OET interlinear MAT 24:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ ἀποκριθείς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Οὒ βλέπετε ταῦτα παντᾶ Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν οὒ μή ἀφεθῇ ὧδε λίθος ἐπί λίθον ὅς οὒ καταλυθήσεται)

The word But 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 But untranslated. Alternate translation: [Then]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐ βλέπετε ταῦτα πάντα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ ἀποκριθείς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Οὒ βλέπετε ταῦτα παντᾶ Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν οὒ μή ἀφεθῇ ὧδε λίθος ἐπί λίθον ὅς οὒ καταλυθήσεται)

Jesus is using the question form to draw the attention of the disciples to the buildings. 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: [Consider all these things.] or [Think about all these things!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

οὐ μὴ ἀφεθῇ ὧδε λίθος ἐπὶ λίθον, ὃς οὐ καταλυθήσεται

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ ἀποκριθείς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Οὒ βλέπετε ταῦτα παντᾶ Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν οὒ μή ἀφεθῇ ὧδε λίθος ἐπί λίθον ὅς οὒ καταλυθήσεται)

Jesus says that every stone will be torn down 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: [almost every stone upon a stone will not be left here, and almost none of them will not be torn down]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οὐ μὴ ἀφεθῇ ὧδε λίθος ἐπὶ λίθον, ὃς οὐ καταλυθήσεται

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ ἀποκριθείς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Οὒ βλέπετε ταῦτα παντᾶ Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν οὒ μή ἀφεθῇ ὧδε λίθος ἐπί λίθον ὅς οὒ καταλυθήσεται)

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 invading enemies. Alternate translation: [an invading army will certainly not leave a stone upon a stone here, which they will not tear down]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐ μὴ ἀφεθῇ ὧδε λίθος ἐπὶ λίθον, ὃς οὐ καταλυθήσεται

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ ἀποκριθείς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Οὒ βλέπετε ταῦτα παντᾶ Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν οὒ μή ἀφεθῇ ὧδε λίθος ἐπί λίθον ὅς οὒ καταλυθήσεται)

If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative particle not and the verb left, which in this context would be negative. Alternate translation: [every stone will be toppled off the stone it is on, and each one will be torn down]