OET interlinear MAT 12:35

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-proverbs

ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ θησαυροῦ ἐκβάλλει ἀγαθά; καὶ ὁ πονηρὸς ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ θησαυροῦ ἐκβάλλει πονηρά

the good person out_of his good treasure /is/_sending_forth good and the evil person out_of his evil treasure /is/_sending_forth evil

Here, Jesus uses or invents a proverb in order to teach that people say and do whatever they value and think about. Translate this proverb in a way that will be recognized as a proverb and be meaningful in your language and culture. Alternate translation: “A good man brings forth good things from his good treasure. Similarly, an evil man brings forth evil things from his evil treasure”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ θησαυροῦ & ὁ πονηρὸς ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ θησαυροῦ

the good person out_of his good treasure & the evil person out_of his evil treasure

Although the terms man 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 makes this clear. Alternate translation: “The good person from his or her good treasure … the evil person from his or her evil treasure”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἄνθρωπος & ὁ πονηρὸς ἄνθρωπος

the good person & the evil person

The phrases The good man and the evil man represents good and evil men in general, not two particular men. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “Every good man … every evil man”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐκ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ θησαυροῦ ἐκβάλλει ἀγαθά & ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ θησαυροῦ ἐκβάλλει πονηρά

out_of his good treasure /is/_sending_forth good & out_of his evil treasure /is/_sending_forth evil

Jesus is speaking of the thoughts and desires of people as if they were their treasure that they bring forth when they act and especially when they speak. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable metaphor or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “from the good things that he values produces good things … from the evil things that he values produces evil things” or “from his good thoughts speaks good things … from his evil thoughts speaks evil things”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ θησαυροῦ & τοῦ πονηροῦ θησαυροῦ

his good treasure & his evil treasure

Here, the word treasure could refer to: (1) a place where treasures are kept or stored. Alternate translation: “his good treasury … his evil treasury” or “his storehouse of good things … his storehouse of evil things” (2) the treasures that the person has. Alternate translation: “his good treasures … his evil treasures”