LUKE 1:74 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. ἀφόβως
2. afobōs
3. fearlessly
4. -
5. 8700
6. D·······
7. fearlessly
8. fearlessly
9. -
10. Y-5; TBirth_of_John_the_Baptist
11. 38522
1. ἐκ
2. ek
3. out of
4. -
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. out_of
8. out_of
9. -
10. Y-5; TBirth_of_John_the_Baptist
11. 38523
1. χειρός
2. χeir
3. +the hand
4. -
5. 54950
6. N····GFS
7. ˓the˒ hand
8. ˓the˒ hand
9. -
10. Y-5; TBirth_of_John_the_Baptist
11. 38524
1. τῶν
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GMP
7. ˱of˲ our
8. ˱of˲ our
9. -
10. -
11. 38525
1. ἐχθρῶν
2. eχthros
3. of ^our enemies
4. enemies
5. 21900
6. S····GMP
7. ˱of˲ ˓our˒ enemies
8. ˱of˲ ˓our˒ enemies
9. -
10. Y-5; TBirth_of_John_the_Baptist
11. 38526
1. ἡμῶν
2. egō
3. -
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1G·P
7. ˱of˲ us
8. ˱of˲ us
9. -
10. -
11. 38527
1. ῥυσθέντας
2. rhuomai
3. having been rescued
4. rescued
5. 45060
6. VPAP·AMP
7. ˓having_been˒ rescued
8. ˓having_been˒ rescued
9. -
10. Y-5; TBirth_of_John_the_Baptist; R38435; Person=Zacharias; R38297; R38283; R38459
11. 38528
1. λατρεύειν
2. latreuō
3. to be serving
4. -
5. 30000
6. VNPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ serving
8. ˓to_be˒ serving
9. -
10. Y-5; TBirth_of_John_the_Baptist; R38435; Person=Zacharias; R38297; R38283; R38459
11. 38529
1. αὐτῷ
2. autos
3. unto him
4. him
5. 8460
6. R···3DMS
7. ˱unto˲ him
8. ˱unto˲ him
9. -
10. Y-5; TBirth_of_John_the_Baptist
11. 38530

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:67–80: Zechariah prophesied and praised God

In this section the Holy Spirit gave Zechariah insight, and Zechariah spoke the message in 1:68–79. Some scholars call the message a song because it praises God and is similar to some of the psalms, which people often sang. In the message, Zechariah praised God for keeping his promises by sending the Messiah, who would deliver Israel (1:68–75). He also prophesied that his son, John, would prepare people for the Messiah (1:76–79). John grew up (1:80) and fulfilled this prophecy.

Many verbs in 1:68–79 are in the past tense. But Zechariah was not talking only about the past. He talked about what God was doing at that time and what he would continue to do through the Messiah and through John. If possible, use verb forms that do not refer only to past events.

The phrases in Zechariah’s prophecy are similar to phrases in the Old Testament Scriptures. Almost every clause is similar to a verse in the Old Testament. However, none are so similar that it is clear that Zechariah is quoting a certain verse. You may want to include cross-references to some of the similar verses. They will be mentioned in the Notes.

For your translation of 1:68–79, you may want to write the clauses of this song on separate lines, as poetry. For an example, see 1:68–79 in the BSB, NIV, or GNT. In Greek, 1:68–79 is phrased as two long sentences. Most modern English versions use more and shorter sentences. The Notes will give suggestions about sentence breaks. Remember that there may be special phrases in your language that are appropriate for poetry, even if they are not used in ordinary conversation.

In this section Zechariah did not speak about events in the order in which they happened. In some languages it may be necessary to change the order of the clauses to make the sequence of events clear. For example, here is a possible way to begin this section in some languages:

^68aPraise be to the Lord the God of Israel!

⁷³Long ago he swore an oath to our father Abraham.

^74aHe promised to rescue us from the hand of our enemies…

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Zechariah praised God and prophesied about John

Zechariah praised God for the Messiah who would save Israel

Zechariah’s prophecy

Zechariah’s song of praise to God

1:74–75

These verses tell some of the promises that God had made in his covenant with Abraham. God promised to deliver Abraham’s descendants from their enemies so that they could serve him without fear.

