OET interlinear MAT 21:43

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

διὰ τοῦτο

because_of this

Here, the phrase For this reason introduces an inference based on the parable that Jesus has told and the quotation in the previous verse.. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of inference. Alternate translation: “Because of that,” or “Therefore,”

λέγω ὑμῖν

˱I˲_/am/_saying ˱to˲_you_all

Jesus uses the clause I say to you to emphasize what he is telling the chief priests and elders. Use a natural form in your language for emphasizing the truth and importance of a statement. Alternate translation: “I want you to know”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀρθήσεται ἀφ’ ὑμῶν ἡ Βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ δοθήσεται ἔθνει

/will_be_being/_taken_away from you_all the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God and ˱it˲_/will_be_being/_given ˱to˲_/a/_people

Here Jesus speaks as if the kingdom of God were an object that could be taken away and given. He means that the ability to be part of God’s kingdom will be taken away and given. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable image or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the ability to be in the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a nation” or “the kingdom of God will no longer accept you and will accept a nation”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἀρθήσεται ἀφ’ ὑμῶν ἡ Βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ δοθήσεται

/will_be_being/_taken_away from you_all the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God and ˱it˲_/will_be_being/_given

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 will do the action, it is clear from the context that it will be God. Alternate translation: “God will take away his kingdom from you and give it”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ποιοῦντι τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῆς

producing the fruits ˱of˲_it

Here, Jesus speaks of how people behave as if they were plants that produced fruit. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “acting in its ways” or “perform its deeds”

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῆς

the fruits ˱of˲_it

The pronoun its refers to the kingdom of God. If this is not clear for your readers, you could refer to the kingdom more directly. Alternate translation: “the kingdom’s fruits”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῆς

the fruits ˱of˲_it

Here, Jesus is using the possessive form to describe fruits that are appropriate for the kingdom. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “fruits appropriate for it” or “fruits that are required for those who are in the kingdom”