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OET (OET-LV) For/Because then will_be great tribulation, such_as has_ not _become from beginning of_the_world until the time now, nor by_no_means may_ not _become.
OET (OET-RV) This will be followed by incredible troubles like nothing that has been observed in this world from creation until the present time, and which won’t happen like that again—
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
γὰρ
for
Here, the word For introduces a reason why the disciples should pray that they would not need to flee in winter or on a Sabbath. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis for a command, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: “You should pray that because” or “That is because”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
ἔσται & θλῖψις μεγάλη
will_be & tribulation great
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of tribulation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “people will be greatly hurt” or “people will be greatly afflicted”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives
οὐδ’ οὐ μὴ γένηται
nor by_no_means not /may/_become
The words translated nor and ever are three negative words. In this construction, the second and third negatives do not cancel the first. Instead, they give greater emphasis to the negative. If your language can use three negatives that do not cancel one another to create a positive meaning, you could use a triple negative here. If your language does not use three negatives in that way, you could translate with one strong negative, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: “and will by no means happen again”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
οὐ μὴ γένηται
not by_no_means not /may/_become
Here Jesus means that tribulation this great will not happen again after these events occur. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “nor will ever again happen after that”
24:21 greater anguish: Similar language is found in Neh 9:37; Jer 11:16; Dan 12:1; Joel 2:1-17. The blatant savagery of the times has been documented by Josephus (see War 5.10.2-3).
OET (OET-LV) For/Because then will_be great tribulation, such_as has_ not _become from beginning of_the_world until the time now, nor by_no_means may_ not _become.
OET (OET-RV) This will be followed by incredible troubles like nothing that has been observed in this world from creation until the present time, and which won’t happen like that again—
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.