OET interlinear LUKE 12:48

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

ὁ δὲ μὴ γνοὺς, ποιήσας δὲ ἄξια πληγῶν, δαρήσεται ὀλίγας

the_‹one› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ δέ μή γνούς ποιήσας δέ ἀξία πληγῶν δαρήσεται ὀλίγας παντί Δέ ᾧ ἐδόθη πολύ πολύ ζητηθήσεται πάρʼ αὐτοῦ καί ᾧ παρέθεντο πολύ περισσότερον αἰτήσουσιν αὐτόν)

Jesus is describing a hypothetical situation. It may be helpful to use two sentences if you translate it that way. Alternate translation: [But suppose a servant did not know what his master wanted him to do, and suppose he did things that deserved punishment. Then his master would punish him lightly]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

δαρήσεται ὀλίγας

˓will_be_being˒_beat few_‹blows›

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: [his master would punish him lightly]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

παντὶ & ᾧ ἐδόθη πολύ, πολὺ ζητηθήσεται παρ’ αὐτοῦ; καὶ ᾧ παρέθεντο πολύ, περισσότερον αἰτήσουσιν αὐτόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ δέ μή γνούς ποιήσας δέ ἀξία πληγῶν δαρήσεται ὀλίγας παντί Δέ ᾧ ἐδόθη πολύ πολύ ζητηθήσεται πάρʼ αὐτοῦ καί ᾧ παρέθεντο πολύ περισσότερον αἰτήσουσιν αὐτόν)

These two clauses mean the same thing. Jesus is using repetition for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine them, especially if putting both of them in your translation might be confusing for your readers. Alternate translation: [if someone entrusts many resources to a person, he will expect that person to produce much from those resources]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

παντὶ & ᾧ ἐδόθη πολύ, πολὺ ζητηθήσεται παρ’ αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ δέ μή γνούς ποιήσας δέ ἀξία πληγῶν δαρήσεται ὀλίγας παντί Δέ ᾧ ἐδόθη πολύ πολύ ζητηθήσεται πάρʼ αὐτοῦ καί ᾧ παρέθεντο πολύ περισσότερον αἰτήσουσιν αὐτόν)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could use active verbal forms to express the meaning of the two passive verbal forms here. Alternate translation: [the master will require more of everyone to whom he has given much]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ᾧ παρέθεντο πολύ, περισσότερον αἰτήσουσιν αὐτόν

˱to˲_whom ˱to˲_whom ˱they˲_entrusted much more_abundantly ˱they˲_˓will_be˒_requesting him

If it would be helpful in your language, you could use active verbal forms to express the meaning of the two passive verbal forms here. Alternate translation: [the master will ask even more of the one to whom he has given much property to care for]