OET interlinear LUKE 14:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

ἐλθὼν, ὁ σὲ καὶ αὐτὸν καλέσας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἐλθών ὁ σέ καί αὐτόν καλέσας ἐρεῖ σοί Δός τούτῳ τόπον καί τότε ἄρξῃ μετά αἰσχύνης τόν ἔσχατον τόπον κατέχειν)

In this culture, the host would come into the banquet hall after all the guests were seated. If the practice is different in your culture, you could use a general expression in your translation here. Alternate translation: [when the person who invited both of you sees the seating arrangements]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἄρξῃ μετὰ αἰσχύνης τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον κατέχειν

˱you˲_˓may˒_begin (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἐλθών ὁ σέ καί αὐτόν καλέσας ἐρεῖ σοί Δός τούτῳ τόπον καί τότε ἄρξῃ μετά αἰσχύνης τόν ἔσχατον τόπον κατέχειν)

Jesus uses the term begin to suggest slowly unfolding, reluctant action. Alternate translation: [you will be ashamed and reluctantly have to take the last place]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἐλθών ὁ σέ καί αὐτόν καλέσας ἐρεῖ σοί Δός τούτῳ τόπον καί τότε ἄρξῃ μετά αἰσχύνης τόν ἔσχατον τόπον κατέχειν)

The term last represents being unimportant and not honored. If your culture has a way of placing people at meals to show honor, you could use that in your translation. Otherwise, you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: [a seat far from the host] or [a seat for the least important person]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἐλθών ὁ σέ καί αὐτόν καλέσας ἐρεῖ σοί Δός τούτῳ τόπον καί τότε ἄρξῃ μετά αἰσχύνης τόν ἔσχατον τόπον κατέχειν)

The implication is that this guest must go to the least important section of seats because all the other places have been taken in the meantime. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [a seat for the least important person, since all the other seats will be taken]