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OET (OET-LV) And he said to_them:
The kings of_the pagans are_mastering of_them, and the ones having_authority over_them:
are_being_called benefactors.
OET (OET-RV) so Yeshua said, “In other countries, the kings are the master over the people and they call themselves ‘benefactors’ of those they have authority over.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
οἱ βασιλεῖς τῶν ἐθνῶν
the kings ˱of˲_the pagans
Here Jesus assumes that his disciples will know that by the nations he means the people groups who are not Jews. Alternate translation: “The kings of the Gentiles”
κυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν
/are/_lording ˱of˲_them
Alternate translation: “order them around” or “are arrogant and domineering”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / irony
εὐεργέται, καλοῦνται
benefactors /are_being/_called
The subjects of these rulers did not call them this spontaneously and gratefully. Rather, the rulers gave themselves this title, even though they were not really ruling in a way that was good for their subjects, as Jesus says in the first part of this sentence. Jesus is mentioning the title to emphasize how undeserved it is. Alternate translation: “nevertheless give themselves the title of Benefactor”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
καλοῦνται
/are_being/_called
If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who is doing the action. Alternate translation: “call themselves” or “give themselves the title”
Note 4 topic: translate-names
εὐεργέται
benefactors
This is a title that several rulers of this time had given themselves. Your language may have an equivalent title. If not, you could express the meaning with an equivalent expression, as UST does. Alternate translation: “the Good”
22:25 friends of the people: This translates a Greek word that refers to the practice of rulers bestowing gifts and favors on their subjects to gain loyalty and honor. Jesus contrasted the world’s leadership style—military power, coercion, and bribery—with his own servant leadership in sacrificing himself for others.
OET (OET-LV) And he said to_them:
The kings of_the pagans are_mastering of_them, and the ones having_authority over_them:
are_being_called benefactors.
OET (OET-RV) so Yeshua said, “In other countries, the kings are the master over the people and they call themselves ‘benefactors’ of those they have authority over.
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 SR-GNT.