OET interlinear MAT 12:45

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

πορεύεται

˱it˲_˓is˒_going

In a context such as this, your language might say “comes” instead of goes. Alternate translation: [it comes]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἰσελθόντα κατοικεῖ ἐκεῖ

˓having˒_come_in ˱it˲_˓is˒_dwelling there

Here Jesus implies that the evil spirits entered the man and lived in him. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [they having entered the man, it resides in him]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

εἰσελθόντα κατοικεῖ ἐκεῖ

˓having˒_come_in ˱it˲_˓is˒_dwelling there

Here Jesus continues to refer to the person whom the evil spirit formerly controlled as if he were a house. When the evil spirits control the man, it is as if they are living in him as their home. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use simile form or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [having entered, they reside there as if he were their home] or [having overpowered the man, they possess him]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κατοικεῖ

˱it˲_˓is˒_dwelling

Here Jesus speaks of the evil spirit living in the man, but he implies that the seven other spirits also live in the man. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [the spirits reside]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

γίνεται τὰ ἔσχατα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκείνου χείρονα τῶν πρώτων

˓is˒_becoming (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Τότε πορεύεται καί παραλαμβάνει μεθʼ ἑαυτοῦ ἑπτά ἑτέρα πνεύματα πονηρότερα ἑαυτοῦ καί εἰσελθόντα κατοικεῖ ἐκεῖ καί γίνεται τά ἔσχατα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκείνου χείρονα τῶν πρώτων Οὕτως ἔσται καί τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ πονηρᾷ)

Here, the phrase last things refers to the situation or condition of the man after the evil spirits return. The phrase the first things refers to the situation or condition of the man before the first evil spirit left him. Jesus means that the man’s situation or condition is now worse than it was when he only had one evil spirit possessing him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [that man’s condition is now worse than it was before] or [the current situation of that man has become worse than the previous situation]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ πονηρᾷ

¬the ˱to˲_generation this ¬the evil

Here, generation represents the people who are part of the generation, which means that they are adults who are currently alive. See how you translated the similar expression in [12:39](../12/39.md). Alternate translation: [with today’s people who are evil] or [with evil people of this generation]