OET interlinear MAT 17:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

δὲ

and

Here, the word Now introduces the next major event in the story. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: “After that,”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτῶν

them

The pronoun they could refer to: (1) the disciples. Alternate translation: “the disciples” (2) Jesus and the disciples. Alternate translation: “Jesus and the disciples”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

συστρεφομένων

/being/_gathered

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “gathering together”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

μέλλει ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοσθαι

/is/_going the Son ¬the ˱of˲_Man /to_be_being/_given_over

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: “Someone is about to hand the Son of Man over”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

εἰς χεῖρας

into /the/_hands

The term hands represents power and control. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “into the power” or “into the control”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀνθρώπων

˱of˲_people

Here, the word men refers to people who have authority and who want to get rid of Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “of powerful people” or “of people who hate him”