OET interlinear MAT 11:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου

the Son ¬the ˱of˲_Man

Here Jesus speaks about himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the first person. Alternate translation: [I, who am the Son of Man,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἦλθεν

came

Here, the word came refers to Jesus entering this world as a human to do what God called him to do. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [came to this world] or [lived]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

ἐσθίων καὶ πίνων

eating and drinking

Here Jesus means that he did not fast and that he participated in feasts and enjoyed eating and drinking. If it would be helpful for your readers, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [eating good food and drinking wine] or [feasting]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

λέγουσιν, ἰδοὺ, ἄνθρωπος, φάγος καὶ οἰνοπότης, τελωνῶν φίλος καὶ ἁμαρτωλῶν!

˱they˲_/are/_saying behold /a/_man /a/_glutton and /a/_drunkard ˱of˲_tax_collectors /a/_friend and ˱of˲_sinners

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [they say that he is a man who is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

ἰδοὺ

behold

Here, the word behold draws the attention of the audience and asks them to listen carefully. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express behold with a word or phrase that asks the audience to listen, or you could draw the audience’s attention in another way. Alternate translation: [This is] or [Observe]

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

φάγος καὶ οἰνοπότης

/a/_glutton and /a/_drunkard

The word glutton refers to a person who eats too much food. The word drunkard refers to a person who drinks too much wine and gets drunk as a result. If you do not have words for these kinds of people, you could use descriptive phrases. Alternate translation: [one who eats and drinks more than he should]

Note 7 topic: writing-proverbs

ἐδικαιώθη ἡ σοφία ἀπὸ τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς

/was/_justified ¬the wisdom by the children her

Here, Jesus uses or invents a proverb that he applies to what people say about him and John. Translate this proverb in a way that will be recognized as a proverb and be meaningful in your language and culture. Alternate translation: [the saying is true that wisdom is justified by all her children]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ἐδικαιώθη ἡ σοφία ἀπὸ τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς

/was/_justified ¬the wisdom by the children her

Here Jesus speaks as if wisdom were a woman who had children. The children could be: (1) people who are wise. Alternate translation: [wisdom has been justified by wise people] (2) the children could be the results of wise behavior. Alternate translation: [wisdom has been justified by its results]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐδικαιώθη ἡ σοφία ἀπὸ τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς

/was/_justified ¬the wisdom by the children her

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of wisdom, you could express the same idea in another way. Make sure your translation fits with how you chose to translate children (see the previous note). Here, the word wisdom could refer to: (1) wise behavior and thinking. Alternate translation: [what is wise has been justified by wise people] (2) how God is wise. Alternate translation: [how wise God is has been justified by wise people]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐδικαιώθη ἡ σοφία ἀπὸ τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς

/was/_justified ¬the wisdom by the children her

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [wisdom’s children justify her]

Note 11 topic: translate-textvariants

τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς

the children her

Many ancient manuscripts read her children. The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “her works.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.