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OET (OET-LV) the Yōannaʸs answered saying to_all:
I on_one_hand am_immersing you_all in_water, on_the_other_hand the one mightier than me is_coming, of_whom not I_am worthy to_untie the strap of_the sandals of_him, he will_be_immersing you_all in the_ holy _spirit, and with_fire,
OET (OET-RV) but he explained to them all, “I’ve been immersing you all in water, but there’s one coming who’s greater than me, in fact I’m not even worthy to unlace his sandals. He will immerse you all with the holy spirit and with fire.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἀπεκρίνατο λέγων πᾶσιν ὁ Ἰωάννης
answered saying ˱to˲_all ¬the John
John’s statement clearly implies that John himself is not the Messiah. It may be helpful to state this explicitly for your readers. Alternate translation: “John clarified that he was not the Messiah by saying to them all”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys
ἀπεκρίνατο λέγων & ὁ Ἰωάννης
answered saying & ¬the John
Together the words answered and saying mean that John responded to what the people were wondering about him. Alternate translation: “John responded”
ἐγὼ μὲν ὕδατι βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς
I on_one_hand ˱in˲_water /am/_baptizing you_all
Alternate translation: “I indeed baptize you using water” or “I indeed baptize you by means of water”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ
not ˱I˲_am worthy /to/_untie the strap ˱of˲_the sandals ˱of˲_him
Untying the straps of sandals was a duty of a slave. John is saying implicitly that the one who is coming will be so great that he is not even worthy to be his slave. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “I am not even worthy to be his slave”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ, καὶ πυρί
he you_all /will_be/_baptizing in /the/_Spirit Holy and ˱with˲_fire
John is using literal baptism, which puts a person under water, to speak of spiritual baptism, which puts people under the influence of the Holy Spirit, who purifies them. Alternate translation: “He will put you under the influence of the Holy Spirit, who will purify you”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει & πυρί
he you_all /will_be/_baptizing & ˱with˲_fire
The word fire is intended, and it suggests a fuller metaphor. Jesus will not immerse people in actual fire. Be sure that this is clear to your readers. Alternate translation: “He will baptize you … to purify you, as precious metals are purified in fire” or “He will baptize you … clear away your sins, as fire clears away underbrush”
3:16 I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandals: The untying of sandals was done only by slaves (to make this connection clear, the NLT adds be his slave and). John thus greatly honored the Messiah.
• baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire: The Old Testament prophets predicted that in the last days, God would pour out his Spirit on his people (Isa 32:15, Ezek 36:28-29; Joel 2:28). This prophecy was at least partially fulfilled on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2). Fire is an image of judgment (see Luke 3:9); it also has the power to cleanse and refine God’s people (see 1 Cor 3:10-15; cp. Isa 4:4; Mal 3:2).
OET (OET-LV) the Yōannaʸs answered saying to_all:
I on_one_hand am_immersing you_all in_water, on_the_other_hand the one mightier than me is_coming, of_whom not I_am worthy to_untie the strap of_the sandals of_him, he will_be_immersing you_all in the_ holy _spirit, and with_fire,
OET (OET-RV) but he explained to them all, “I’ve been immersing you all in water, but there’s one coming who’s greater than me, in fact I’m not even worthy to unlace his sandals. He will immerse you all with the holy spirit and with fire.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.