OET interlinear LUKE 12:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὅσα ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ εἴπατε

as_much_as in the darkness ˱you_all˲_said

Jesus uses the image of darkness to represent the idea of concealment. Alternate translation: “whatever you have said secretly”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν τῷ φωτὶ ἀκουσθήσεται

in in the light /will_be_being/_heard

Jesus uses the image of light to represent the idea of no concealment. Alternate translation: “people will hear openly”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐν τῷ φωτὶ ἀκουσθήσεται

in in the light /will_be_being/_heard

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who will do the action. Alternate translation: “people will hear openly”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

πρὸς τὸ οὖς ἐλαλήσατε

to the ear ˱you_all˲_spoke

Alternate translation: “whispered to another person”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις

in in in the private_rooms

Jesus uses the image of this location to represent the idea of privacy. Alternate translation: “privately”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

κηρυχθήσεται

/will_be_being/_proclaimed

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who will do the action. Alternate translation: “people will proclaim”

Note 7 topic: translate-unknown

ἐπὶ τῶν δωμάτων

on the housetops

Houses in Israel had flat roofs that were reached by stairs or ladders, so people could easily go up and stand on top of them. If houses are different in your culture and you think your readers might wonder how people would get up onto housetops and stand there, you could translate this with a general expression. Alternate translation: “from a high place from which everyone will be able to hear”