OET interlinear MAT 12:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-contrary

εἰ ὁ Σατανᾶς τὸν Σατανᾶν ἐκβάλλει, ἐφ’ ἑαυτὸν ἐμερίσθη

if ¬the Satan ¬the Satan /is/_casting_out against himself ˱he˲_/was/_divided

Jesus is making a conditional statement that sounds hypothetical, but he is already convinced that the condition is not true. He has concluded that Satan is not divided against himself, because Satan has not been divided against himself. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a condition that the speaker believes is not true. Alternate translation: “were Satan to cast out Satan, he would have been divided against himself”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὁ Σατανᾶς τὸν Σατανᾶν ἐκβάλλει

¬the Satan ¬the Satan /is/_casting_out

In both places, Satan represents people who act by the power of Satan. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Satan’s followers cast out Satan’s followers” or “those who act by Satan’s power cast out others who also act by Satan’s power”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐφ’ ἑαυτὸν ἐμερίσθη

against himself ˱he˲_/was/_divided

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: “he has attacked himself”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

πῶς οὖν σταθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ

how therefore /will_be_being/_established the kingdom ˱of˲_him

Jesus is using the question form to show that Satan’s kingdom will not stand if he is divided against himself. 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: “His kingdom, then, will not stand.” or “His kingdom will certainly not stand!”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

σταθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ

/will_be_being/_established the kingdom ˱of˲_him

Here, the word stand means that the kingdom would exist for a long time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will his kingdom continue to exist” or “will his kingdom remain”