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OET (OET-LV) But the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said:
No_one Having_laid_on the hand of_him on the_plow, and looking on the things behind, is suitable in_the kingdom of_ the _god.
OET (OET-RV) But Yeshua responded, “No one who starts ploughing a field and then starts looking backwards is suitable for God’s kingdom.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
οὐδεὶς ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπ’ ἄροτρον καὶ βλέπων εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, εὔθετός ἐστιν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ τοῦ Θεοῦ
no_one /having/_laid_on the hand ˱of˲_him on /the/_plow and looking on the_‹things› behind suitable is ˱in˲_the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God
Jesus responds with an illustration that is designed to teach this person about what is required to be his disciple. He means that a person is not suitable for the kingdom to God if his past loyalties are more important to him. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain this illustration. Alternate translation, add: “No one can plow straight if he is looking backwards, and in the same way, no one will be useful in the kingdom of God if his past loyalties are more important to him”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
οὐδεὶς ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπ’ ἄροτρον
no_one /having/_laid_on the hand ˱of˲_him on /the/_plow
Jesus refers to a person using a plow by describing one part of that activity, guiding the plow with the hand. Alternate translation: “No one who is using a plow”
Note 3 topic: translate-unknown
οὐδεὶς ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπ’ ἄροτρον
no_one /having/_laid_on the hand ˱of˲_him on /the/_plow
A plow is a tool that farmers use to break up soil to prepare a field for planting. Plows have sharp, pointed prongs that dig into the soil. They usually have handles that the farmer uses to guide the plow. If your readers would not be familiar with this kind of tool, you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: “No one who needs to go straight forward”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
βλέπων εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω
looking on the_‹things› behind
The implication is that anyone who is looking backwards while plowing cannot guide the plow where it needs to go. That person must focus on looking forward in order to plow well. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “looking backwards, and so not going in the right direction”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
εὔθετός ἐστιν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ τοῦ Θεοῦ
suitable is ˱in˲_the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God
See how you decided to translate the phrase the kingdom of God in 4:43. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun kingdom with a verb such as “rule.” Alternate translation: “can really let God rule his life”
9:57-62 As he traveled toward Jerusalem to suffer and die, Jesus explained the cost to those who wished to follow him.
OET (OET-LV) But the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said:
No_one Having_laid_on the hand of_him on the_plow, and looking on the things behind, is suitable in_the kingdom of_ the _god.
OET (OET-RV) But Yeshua responded, “No one who starts ploughing a field and then starts looking backwards is suitable for God’s kingdom.”
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.