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OET (OET-LV) And having_seen one fig_tree on the road, he_came to it and found nothing on it, except not/lest only leaves, and he_is_saying to_it:
Fruit may_ no_longer _become from you for the age.
And immediately the fig_tree was_withered.
OET (OET-RV) He saw a single fig tree near the road, but when he got close, it only had leaves on it, so he spoke to it, “You will never again bear fruit,” and immediately the fig tree withered up.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go
ἦλθεν
˱he˲_came
In a context such as this, your language might say “came” instead of went. Alternate translation: “he came”
Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions
οὐδὲν εὗρεν ἐν αὐτῇ, εἰ μὴ φύλλα μόνον
nothing found on it except ¬not/lest leaves only
If it would in appear your language that Matthew was making a statement here and then contradicting it, you could reword this to avoid using an exception clause. Alternate translation: “found only leaves on it”
Note 3 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 4 topic: grammar-collectivenouns
καρπὸς
fruit
Here, the word fruit is singular in form, but it refers to many fruits as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this plainly. Alternate translation: “fruits”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular
σοῦ
you
Since the Jesus is talking to the fig tree, the word you here is singular.
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
for the age
Here, the phrase to eternity means that something lasts forever. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “forever” or “ever again”
21:19 there were only leaves: Mark observes that “it was too early in the season for fruit” (see Mark 11:13). It was spring (just before Passover); figs form in the spring but ripen in the fall.
• immediately the fig tree withered: Matthew has apparently compressed the story (cp. Matt 21:18-22; Mark 11:13-14, 20-23). The cursing of the fig tree is a symbolic gesture depicting God’s judgment on Israel for rejecting the Messiah (see Matt 3:9; 8:11-12). Like a fig tree that shows promise but no fruit, the Israelites (especially the hypocritical leaders) did not bear the fruit of receiving the Messiah (see 21:33-46).
OET (OET-LV) And having_seen one fig_tree on the road, he_came to it and found nothing on it, except not/lest only leaves, and he_is_saying to_it:
Fruit may_ no_longer _become from you for the age.
And immediately the fig_tree was_withered.
OET (OET-RV) He saw a single fig tree near the road, but when he got close, it only had leaves on it, so he spoke to it, “You will never again bear fruit,” and immediately the fig tree withered up.
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.