In some languages, it may be more natural to put this oath in direct speech. For example:

“I will rescue you from the hands of your enemies….”

The second meaning line in the Display gives an example of this.

1:74a

deliverance from hostile hands,

that he would save us from the power of our^(incl) enemies
‘I will rescue you^(plur) from your enemies,

deliverance from hostile hands: As in 1:71b, the word hands is used here in a figurative sense to mean “power, authority, and control.” Some other ways to translate from hostile hands are:

from the power/authority of our enemies

from being under the control of our enemies

See the note on “and from the hand of all who hate us” in 1:71a–b.

1:74b

that we may serve Him without fear,

so that we would be able to serve/worship him without being afraid of them.
and as a result, you^(plur) will have nothing to fear. You can worship me

that we may serve Him without fear: This clause gives the purpose of 1:74a. God promised to rescue the Israelites from their enemies (1:74a) so that they could serve him without fear (1:74b).

God promised Abraham that he would allow the people of Israel to serve him without fear. They would not have to be afraid that their enemies would punish them for worshiping the true God.

serve Him: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as serve often means “to worship God by doing religious rites or duties.” However, in a Jewish context, serving or worshiping God involves being devoted to him and obeying him. It is not limited to acts only done at the temple or synagogue or on certain days. In some languages, the word for “worship” only means to do religious rites at special places or special times. If this is true in your language, you should probably translate this is in a broader way. For example:

obey him

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐκ χειρὸς ἐχθρῶν ῥυσθέντας

out_of (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀφόβως ἐκ χειρός ἐχθρῶν ῥυσθέντας λατρεύειν αὐτῷ)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who has done the action. Alternate translation: [after he has rescued us from the power of our enemies]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐκ χειρὸς ἐχθρῶν

out_of (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀφόβως ἐκ χειρός ἐχθρῶν ῥυσθέντας λατρεύειν αὐτῷ)

The hand represents the power that a person uses the hand to exercise. Alternate translation: [from the domination of our enemies]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀφόβως

fearlessly

The implication is that if the Israelites were still under enemy domination, they would be afraid of what their enemies might do to them if they worshiped and obeyed the Lord. Alternate translation: [without being afraid of what our enemies might do to us]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. having been rescued
2. rescued
3. 45060
5. rhuomai
6. V-PAP·AMP
7. ˓having_been˒ rescued
8. ˓having_been˒ rescued
9. -
10. Y-5; TBirth_of_John_the_Baptist; R38435; Person=Zacharias; R38297; R38283; R38459
11. 38528
1. out of
2. -
3. 15370
5. ek
6. P-·······
7. out_of
8. out_of
9. -
10. Y-5; TBirth_of_John_the_Baptist
11. 38523
1. +the hand
2. -
3. 54950
5. χeir
6. N-····GFS
7. ˓the˒ hand
8. ˓the˒ hand
9. -
10. Y-5; TBirth_of_John_the_Baptist
11. 38524
1. of ^our enemies
2. enemies
3. 21900
5. eχthros
6. S-····GMP
7. ˱of˲ ˓our˒ enemies
8. ˱of˲ ˓our˒ enemies
9. -
10. Y-5; TBirth_of_John_the_Baptist
11. 38526
1. to be
2. -
3. 30000
5. latreuō
6. V-NPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ serving
8. ˓to_be˒ serving
9. -
10. Y-5; TBirth_of_John_the_Baptist; R38435; Person=Zacharias; R38297; R38283; R38459
11. 38529
1. fearlessly
2. -
3. 8700
5. afobōs
6. D-·······
7. fearlessly
8. fearlessly
9. -
10. Y-5; TBirth_of_John_the_Baptist
11. 38522
1. serving
2. -
3. 30000
5. latreuō
6. V-NPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ serving
8. ˓to_be˒ serving
9. -
10. Y-5; TBirth_of_John_the_Baptist; R38435; Person=Zacharias; R38297; R38283; R38459
11. 38529
1. unto him
2. him
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3DMS
7. ˱unto˲ him
8. ˱unto˲ him
9. -
10. Y-5; TBirth_of_John_the_Baptist
11. 38530

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear LUKE 1:74

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 1:67–80: Zechariah prophesied and praised God

1:74–75

1:74a

1:74b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)