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OET (OET-LV) The Yaʸsous was_saying to_him:
If you_are_wanting to_be perfect, be_going, sell the things possessing of_you and give to_the_poor and you_will_be_having treasure in the_heavens, and come, be_following after_me.
OET (OET-RV) “If you want to be perfect,” answered Yeshua, “go and sell what you own and give to the poor, and then you’ll have treasure in the heavens. Then come and follow me.”
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact
εἰ
if
Jesus speaks as if this were a hypothetical situation, but he means that he knows it is true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might think that what Jesus is saying is uncertain, then you could translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: “Because”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular
θέλεις & ὕπαγε πώλησόν σου & δὸς & ἕξεις & δεῦρο, ἀκολούθει
˱you˲_/are/_wanting & /be/_going sell ˱of˲_you & give & ˱you˲_/will_be/_having & come /be/_following
Throughout this verse, the word you, the word your, and the commands are singular because Jesus is speaking to the young man.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
πτωχοῖς
˱to˲_/the/_poor
Jesus is using the adjective poor as a noun to mean poor people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “to people who are poor”
Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
(Occurrence 2) καὶ
and
Here, the word and introduces the result that will follow if the man does sell his possessions and give to the poor. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a result. Alternate translation: “and as a result”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
δεῦρο, ἀκολούθει μοι
come /be/_following ˱after˲_me
Here, the phrase come, follow me is a command to travel with Jesus and be his disciple. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “be my disciple” or “come with me as my student”
19:21-22 By calling the man to go and sell and come, follow me, Jesus revealed that the man had not in fact kept the first of the ten commandments (Exod 20:3). His possessions—his wealth and security—had become his god (see Matt 6:20, 24; 13:44-46).
OET (OET-LV) The Yaʸsous was_saying to_him:
If you_are_wanting to_be perfect, be_going, sell the things possessing of_you and give to_the_poor and you_will_be_having treasure in the_heavens, and come, be_following after_me.
OET (OET-RV) “If you want to be perfect,” answered Yeshua, “go and sell what you own and give to the poor, and then you’ll have treasure in the heavens. Then come and follow me.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.