OET interlinear LUKE 16:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-background

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἔλεγεν Δέ καί πρός τούς μαθητάς ἄνθρωπος Τὶς ἦν πλούσιος ὅς εἶχεν οἰκονόμον καί οὗτος διεβλήθη αὐτῷ ὡς διασκορπίζων τά ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ)

Luke uses the word And to introduce background information that will help readers understand what Jesus teaches next. Alternate translation: [Now]

Note 2 topic: writing-participants

ἔλεγεν & καὶ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς

˱he˲_˓was˒_saying & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἔλεγεν Δέ καί πρός τούς μαθητάς ἄνθρωπος Τὶς ἦν πλούσιος ὅς εἶχεν οἰκονόμον καί οὗτος διεβλήθη αὐτῷ ὡς διασκορπίζων τά ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ)

Luke uses this phrase to reintroduce these characters into the story. Jesus directed the previous three parables to the Pharisees and scribes, although the disciplesmay have been part of the crowd that was listening. He directs this next parable to the disciples. Alternate translation: [Jesus then said to his disciples, who were there]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

ἔλεγεν δὲ καὶ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς

˱he˲_˓was˒_saying (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἔλεγεν Δέ καί πρός τούς μαθητάς ἄνθρωπος Τὶς ἦν πλούσιος ὅς εἶχεν οἰκονόμον καί οὗτος διεβλήθη αὐτῷ ὡς διασκορπίζων τά ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ)

One theme of the story of the two sons was the use of possessions. To help his disciples understand something further about that, Jesus tells them a brief story that provides an illustration. It may be helpful to make this a separate sentence. Alternate translation: [Jesus then told his disciples an illustrative story]

Note 4 topic: writing-participants

ἄνθρωπός τις ἦν πλούσιος, ὃς εἶχεν οἰκονόμον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἔλεγεν Δέ καί πρός τούς μαθητάς ἄνθρωπος Τὶς ἦν πλούσιος ὅς εἶχεν οἰκονόμον καί οὗτος διεβλήθη αὐτῷ ὡς διασκορπίζων τά ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ)

This introduces the main characters in the parable. Alternate translation: [There once was a rich man who employed a manager]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οὗτος διεβλήθη αὐτῷ ὡς

this_‹one› ˓was˒_accused ˱to˲_him as

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who did the action. Alternate translation: [people reported to the rich man that his manager was]

διασκορπίζων τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ

scattering (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἔλεγεν Δέ καί πρός τούς μαθητάς ἄνθρωπος Τὶς ἦν πλούσιος ὅς εἶχεν οἰκονόμον καί οὗτος διεβλήθη αὐτῷ ὡς διασκορπίζων τά ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ)

Alternate translation: [managing his wealth badly]