OET interlinear MAT 15:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

διὰ τί οἱ μαθηταί σου παραβαίνουσιν τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων?

for_reason why the disciples ˱of˲_you /are/_breaking_from the tradition ˱of˲_the elders

The Pharisees are using the question form to rebuke Jesus for what his disciples are doing. 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 disciples should not transgress the tradition of the elders.” or “We are shocked that your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

σου

˱of˲_you

Here, the word your is singular since the Pharisees and scribes are speaking to Jesus.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων

the tradition ˱of˲_the elders

Here, the scribes and Pharisees are using the possessive form to describe a tradition that came from the elders. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the tradition given to us by the elders” or “the tradition handed down to us by the elders”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων

the tradition ˱of˲_the elders

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of tradition, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “what the elders taught us”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῶν πρεσβυτέρων

˱of˲_the elders

Here, the word elders refers to respected ancestors whose teaching is trusted. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “of the ancestral teachers” or “of our respected forefathers”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For introduces an explanation of how the disciples are transgressing the tradition. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an explanation, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: “They do that when” or “Here is how they do that:”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὐ & νίπτονται τὰς χεῖρας

not & ˱they˲_/are/_washing their hands

Here the scribes and Pharisees are referring to how they would wash their hands with water to make them ritually or ceremonially clean. See the chapter introduction for more information about this kind of washing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “they do not ceremonially wash their hands with water”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

ἄρτον

bread

The scribes and Pharisees are using bread to represent any food. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “food” or “anything”