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OET (OET-LV) And already also the axe is_lying to the root of_the trees, therefore every tree not producing good fruit, is_being_cut_off and is_being_thrown into the_fire.
OET (OET-RV) The axe is already sitting at the base of the trees, so that every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ἤδη & ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται
already & the axe to the root ˱of˲_the trees /is/_lying
If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form. Alternate translation: “the person who is going to cut down the tree has already placed his ax against the roots”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ἤδη & ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται
already & the axe to the root ˱of˲_the trees /is/_lying
This is a figurative way of saying that punishment is just about to begin. Alternate translation: “God is even now getting his punishment ready”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
πᾶν & δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν, ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται
every & tree not producing fruit good /is_being/_cut_off and into /the/_fire /is_being/_cast
If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with active forms. Alternate translation: “this person will chop down every tree not producing good fruit and throw it into the fire”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
πᾶν & δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν, ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται
every & tree not producing fruit good /is_being/_cut_off and into /the/_fire /is_being/_cast
This is a figurative way of describing punishment. Alternate translation: “God will certainly punish every person who does not do what is right”
3:9 every tree that does not produce good fruit: Israel would be judged as an unfruitful vineyard (see Isa 5:1-7; cp. Luke 13:7-9; 20:9-19).
OET (OET-LV) And already also the axe is_lying to the root of_the trees, therefore every tree not producing good fruit, is_being_cut_off and is_being_thrown into the_fire.
OET (OET-RV) The axe is already sitting at the base of the trees, so that every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the 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.