OET interlinear LUKE 21:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

δὲ

and

Luke uses the word And to introduce background information that will help readers understand what happens next in the story. Alternate translation: “Now”

Note 2 topic: writing-newevent

εἶδεν τοὺς βάλλοντας εἰς τὸ γαζοφυλάκιον τὰ δῶρα αὐτῶν πλουσίους

˱he˲_saw the_‹ones› casting into the treasury the gifts ˱of˲_them /the/_rich

This background information that Luke provides introduces a new event in the story. Alternate translation: “he noticed that there were some rich people who were placing gifts of money in the offering boxes”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τοὺς & πλουσίους

the_‹ones› & /the/_rich

Jesus is using the adjective rich as a noun in order to indicate a type of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: “rich people”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὰ δῶρα

the gifts

If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state explicitly what the gifts were. Alternate translation: “gifts of money”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸ γαζοφυλάκιον

the treasury

Luke is describing the boxes in the temple courtyard where people put money that they were giving to God by association with the name of the place where this money would be kept until it was needed, the treasury. Alternate translation: “the offering boxes”