OET interlinear LUKE 11:31

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

βασίλισσα νότου

/the/_queen ˱of˲_/the/_south

This means the Queen of Sheba. Sheba was a kingdom south of Israel. Alternate translation: “The Queen of Sheba”

Note 2 topic: translate-symaction

ἐγερθήσεται & μετὰ τῶν ἀνδρῶν τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης

/will_be_being/_raised & with the men ¬the generation this

In this culture, a person would stand up to give testimony in a legal proceeding. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain that this will be the reason for her action. Alternate translation: “will stand up … to give testimony before God against the people who lived at this time”

ἐν τῇ κρίσει

at the judgment

Alternate translation: “at the time when God judges people”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

τῶν ἀνδρῶν τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης

the men ¬the generation this

Here Jesus is using the term men in a generic sense that includes all people. Alternate translation: “the people who lived at this time”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἦλθεν ἐκ τῶν περάτων τῆς γῆς

˱she˲_came from the ends ˱of˲_the earth

This is an idiom that means she came from very far away. Alternate translation: “she traveled a great distance” or “she came from a faraway place”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν σοφίαν Σολομῶνος

the wisdom ˱of˲_Solomon

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun wisdom with an adjective such as “wise.” Alternate translation: “the wise things that Solomon said”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἰδοὺ

behold

Jesus uses the term behold to get the crowd to focus its attention on what he is about to say. Alternate translation: “now listen carefully”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πλεῖον Σολομῶνος ὧδε

˱one˲_greater_‹than› Solomon_‹is› here

Jesus is using the phrase something greater to refer to a specific person, the Son of Man. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “someone greater than Solomon is here”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

πλεῖον Σολομῶνος ὧδε

˱one˲_greater_‹than› Solomon_‹is› here

Jesus is speaking about himself in the third person. Alternate translation: “I, who am greater than Solomon, am here”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πλεῖον Σολομῶνος ὧδε

˱one˲_greater_‹than› Solomon_‹is› here

It may be helpful to state explicitly that these people have not listened to Jesus. Alternate translation: “even though I, who am greater than Solomon, am here, the people of this time have not listened to me”