OET interlinear MAT 12:41

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ἄνδρες Νινευεῖται ἀναστήσονται ἐν τῇ κρίσει μετὰ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης, καὶ κατακρινοῦσιν αὐτήν; ὅτι μετενόησαν εἰς τὸ κήρυγμα Ἰωνᾶ; καὶ ἰδοὺ, πλεῖον Ἰωνᾶ ὧδε

/the/_men (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἄνδρες Νινευῖται ἀναστήσονται ἐν τῇ κρίσει μετὰ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης καὶ κατακρινοῦσιν αὐτήν ὅτι μετενόησαν εἰς τὸ κήρυγμα Ἰωνᾶ καὶ ἰδοὺ πλεῖον Ἰωνᾶ ὧδε)

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses, since the second half of the verse gives the reason for the result that the first half of the verse describes. Alternate translation: “The men of Nineveh repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. So, they will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἄνδρες

/the/_men

Although the term men is masculine, Jesus is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “The inhabitants” or “The men and women”

Note 3 topic: translate-symaction

ἀναστήσονται ἐν τῇ κρίσει μετὰ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης

/will_be/_standing_up in the judgment with the generation this

Here, the phrase rise up could mean: (1) to stand up. In this culture, people would stand up to give testimony in a legal proceeding. Alternate translation: “will stand up at the judgment to give testimony before God against this generation” (2) to resurrect. Alternate translation: “will be resurrected with this generation at the judgment”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἀναστήσονται ἐν τῇ κρίσει

/will_be/_standing_up in the judgment

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of judgment, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “will, when people are judged, rise up”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης & αὐτήν

the generation this & it

Translate the phrase this generation as you did in 12:39. Alternate translation: “today’s people … them” or “the people of this generation … them”

Note 6 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: “see” or “listen carefully”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πλεῖον Ἰωνᾶ ὧδε

/one/_greater_‹than› Jonah_‹is› here

Here Jesus implies that the people of this generation have not repented, unlike the men of Nineveh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “something greater than Jonah is here, but you have not repented”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

πλεῖον

/one/_greater_‹than›

Here, the phrase something greater is a very general term. It could refer to the kingdom of God, Jesus himself, the ministry that Jesus begins, what Jesus calls his disciples to do, or many other things. If possible, you should use a general term that could refer to many or all of these things. See how you translated the similar phrase in 12:6. Alternate translation: “an entity greater than” or “a new thing greater than”