided against himself”