OET interlinear MAT 17:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

and

Here, the word But introduces the next thing that happened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: “Then”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

ὦ γενεὰ ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη, ἕως πότε μεθ’ ὑμῶν ἔσομαι? ἕως πότε ἀνέξομαι ὑμῶν?

O generation unbelieving and /having_been/_perverted until when with you_all ˱I˲_will_be until when ˱I˲_/will_be/_tolerating ˱of˲_you_all

Jesus is speaking to something that he knows cannot hear him. He is addressing the entire generation of people who were living at that time, and they are not all present to hear him. He is doing this to show in a very strong way how he feels about this generation. He is actually speaking to the people who can hear him, the crowd that has gathered there. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate Jesus’ words as if he were speaking directly to the disciples and the crowd, since they are included in the generation that Jesus is addressing. Alternate translation: “You who are part of this unbelieving and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you?”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὦ γενεὰ ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη

O generation unbelieving and /having_been/_perverted

Here, generation represents the people who are part of the generation, which means that they are adults who are currently alive. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar expression in 11:16. Alternate translation: “O today’s people who are unbelieving and perverted” or “O unbelieving and perverted people of this generation”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

ἕως πότε μεθ’ ὑμῶν ἔσομαι? ἕως πότε ἀνέξομαι ὑμῶν?

until when with you_all ˱I˲_will_be until when ˱I˲_/will_be/_tolerating ˱of˲_you_all

Jesus is using the question form to rebuke the disciples and the crowds and to show how frustrated he is by them. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate these as statements or exclamations. Alternate translation: “I do not want to be with you for long. I do not want to bear with you for long.” or “I want to leave you! I want to stop bearing with you!”

(Occurrence -1) ἕως πότε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν ὦ γενεὰ ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη ἕως πότε μεθʼ ὑμῶν ἔσομαι ἕως πότε ἀνέξομαι ὑμῶν φέρετέ μοι αὐτὸν ὧδε)

Alternate translation: “how long … How long”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀνέξομαι ὑμῶν

˱I˲_/will_be/_tolerating ˱of˲_you_all

Here, the phrase bear with refers to being charitable or kind to someone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase. Alternate translation: “will I be charitable to you” or “will I act kindly with you”

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτὸν

him

The pronoun him refers to the boy who was epileptic. If this is not clear for your readers, you could refer to him more directly. Alternate translation: “the boy” or “the epileptic”