OET interlinear MAT 23:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, ὁδηγοὶ τυφλοὶ, οἱ λέγοντες, ὃς ἂν ὀμόσῃ ἐν τῷ ναῷ, οὐδέν ἐστιν; ὃς δ’ ἂν ὀμόσῃ ἐν τῷ χρυσῷ τοῦ ναοῦ ὀφείλει

woe ˱to˲_you_all guides blind you_all saying whoever ¬wishfully /may/_swear by the temple nothing ˱it˲_is whoever but ¬wishfully /may/_swear by the gold ˱of˲_the temple /is/_owing

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses, since the rest of the sentence gives the reason for the result that the first clause describes. Alternate translation: [you, who are blind guides, say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’ So woe to you!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὁδηγοὶ τυφλοὶ

guides blind

Jesus speaks of the scribes and Pharisees as if they were blind guides. He means that they do not know what is right, but they teach people anyway, even though what they teach is wrong. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form or state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar phrase in 15:14. Alternate translation: [who are like blind guides] or [who teach people what is wrong]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

οἱ λέγοντες, ὃς ἂν ὀμόσῃ ἐν τῷ ναῷ, οὐδέν ἐστιν; ὃς δ’ ἂν ὀμόσῃ ἐν τῷ χρυσῷ τοῦ ναοῦ ὀφείλει

you_all saying whoever ¬wishfully /may/_swear by the temple nothing ˱it˲_is whoever but ¬wishfully /may/_swear by the gold ˱of˲_the temple /is/_owing

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [the ones saying that whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing, but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὐδέν ἐστιν

nothing ˱it˲_is

Here, the phrase it is nothing means that the person is not bound to keep the oath. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [that person is not obligated to keep the oath]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τῷ χρυσῷ τοῦ ναοῦ

the the gold ˱of˲_the temple

Jesus could be using the possessive form to describe gold that: (1) decorates the temple. Alternate translation: [the gold that decorates the temple] (2) makes up the vessels and tools used in the temple. Alternate translation: [the gold vessels in the temple]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὀφείλει

/is/_owing

The phrase he is obligated indicates that the person is bound to keep the oath.You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [he is obligated to keep the oath]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ὀφείλει

/is/_owing

Although the term he is masculine, Jesus is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [he or she is obligated]