OET interlinear LUKE 15:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

εἶπεν δὲ ὁ πατὴρ πρὸς τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ, ταχὺ ἐξενέγκατε στολὴν τὴν πρώτην, καὶ ἐνδύσατε αὐτόν, καὶ δότε δακτύλιον εἰς τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὑποδήματα εἰς τοὺς πόδας

said but the father to the slaves ˱of˲_him quickly bring_out robe ¬the first and dress_in him and give /a/_ring for the hand ˱of˲_him and sandals for his feet

If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that it is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “But the father told his servants quickly to bring the best robe they had and put it on his son, and to put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / you

ἐξενέγκατε & ἐνδύσατε & δότε

bring_out & dress_in & give

Since the father is speaking to a number of servants, the implied “you” in these imperatives would be plural. Your language may need to show that distinction explicitly.

Note 3 topic: translate-symaction

στολὴν τὴν πρώτην & δακτύλιον & ὑποδήματα

robe ¬the first & /a/_ring & sandals

By having his servants put these things on his son, the father was showing that he was welcoming his son back as a member of the family in good standing. These were all signs of status, authority, and privilege. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that in some way in your translation.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

στολὴν τὴν πρώτην

robe ¬the first

As in 14:7, here the word first means “best.” Alternate translation: “the best robe we have” or “the festive garment we save for special occasions”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

δότε δακτύλιον εἰς τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ

give /a/_ring for the hand ˱of˲_him

The father says hand to mean one part of the hand, a finger. Alternate translation: “put a ring on his finger”

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

ὑποδήματα

sandals

In this culture, poorer people went barefoot, while more affluent people wore sandals. They are a type of open footwear, typically made of leather, consisting of a sole that is held onto the foot with straps. The modern equivalent in many cultures where the poor go barefoot and the more affluent have footwear would be shoes. Alternate translation: “shoes”