OET interlinear LUKE 23:39

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

κρεμασθέντων

˓having_been˒_hanged

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who did the action. Alternate translation: [whom the soldiers had hung on a cross next to Jesus]

ἐβλασφήμει αὐτόν

˓was˒_slandering him

As in [22:65](../22/65.md), the term blasphemed here likely has the general sense of “insulted,” although technically this criminal was guilty of blasphemy in the more specific sense, since he was suggesting that Jesus was not the Messiah. Alternate translation: [insulted him]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐχὶ σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστός?

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἱς Δέ τῶν κρεμασθέντων κακούργων ἐβλασφήμει αὐτόν λέγων οὐχί σύ Εἶ ὁ Χριστός Σῶσον σεαυτόν καί ἡμάς)

The criminal is using the question form to mock Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [I thought you were supposed to be the Messiah!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

σῶσον σεαυτὸν καὶ ἡμᾶς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἱς Δέ τῶν κρεμασθέντων κακούργων ἐβλασφήμει αὐτόν λέγων οὐχί σύ Εἶ ὁ Χριστός Σῶσον σεαυτόν καί ἡμάς)

The criminal did not really think that Jesus could rescue himself and the two criminals from dying by crucifixion. Instead, he is telling Jesus to do this in order to suggest that Jesus actually cannot do it. So he is saying the opposite of what he actually believes. Alternate translation: [But it looks like you can’t save yourself or us]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμᾶς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἱς Δέ τῶν κρεμασθέντων κακούργων ἐβλασφήμει αὐτόν λέγων οὐχί σύ Εἶ ὁ Χριστός Σῶσον σεαυτόν καί ἡμάς)

Since this criminal is using the term us to mean himself and the other criminal, but not Jesus, the term us would be exclusive here, if your language marks that distinction.