OET interlinear LUKE 3:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ποιήσατε & καρποὺς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας

produce & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ποιήσατε Οὖν καρπούς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας καί μή ἄρξησθε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς Πατέρα ἔχομεν τόν Ἀβραάμ λέγω γάρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ Θεός ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ)

John is comparing a person’s behavior to fruits. Just as a plant is expected to produce fruit that is appropriate for that kind of plant, a person who says that he has repented is expected to live righteously. Alternate translation: [do the good things that will show that you have stopped sinning]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας

worthy ¬the ˱of˲_repentance

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun repentance with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [that will show that you have stopped sinning]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

μὴ ἄρξησθε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ποιήσατε Οὖν καρπούς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας καί μή ἄρξησθε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς Πατέρα ἔχομεν τόν Ἀβραάμ λέγω γάρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ Θεός ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ)

We have Abraham as father is a quotation within a quotation. Luke is quoting John’s words to the crowd, and John is quoting something that the crowds might wrongly think. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [do not try to reassure yourselves with the thought that you have Abraham as father]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ποιήσατε Οὖν καρπούς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας καί μή ἄρξησθε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς Πατέρα ἔχομεν τόν Ἀβραάμ λέγω γάρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ Θεός ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ)

Here, Father means “ancestor.” Alternate translation: [Abraham is our ancestor]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ποιήσατε Οὖν καρπούς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας καί μή ἄρξησθε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς Πατέρα ἔχομεν τόν Ἀβραάμ λέγω γάρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ Θεός ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ)

John is suggesting something the people might say about themselves, as opposed to others, so if your language distinguishes between exclusive and inclusive “we” and “us,” use the exclusive form here.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ποιήσατε Οὖν καρπούς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας καί μή ἄρξησθε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς Πατέρα ἔχομεν τόν Ἀβραάμ λέγω γάρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ Θεός ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ)

Here, the word father means “ancestor.” Alternate translation: [Abraham is our ancestor]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ποιήσατε Οὖν καρπούς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας καί μή ἄρξησθε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς Πατέρα ἔχομεν τόν Ἀβραάμ λέγω γάρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ Θεός ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ)

If it would be unclear to your readers why they would say this, you may also add the implied information: Alternate translation: [Abraham is our ancestor, so God would not punish us]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

δύναται ὁ Θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ

˓is˒_able ¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ποιήσατε Οὖν καρπούς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας καί μή ἄρξησθε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς Πατέρα ἔχομεν τόν Ἀβραάμ λέγω γάρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ Θεός ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ)

The expression raise up is a spatial metaphor. It envisions that if God did turn the stones into people who were descendants of Abraham, then the people would be standing up in front of everyone, no longer lying in the riverbed as the stones were. Alternate translation: [God is able create descendants for Abraham out of these stones]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ

children ¬the ˱to˲_Abraham

Here, the word children means “descendants.” Alternate translation: [descendants for Abraham]

ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων

from ¬the stones these

John was probably referring to actual stones lying along the Jordan River. Alternate translation: [from these stones here]