OET interlinear LUKE 23:34

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-textvariants

See the discussion of textual issues at the end of the General Notes to this chapter to decide whether to include the first sentence of this verse in your translation. The next four notes below discuss translation issues in the sentence, for those who decide to include it.

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

δὲ

but

Luke uses the word But to introduce a contrast between what the Roman soldiers were doing to Jesus and the way in which Jesus responded. It would appropriate to indicate a strong contrast here. Alternate translation: [Nevertheless]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

If it would be helpful in your language, you could reverse the order of the first two phrases of this verse, since the first phrase gives the reason for the result that is in the second phrase. Alternate translation: [Father, they do not know what they are doing, so please forgive them]

Note 4 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

Father is an important title for God.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

The phrase forgive them contains an imperative, but it should be translated as a request, rather than as a command. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [please forgive them]

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

διαμεριζόμενοι δὲ τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ, ἔβαλον κλῆρον

dividing but the clothes ˱of˲_him ˱they˲_cast ˓a˒_lot

The pronoun they refers to the Roman soldiers. Alternate translation: [Then the Roman soldiers cast a lot to decide which of them would get each piece of Jesus’ clothing]

Note 7 topic: translate-unknown

ἔβαλον κλῆρον

˱they˲_cast ˓a˒_lot

The term lot refers to an object with different markings on various sides that would be used to decide randomly among several possibilities. It would be tossed onto the ground to see which marked side would come up on top. If your readers would not be familiar with a lot, you could state that they it was “something like dice,” as UST does. But if your readers would also not be familiar with dice, then you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: [the Roman soldiers gambled]