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OET (OET-LV) And the very_great crowd spread the coats of_themselves on the road, and others were_cutting_off branches from the trees, and were_spreading them on the road.
OET (OET-RV) Then the huge crowd spread their coats on the road, while others cut branches off trees and spread them on the road.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
δὲ
and
Here, the word Now introduces the next thing that happened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: [Then]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
ὁ & πλεῖστος ὄχλος
the & very_great crowd
Matthew says the largest crowd here as an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [a huge crowd] or [an enormous crowd]
Note 3 topic: translate-symaction
ἔστρωσαν ἑαυτῶν τὰ ἱμάτια ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ; ἄλλοι δὲ ἔκοπτον κλάδους ἀπὸ τῶν δένδρων, καὶ ἐστρώννυον ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ
spread ˱of˲_themselves the coats on the road others and /were/_cutting_off branches from the trees and /were/_spreading_‹them› on the road
The people did these things to give Jesus honor and glory. If it would be helpful in your language, you could explain the meaning of these actions. Alternate translation: [spread their cloaks on the road to give him honor, and others were cutting branches from the trees and were spreading them on the road to give him glory]
τὰ ἱμάτια
the coats
Alternate translation: [outer garments]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
ἄλλοι
others
Matthew is using the adjective others as a noun to mean other people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [different people]
21:1–28:20 Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem initiates Matthew’s account of how the Messiah’s suffering and resurrection establish salvation.
OET (OET-LV) And the very_great crowd spread the coats of_themselves on the road, and others were_cutting_off branches from the trees, and were_spreading them on the road.
OET (OET-RV) Then the huge crowd spread their coats on the road, while others cut branches off trees and spread them on the road.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.