OET interlinear MAT 21:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-tense

λέγει

˱he˲_˓is˒_saying

To call attention to a development in the story, Matthew uses the present tense in past narration. If it would not be natural to do that in your language, you could use the past tense in your translation. Alternate translation: [he said]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτοῖς

˱to˲_them

The pronoun them refers to the people who were buying, selling, and exchanging things in the temple area. If this is not clear for your readers, you could refer to these people more directly. Alternate translation: [to the people who were buying and selling]

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

γέγραπται

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί λέγει αὐτοῖς Γέγραπται Ὁ οἶκος μού Οἶκος προσευχῆς κληθήσεται ὑμεῖς δέ αὐτόν ποιεῖτε Σπήλαιον λῃστῶν)

In Jesus’ culture, It has been written was a normal way to introduce quotations from important texts, in this case, the books of Isaiah and Jeremiah (see Isaiah 56:7 and Jeremiah 7:11). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase that indicates that Jesus is quoting from important texts. Alternate translation: [You can read in the Scriptures] or [It says in the books of Isaiah and Jeremiah]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

γέγραπται

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί λέγει αὐτοῖς Γέγραπται Ὁ οἶκος μού Οἶκος προσευχῆς κληθήσεται ὑμεῖς δέ αὐτόν ποιεῖτε Σπήλαιον λῃστῶν)

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, it is clear from the context that it was God speaking through prophets. Alternate translation: [The prophets said] or [God had the prophets write]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὁ οἶκός μου & κληθήσεται

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί λέγει αὐτοῖς Γέγραπται Ὁ οἶκος μού Οἶκος προσευχῆς κληθήσεται ὑμεῖς δέ αὐτόν ποιεῖτε Σπήλαιον λῃστῶν)

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: [They will call my house]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὁ οἶκός μου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί λέγει αὐτοῖς Γέγραπται Ὁ οἶκος μού Οἶκος προσευχῆς κληθήσεται ὑμεῖς δέ αὐτόν ποιεῖτε Σπήλαιον λῃστῶν)

God, speaking through the prophet Isaiah, refers to his temple as My house because his presence is there. If it would be helpful for your readers, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [My temple]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

οἶκος προσευχῆς

house (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί λέγει αὐτοῖς Γέγραπται Ὁ οἶκος μού Οἶκος προσευχῆς κληθήσεται ὑμεῖς δέ αὐτόν ποιεῖτε Σπήλαιον λῃστῶν)

God, speaking through the prophet Isaiah, is using the possessive form to describe a house that is a place where people perform prayer. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [a house where prayer is offered] or [a place where there is prayer]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

σπήλαιον λῃστῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί λέγει αὐτοῖς Γέγραπται Ὁ οἶκος μού Οἶκος προσευχῆς κληθήσεται ὑμεῖς δέ αὐτόν ποιεῖτε Σπήλαιον λῃστῶν)

God, speaking through the prophet Jeremiah, refers to the temple as a den where robbers hide and plot their crimes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or express the idea in simile form. Alternate translation: [a place where robbers live] or [like a cave where robbers hide]