OET interlinear MAT 18:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

οὐαὶ τῷ κόσμῳ & οὐαὶ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ

woe ˱to˲_the world & woe ˱to˲_the person

The phrases Woe to the world and woe to the man are the opposite of blessing the world and the man. The phrases indicate that bad things are going to happen to the people being addressed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “How bad it is for the world … how bad it is for the man” or “Trouble will come to the world … trouble will come to the man”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῷ κόσμῳ

˱to˲_the world

Here, the word world refers primarily to the people who live in the world. If it would be helpful in your language, you could refer specifically to people here. Alternate translation: “to the people living in the world” or “to people”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τῶν σκανδάλων & τὰ σκάνδαλα & τὸ σκάνδαλον

the temptations & the temptations & the temptation

Here, Jesus speaks of things that cause people to sin as if they were stumbling blocks. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the things that lead people to disobey … the things that lead people to disobey … the thing that leads people to disobey”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For introduces a further explanation about the stumbling blocks. 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: “Here is what I mean:” or “Further,”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ & τὸ σκάνδαλον

˱to˲_the ˱to˲_the person & the temptation

The words man and stumbling block represent men and stumbling blocks in general, not one particular man or stumbling block. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “to any man … a stumbling block”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ

˱to˲_the ˱to˲_the person

Although the term man is masculine, Jesus is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “to the person” or “to the man or woman”