OET interlinear MAT 16:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

λέγων

saying

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [and he said]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἵλεώς σοι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί προσλαβόμενος αὐτόν ὁ Πέτρος ἤρξατο ἐπιτιμᾶν αὐτῷ λέγων Ἵλεως σοί Κύριε οὒ μή ἔσται σοί τοῦτο)

Here, the phrase Merciful to you could mean: (1) that Jesus should not be thinking about or talking about what he has predicted will happen. Alternate translation: [Far be it from you] or [Stop saying those things] (2) that he believes that God will mercifully protect Jesus from what Jesus has predicted will happen. Alternate translation: [God will have mercy on you] or [May God be merciful to you]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

(Occurrence -1) σοι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί προσλαβόμενος αὐτόν ὁ Πέτρος ἤρξατο ἐπιτιμᾶν αὐτῷ λέγων Ἵλεως σοί Κύριε οὒ μή ἔσται σοί τοῦτο)

Since Peter is talking to Jesus, the word you throughout this verse is singular.

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

τοῦτο

this

The pronoun this refers to the things that Jesus had just spoken about what would happen to him. If this is not clear for your readers, you could refer to those things more directly. Alternate translation: [those things] or [what you have said]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐ μὴ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί προσλαβόμενος αὐτόν ὁ Πέτρος ἤρξατο ἐπιτιμᾶν αὐτῷ λέγων Ἵλεως σοί Κύριε οὒ μή ἔσται σοί τοῦτο)

The words translated as certainly not are two negative words. In this construction, the second negative does not cancel the first to create a positive meaning. Instead, it gives greater emphasis to the negative. If your language can use two negatives that do not cancel one another to create a positive meaning, you could use a double negative here. If your language does not use two negatives in that way, you could translate with one strong negative, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: [by no means]