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OET (OET-LV) But to_what I_will_be_likening the this generation?
It_is similar to_little_children sitting in the marketplaces, who calling_out to_the others
OET (OET-RV) “So what should I liken this generation to? It’s like young children sitting in the town centre who are calling out to others
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
δὲ
but
Here, the word Now introduces the next topic. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next topic, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: “Next,”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
τίνι δὲ ὁμοιώσω τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην?
˱to˲_what but ˱I˲_/will_be/_likening ¬the generation this
Jesus is using the question form to introduce a comparison between this generation and children sitting in the marketplace. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “Here is what I compare this generation to.”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην
¬the generation this
Here, generation represents the people who are part of the generation, which means that they are adults who are currently alive. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “today’s people” or “the people of this generation”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
ὁμοία ἐστὶν
similar ˱it˲_is
These words are the beginning of Jesus’ comparison. His opponents complain about John being too austere, and they complain about Jesus not being austere enough, just like children who complain when other children don’t dance with them, and then complain again when they don’t cry with them. Since Jesus explains this comparison in the following verses, you do not need to explain it here in your translation.
Note 5 topic: translate-unknown
ταῖς ἀγοραῖς
the marketplaces
A marketplace is a large, open-air area where people buy and sell goods. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of area, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “the town square” or “the park”
11:2-19 This section begins with John the Baptist’s doubt, but it ends by exalting his faith and ministry (11:7-19). The people’s rejection of John (11:16-19) foreshadows their later rejection of Jesus.
OET (OET-LV) But to_what I_will_be_likening the this generation?
It_is similar to_little_children sitting in the marketplaces, who calling_out to_the others
OET (OET-RV) “So what should I liken this generation to? It’s like young children sitting in the town centre who are calling out to others
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.