OET interlinear LUKE 24:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀναστὰς

/having/_risen_up

This expression is an idiom that means to take initiative. It does not necessarily mean that Peter had been sitting or lying down and then stood up. Alternate translation: “taking initiative”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

παρακύψας

/having/_stooped_down

Peter had to bend over in order to see inside the tomb because tombs cut in solid rock were very low. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “bending at the waist in order to look into the low tomb”

Note 3 topic: translate-tense

βλέπει

/is/_seeing

To call attention to a development in the story, Luke uses the present tense in past narration. See how you decided to approach this usage in 7:40. If it would not be natural to use the present tense in your language, you could use the past tense in your translation. Alternate translation: “he saw”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὰ ὀθόνια μόνα

the linen_cloths only

The phrase the linen cloths refers to the cloths that Joseph of Arimathea used to wrap Jesus’ body when he was buried, as described in 23:53. The implication is that the body of Jesus was no longer in the tomb. Alternate translation: “the linen cloths in which Jesus’ body had been wrapped, but the body was not there”

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

τὰ ὀθόνια

the linen_cloths

The term linen cloths refers to a high quality clothe made from the fibers of the flax plant. If you do not have linen in your region and/or your readers would be unfamiliar with this term, you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: “the fine cloths”

ἀπῆλθεν πρὸς ἑαυτὸν, θαυμάζων τὸ γεγονός

˱he˲_went_away to himself wondering ˱at˲_the_‹thing› /having/_become

This phrase can be understood in two different ways, depending on how the words in it are grouped together. Different versions of the Bible interpret this differently. If there is already a version of the Bible in your area, see how it translates this. You may wish to translate it in the same way. Otherwise, we recommend that you follow the reading of ULT. (1) If the grouping is “he went away, to himself wondering,” then the meaning is as in ULT and UST. (2) If the grouping is “he went away to himself, wondering,” then the meaning is that Peter went back to his own home. Alternate translation: “he went away to his home, wondering what had happened”