OET interlinear LUKE 1:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

αὐτὸς προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ

he /will_be/_going_ahead before him

To go before is an idiom that indicates that before the Lord comes, John will announce to the people that the Lord is going to come to them. Alternate translation: “John will announce that the Lord is coming”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει Ἠλεία

in /the/_spirit and power in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ αὐτὸς προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει Ἠλίᾳ ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα καὶ ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων ἑτοιμάσαι Κυρίῳ λαὸν κατεσκευασμένον)

In this context, the words spirit and power mean similar things. The angel may be using them together for emphasis. Alternate translation: “with the same great power that Elijah had”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει Ἠλεία

in /the/_spirit and power in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ αὐτὸς προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει Ἠλίᾳ ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα καὶ ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων ἑτοιμάσαι Κυρίῳ λαὸν κατεσκευασμένον)

Alternatively, the angel may be expressing a single idea by using two words connected with and. The term power may tell what kind of spirit Elijah had. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “in the powerful spirit of Elijah”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα

/to/_turn_back /the/_hearts ˱of˲_/the/_fathers to /the/_children

The angel speaks of hearts as if they were living things that could be turned to go in a different direction. This expression means to change someone’s attitude toward something. Alternate translation: “to make fathers care about their children once again”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα

/to/_turn_back /the/_hearts ˱of˲_/the/_fathers to /the/_children

The angel uses the relationship between fathers and children to represent all relationships. Luke relates in 3:10–14 how John encouraged reconciliation in a variety of different relationships. Alternate translation: “to restore broken relationships”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα

/to/_turn_back /the/_hearts ˱of˲_/the/_fathers to /the/_children

It is assumed that readers will know that this is what the prophet Malachi had said Elijah would do before the Lord came. The implication in context is that John will fulfill this prophecy by using the same empowerment that Elijah had. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: “to restore broken relationships, just as the prophet Malachi said Elijah would do before the Lord came”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων

/the/_unpersuadable in /the/_understanding ˱of˲_/the/_righteous

Gabriel is using the term wisdom in the Old Testament sense as a moral term that refers to choosing the way in life that God has shown to be best. The people who make this choice are righteous, meaning that God considers them to be living in the right way. Alternate translation: “to lead people who are disobeying God to choose his ways and become people who live right”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ἀπειθεῖς & δικαίων

/the/_unpersuadable & ˱of˲_/the/_righteous

Gabriel is using the adjectives disobedient and righteous as nouns in order to indicate groups of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate these words with equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: “people who are disobeying God … people who live right”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

λαὸν κατεσκευασμένον

/a/_people /having_been/_prepared

You could state explicitly in your translation what the people will be prepared to do. Alternate translation: “a people who will be prepared to believe his message”