OET interlinear LUKE 6:39

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

εἶπεν δὲ καὶ παραβολὴν αὐτοῖς

˱he˲_spoke and also /a/_parable ˱to˲_them

Jesus is giving a brief illustration that teaches something true in a way that is easy to understand and remember. Alternate translation: “Then he gave them this illustration to help them understand better”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

μήτι δύναται τυφλὸς τυφλὸν ὁδηγεῖν?

surely_not /is/_able /a/_blind_‹one› /a/_blind_‹one› /to_be/_guiding

Here the word translated blind one is masculine, but Jesus is using it in a generic sense that includes all people. Alternate translation: “Can one person who is blind guide another person who is blind?”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

μήτι δύναται τυφλὸς τυφλὸν ὁδηγεῖν?

surely_not /is/_able /a/_blind_‹one› /a/_blind_‹one› /to_be/_guiding

The first word of this sentence in Greek is a negative word that can be used to turn a negative statement into a question that expects a negative answer. ULT shows this by adding is he? Your language may have other ways of asking a question that expects a negative answer, for example, by changing the word order of a positive statement. Translate this in the way that would be clearest in your language. Alternate translation: “Can one person who is blind really guide another person who is blind?”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

μήτι δύναται τυφλὸς τυφλὸν ὁδηγεῖν?

surely_not /is/_able /a/_blind_‹one› /a/_blind_‹one› /to_be/_guiding

Jesus is not expecting the people in the crowd to tell him whether one blind person can guide another. He is using the question form as a teaching tool to make a point and get his listeners to reflect on it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate his words as a statement. Alternate translation: “We all know that one blind person cannot guide another blind person.”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τυφλὸς

/a/_blind_‹one›

The blind person represents someone who has not yet been fully trained and taught as a disciple. But since Jesus explains this figure in the next three verses, you do not need to explain it explicitly here in your own translation.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐχὶ ἀμφότεροι εἰς βόθυνον ἐμπεσοῦνται?

not both into /a/_pit (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν δὲ καὶ παραβολὴν αὐτοῖς μήτι δύναται τυφλὸς τυφλὸν ὁδηγεῖν οὐχὶ ἀμφότεροι εἰς βόθυνον πεσοῦνται)

Jesus is using this question as well as a teaching tool. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate his words as a statement. Alternate translation: “Both of them would certainly fall into a ditch”