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OET (OET-LV) For/Because is easier a_camel to_come_in through an_eye of_a_needle, than a_rich man to_come_in into the kingdom of_ the _god.
OET (OET-RV) it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a wealthy person to enter God’s kingdom.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
εὐκοπώτερον γάρ ἐστιν κάμηλον διὰ τρήματος βελόνης εἰσελθεῖν, ἢ
easier for is /a/_camel through /an/_eye ˱of˲_/a/_needle /to/_come_in than
It is impossible for a camel to fit through an eye of a needle Jesus is using an exaggeration to express how difficult it is for a rich person to enter God’s kingdom. Alternate translation: “It is extremely difficult”
Note 2 topic: translate-unknown
κάμηλον
/a/_camel
A camel is a large animal that was used in this culture to transport people and goods. If your readers would not know what a camel is, you could use the name of a similar animal that they would recognize, or you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: “a huge beast of burden”
Note 3 topic: translate-unknown
τρήματος βελόνης
/an/_eye ˱of˲_/a/_needle
The eye of a needle is the hole in a sewing needle through which the thread is passed. If your language has an expression of its own that describes this hole, you could use it in your translation. Otherwise, you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: “a tiny hole for thread in a needle”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσελθεῖν
into the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God /to/_come_in
See how you translated this phrase in 18:24. Alternate translation: “to allow God to rule his life”
18:18-30 The story of the rich religious leader warns against trusting in riches rather than pledging complete allegiance to God.
OET (OET-LV) For/Because is easier a_camel to_come_in through an_eye of_a_needle, than a_rich man to_come_in into the kingdom of_ the _god.
OET (OET-RV) it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a wealthy person to enter God’s kingdom.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.