OET interlinear MAT 10:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-proverbs

ἀρκετὸν τῷ μαθητῇ ἵνα γένηται ὡς ὁ διδάσκαλος αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ δοῦλος ὡς ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ.

sufficient_‹it_is› ˱for˲_the disciple that ˱he˲_/may/_become as the teacher ˱of˲_him and the slave as the master ˱of˲_him

Here, Jesus continues to develop the proverb that he used in the previous verse (10:24) to teach that each disciple and slave should be content to be like their teacher or master. He applies this proverb to his disciples to show them that they should be content to be like Jesus. Translate this proverb in such a way that it will be recognized as a proverb and will be meaningful in your language and culture. Alternate translation: “Disciples should be content to be like their teachers, and slaves should be content to be like their masters” or “This is sufficient: the disciple is to be like his teacher, and the slave is to be like his master”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀρκετὸν τῷ μαθητῇ ἵνα γένηται ὡς ὁ διδάσκαλος αὐτοῦ

sufficient_‹it_is› ˱for˲_the disciple that ˱he˲_/may/_become as the teacher ˱of˲_him

Here, the phrase It is enough indicates that something is sufficient or satisfying. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the disciple should be satisfied to be like his teacher”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

τῷ μαθητῇ & ὁ δοῦλος

˱for˲_the disciple & the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀρκετὸν τῷ μαθητῇ ἵνα γένηται ὡς ὁ διδάσκαλος αὐτοῦ καὶ ὁ δοῦλος ὡς ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ εἰ τὸν οἰκοδεσπότην Βεελζεβοὺλ ἐπεκάλεσαν πόσῳ μᾶλλον τοὺς οἰκιακοὺς αὐτοῦ)

The phrases the disciple and the slave represent any disciples or slaves, not one particular disciple or slave. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “for any disciple … any slave”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

γένηται & αὐτοῦ & αὐτοῦ

˱he˲_/may/_become & ˱of˲_him & ˱of˲_him

Although the terms he and his are masculine, Jesus is using the words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use phrases that make this clear. Alternate translation: “he or she might be … his or her … his or her”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

καὶ ὁ δοῦλος

and the slave

Jesus is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “and it is enough for the slave that he might be”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰ τὸν οἰκοδεσπότην Βεελζεβοὺλ ἐπεκάλεσαν, πόσῳ μᾶλλον τοὺς οἰκιακοὺς αὐτοῦ?

if the home_owner Beelzeboul ˱they˲_called ˱to˲_how_much more the household ˱of˲_him

Here Jesus applies the proverb more directly to himself and his disciples. He speaks of himself as the master of the house and his disciples as the members of his household. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use simile form or include the meaning of the figure of speech. Alternate translation: “I am like the master of the house, and you are like the members of my household. If they called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much worse the members of his household” or “If they called me, the master of the house, Beelzebul, how much worse you, the members of the household”

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ

if

Jesus speaks as if this were a hypothetical situation, but he means that it is true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might think that what Jesus is saying is uncertain, then you could translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: “Given that” or “Because”

Note 8 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐπεκάλεσαν

˱they˲_called

Here, the pronoun they refers to any person who called Jesus Beelzebul. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to any person who does that. Alternate translation: “some people called” or “his enemies called”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

πόσῳ μᾶλλον

˱to˲_how_much more

Jesus is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “how much worse names will they call”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

(Occurrence 3) αὐτοῦ

˱of˲_him

Since Jesus applies this proverb in such a way that he is the master of the house, the word his refers specifically to Jesus. Jesus is not using the word generically here. Preserve the reference to a specific man. Alternate translation: “the master’s”