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OET (OET-LV) Foolish and blind.
For/Because which is greater, the gold or the temple which having_sanctified the gold?
OET (OET-RV) You are both stupid and blind, because which is greater: the gold, or the temple which makes the gold valuable?
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί
foolish and blind
Jesus is using the adjectives Foolish and blind as nouns to mean foolish and blind people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate these words with equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: “You foolish and blind people”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί
foolish and blind
The terms Foolish and blind mean similar things. Jesus is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “Blind ones” or “Very foolish”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
τυφλοί
blind
Here, Jesus speaks of the scribes and Pharisees as if they were blind. He means that they do not know what is right. 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 word blind in 23:16. Alternate translation: “like blind people” or “not knowing what is right”
Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
γὰρ
for
Here, the word For introduces an explanation of why the teaching of the Pharisees about oaths is wrong. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an explanation, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: “Think about this:” or “You should know this:”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
τίς & μείζων ἐστίν, ὁ χρυσὸς ἢ ὁ ναὸς ὁ ἁγιάσας τὸν χρυσόν?
which & greater is the gold or the temple which /having/_sanctified the gold
Jesus is using the question form to rebuke the religious leaders. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “the temple having sanctified the gold is greater than the gold.” or “Certainly the gold is not greater than the temple that sanctifies the gold!”
23:13-36 Matthew collected seven statements of what sorrow awaits you (literally woe to you), drawing upon similar Old Testament listings (Isa 5:8-23; Hab 2:6-20), and he arranged them to climax in the murder of the prophets.
OET (OET-LV) Foolish and blind.
For/Because which is greater, the gold or the temple which having_sanctified the gold?
OET (OET-RV) You are both stupid and blind, because which is greater: the gold, or the temple which makes the gold valuable?
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.