OET interlinear MAT 12:27

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-contrary

εἰ ἐγὼ ἐν Βεελζεβοὺλ ἐκβάλλω τὰ δαιμόνια, οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν ἐν τίνι ἐκβάλλουσιν

if (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἰ ἐγώ ἐν Βεελζεβούλ ἐκβάλλω τά δαιμόνια οἱ υἱοί ὑμῶν ἐν τίνι ἐκβάλλουσιν Διά τοῦτο αὐτοί κριταί ἔσονται ὑμῶν)

Jesus is making a conditional statement that sounds hypothetical, but he is already convinced that the condition is not true. He knows that he does not cast out demons by Beelzebul, but he wants to show what would also be true if he did cast out demons by Beelzebul. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a condition that the speaker believes is not true. Alternate translation: [were I to be casting out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom would your sons be casting them out]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἰ ἐγὼ ἐν Βεελζεβοὺλ ἐκβάλλω τὰ δαιμόνια, οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν ἐν τίνι ἐκβάλλουσιν

if (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἰ ἐγώ ἐν Βεελζεβούλ ἐκβάλλω τά δαιμόνια οἱ υἱοί ὑμῶν ἐν τίνι ἐκβάλλουσιν Διά τοῦτο αὐτοί κριταί ἔσονται ὑμῶν)

The implication is that the people challenging Jesus would not say that their own followers were using the power of Beelzebul, and so they should agree that he is not using that power himself. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [if I cast out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Since you do not believe that they cast out demons by Beelzebul, it must not be true about me, either.]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν ἐν τίνι ἐκβάλλουσιν

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἰ ἐγώ ἐν Βεελζεβούλ ἐκβάλλω τά δαιμόνια οἱ υἱοί ὑμῶν ἐν τίνι ἐκβάλλουσιν Διά τοῦτο αὐτοί κριταί ἔσονται ὑμῶν)

Jesus is using the question form to show that the sons of the Pharisees must use the same power that he uses. 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: [your sons cast them out by that same power] or [then your sons also cast them out by Beelzebul]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἰ ἐγώ ἐν Βεελζεβούλ ἐκβάλλω τά δαιμόνια οἱ υἱοί ὑμῶν ἐν τίνι ἐκβάλλουσιν Διά τοῦτο αὐτοί κριταί ἔσονται ὑμῶν)

Jesus is speaking of the disciples of the Pharisees as if they were their sons. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [your disciples] or [your followers]

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

διὰ τοῦτο

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἰ ἐγώ ἐν Βεελζεβούλ ἐκβάλλω τά δαιμόνια οἱ υἱοί ὑμῶν ἐν τίνι ἐκβάλλουσιν Διά τοῦτο αὐτοί κριταί ἔσονται ὑμῶν)

Jesus implies that the Pharisees would not say that their sons cast out demons by Beelzebul, and the phrase Because of this introduces a result based on this implied answer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the reason for this result more explicit. Alternate translation: [Because you would not say that they cast out demons by Beelzebul,] or [Since you would not answer that they do it by Beelzebul,]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

αὐτοὶ κριταὶ ἔσονται ὑμῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἰ ἐγώ ἐν Βεελζεβούλ ἐκβάλλω τά δαιμόνια οἱ υἱοί ὑμῶν ἐν τίνι ἐκβάλλουσιν Διά τοῦτο αὐτοί κριταί ἔσονται ὑμῶν)

Jesus speaks of the sons of the Pharisees as if they were the Pharisees’ judges. He means that what the sons do proves that the Pharisees are wrong about what they have said about Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [what they do proves that you are wrong] or [when they cast out demons, it shows that you have spoken falsely]