OET interlinear MAT 23:37

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

Ἰερουσαλὴμ, Ἰερουσαλήμ, ἡ ἀποκτείνουσα τοὺς προφήτας καὶ λιθοβολοῦσα, τοὺς ἀπεσταλμένους πρὸς αὐτήν! ποσάκις ἠθέλησα ἐπισυναγαγεῖν τὰ τέκνα σου, ὃν τρόπον ὄρνις ἐπισυνάγει τὰ νοσσία αὐτῆς ὑπὸ τὰς πτέρυγας, καὶ οὐκ ἠθελήσατε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰερουσαλήμ Ἰερουσαλήμ ἡ ἀποκτείνουσα τούς προφήτας καί λιθοβολοῦσα τούς ἀπεσταλμένους πρός αὐτήν Ποσάκις ἠθέλησα ἐπισυναγαγεῖν τά τέκνα σοῦ ὅν τρόπον ὄρνις ἐπισυνάγει τά νοσσία αὐτῆς ὑπό τάς πτέρυγας καί οὐκ ἠθελήσατε)

Jesus speaks as if the city of Jerusalem were a woman with children. He is referring to the people who live in Jerusalem. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [People of Jerusalem, people of Jerusalem, the ones killing the prophets and stoning the ones having been sent to you! How often I desired to gather you the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

Ἰερουσαλὴμ, Ἰερουσαλήμ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰερουσαλήμ Ἰερουσαλήμ ἡ ἀποκτείνουσα τούς προφήτας καί λιθοβολοῦσα τούς ἀπεσταλμένους πρός αὐτήν Ποσάκις ἠθέλησα ἐπισυναγαγεῖν τά τέκνα σοῦ ὅν τρόπον ὄρνις ἐπισυνάγει τά νοσσία αὐτῆς ὑπό τάς πτέρυγας καί οὐκ ἠθελήσατε)

Jesus is addressing something he knows cannot hear him, the city of Jerusalem, in order to show his listeners in a strong way how he feels about them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate these words as if he were speaking directly to people about these cities. Alternate translation: [I am very upset about Jerusalem]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

ἡ ἀποκτείνουσα τοὺς προφήτας καὶ λιθοβολοῦσα, τοὺς ἀπεσταλμένους πρὸς αὐτήν

the_‹city› killing_off (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰερουσαλήμ Ἰερουσαλήμ ἡ ἀποκτείνουσα τούς προφήτας καί λιθοβολοῦσα τούς ἀπεσταλμένους πρός αὐτήν Ποσάκις ἠθέλησα ἐπισυναγαγεῖν τά τέκνα σοῦ ὅν τρόπον ὄρνις ἐπισυνάγει τά νοσσία αὐτῆς ὑπό τάς πτέρυγας καί οὐκ ἠθελήσατε)

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternatively, you could combine the two phrases. Alternate translation: [the one killing the prophets, indeed, stoning the ones having been sent to her] or [the one killing the prophets having been sent to her by stoning them]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τοὺς ἀπεσταλμένους

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰερουσαλήμ Ἰερουσαλήμ ἡ ἀποκτείνουσα τούς προφήτας καί λιθοβολοῦσα τούς ἀπεσταλμένους πρός αὐτήν Ποσάκις ἠθέλησα ἐπισυναγαγεῖν τά τέκνα σοῦ ὅν τρόπον ὄρνις ἐπισυνάγει τά νοσσία αὐτῆς ὑπό τάς πτέρυγας καί οὐκ ἠθελήσατε)

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you must state who did the action, Jesus implies that God did it. Alternate translation: [the ones whom God sent]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

αὐτήν

her

Although Jesus is speaking to Jerusalem, he uses the third person here. If this would not be natural in your language, you could use the second person form. Alternate translation: [you]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

ποσάκις

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰερουσαλήμ Ἰερουσαλήμ ἡ ἀποκτείνουσα τούς προφήτας καί λιθοβολοῦσα τούς ἀπεσταλμένους πρός αὐτήν Ποσάκις ἠθέλησα ἐπισυναγαγεῖν τά τέκνα σοῦ ὅν τρόπον ὄρνις ἐπισυνάγει τά νοσσία αὐτῆς ὑπό τάς πτέρυγας καί οὐκ ἠθελήσατε)

The phrase How often introduces an exclamation, not a question. Jesus uses the exclamation to show how strongly he feels about Jerusalem. Use a form that communicates strong emotion in your language. Alternate translation: [Very strongly]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

σου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰερουσαλήμ Ἰερουσαλήμ ἡ ἀποκτείνουσα τούς προφήτας καί λιθοβολοῦσα τούς ἀπεσταλμένους πρός αὐτήν Ποσάκις ἠθέλησα ἐπισυναγαγεῖν τά τέκνα σοῦ ὅν τρόπον ὄρνις ἐπισυνάγει τά νοσσία αὐτῆς ὑπό τάς πτέρυγας καί οὐκ ἠθελήσατε)

Since Jesus is speaking to Jerusalem, the word your here is singular.

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

ὃν τρόπον ὄρνις ἐπισυνάγει τὰ νοσσία αὐτῆς ὑπὸ τὰς πτέρυγας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰερουσαλήμ Ἰερουσαλήμ ἡ ἀποκτείνουσα τούς προφήτας καί λιθοβολοῦσα τούς ἀπεσταλμένους πρός αὐτήν Ποσάκις ἠθέλησα ἐπισυναγαγεῖν τά τέκνα σοῦ ὅν τρόπον ὄρνις ἐπισυνάγει τά νοσσία αὐτῆς ὑπό τάς πτέρυγας καί οὐκ ἠθελήσατε)

Jesus is saying that he wants to act like a hen that gathers her chicks because he wants to comfort and protect the people of Jerusalem, just as a hen does that for her chicks. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings to comfort and protect them]

Note 9 topic: translate-unknown

ὄρνις & τὰ νοσσία αὐτῆς

˓a˒_hen & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰερουσαλήμ Ἰερουσαλήμ ἡ ἀποκτείνουσα τούς προφήτας καί λιθοβολοῦσα τούς ἀπεσταλμένους πρός αὐτήν Ποσάκις ἠθέλησα ἐπισυναγαγεῖν τά τέκνα σοῦ ὅν τρόπον ὄρνις ἐπισυνάγει τά νοσσία αὐτῆς ὑπό τάς πτέρυγας καί οὐκ ἠθελήσατε)

A hen is a female chicken, and chicks are the young chickens she is raising. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of animal, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [a bird … her young]

Note 10 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

(Occurrence 2) καὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰερουσαλήμ Ἰερουσαλήμ ἡ ἀποκτείνουσα τούς προφήτας καί λιθοβολοῦσα τούς ἀπεσταλμένους πρός αὐτήν Ποσάκις ἠθέλησα ἐπισυναγαγεῖν τά τέκνα σοῦ ὅν τρόπον ὄρνις ἐπισυνάγει τά νοσσία αὐτῆς ὑπό τάς πτέρυγας καί οὐκ ἠθελήσατε)

The word and introduces what the people of Jerusalem actually did in contrast with what Jesus wanted them to do. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a contrast. Alternate translation: [but]