OET interlinear MAT 20:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

καὶ ἰδοὺ, δύο τυφλοὶ καθήμενοι παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν, ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Ἰησοῦς παράγει

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού δύο τυφλοί καθήμενοι παρά τήν ὁδόν ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Ἰησοῦς παράγει ἔκραξαν λέγοντες ἐλέησον ἡμάς Κύριε Υἱέ Δαυίδ)

Matthew is using the phrase behold, two blind men to introduce these two people as new participants in the story. If your language has its own way of introducing new participants, you could use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: [And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus is passing]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Ἰησοῦς παράγει

˓having˒_heard that Jesus ˓is˒_passing_by

It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: [having heard, “Jesus is passing by,”]

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

λέγοντες

saying

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

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς

show_mercy (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού δύο τυφλοί καθήμενοι παρά τήν ὁδόν ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Ἰησοῦς παράγει ἔκραξαν λέγοντες ἐλέησον ἡμάς Κύριε Υἱέ Δαυίδ)

This is an imperative, but it should be translated as a polite request rather than as a command. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [We ask you to have mercy on us]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς

show_mercy (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού δύο τυφλοί καθήμενοι παρά τήν ὁδόν ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Ἰησοῦς παράγει ἔκραξαν λέγοντες ἐλέησον ἡμάς Κύριε Υἱέ Δαυίδ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of mercy, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [Be merciful to us]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

ἐλέησον

show_mercy

Because the two blind men are speaking to Jesus, the request is singular.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

Υἱὸς Δαυείδ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού δύο τυφλοί καθήμενοι παρά τήν ὁδόν ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Ἰησοῦς παράγει ἔκραξαν λέγοντες ἐλέησον ἡμάς Κύριε Υἱέ Δαυίδ)

Here, the word Son means a male descendant. It does not mean that Jesus was the direct son of David. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Descendant of David] or [you who are descended from David]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Υἱὸς Δαυείδ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἰδού δύο τυφλοί καθήμενοι παρά τήν ὁδόν ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Ἰησοῦς παράγει ἔκραξαν λέγοντες ἐλέησον ἡμάς Κύριε Υἱέ Δαυίδ)

David was Israel’s most important king, and God had promised him that one of his descendants would be the Messiah. So the title Son of David could implicitly mean “Messiah.” You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Son of David, Messiah]