OET interlinear MAT 24:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

φανήσεται τὸ σημεῖον τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐν οὐρανῷ

˓will_be_being˒_seen (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τότε φανήσεται τό σημεῖον τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐν οὐρανῷ καί τότε κόψονται πάσαι αἱ φυλαί τῆς γῆς καί ὄψονται Τόν Υἱόν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐπί τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ μετά δυνάμεως καί δόξης πολλῆς)

The phrase in heaven could go with: (1) will appear. In this case, in heaven is where the sign will appear. Alternate translation: [will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man]; (2) the Son of Man. In this case, the sign shows that the Son of Man is in heaven. Alternate translation: [will appear the sign that the Son of Man is in heaven]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὸ σημεῖον τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τότε φανήσεται τό σημεῖον τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐν οὐρανῷ καί τότε κόψονται πάσαι αἱ φυλαί τῆς γῆς καί ὄψονται Τόν Υἱόν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐπί τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ μετά δυνάμεως καί δόξης πολλῆς)

Jesus could be using the possessive form to describe a sign that: (1) shows that the Son of Man is about to do something. Alternate translation: [the sign that indicates that the Son of Man is about to do something]; (2) is the Son of Man. Alternate translation: [the sign, which is the Son of Man,]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου & τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου

˱of˲_the Son ¬the ˱of˲_Man & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τότε φανήσεται τό σημεῖον τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐν οὐρανῷ καί τότε κόψονται πάσαι αἱ φυλαί τῆς γῆς καί ὄψονται Τόν Υἱόν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐπί τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ μετά δυνάμεως καί δόξης πολλῆς)

Jesus is speaking about himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: [of me, who am the Son of Man, … me, who am the Son of Man,]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πᾶσαι αἱ φυλαὶ τῆς γῆς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τότε φανήσεται τό σημεῖον τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐν οὐρανῷ καί τότε κόψονται πάσαι αἱ φυλαί τῆς γῆς καί ὄψονται Τόν Υἱόν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐπί τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ μετά δυνάμεως καί δόξης πολλῆς)

The phrase all the tribes of the earth could refer to: (1) all the groups of people in the world. Alternate translation: [all the people in the world]; (2) all the people who belong to the tribes of Israel. Alternate translation: [all the people of the tribes of Israel]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

ἐρχόμενον

coming

Christians debate exactly what it means in this verse for the the Son of Man to be coming. Some think he is coming to God’s heavenly throne room. Others think he is coming back to earth. If possible, use a form that does not explicitly state where he is coming. Alternate translation: [traveling] or [going]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ

the clouds ˱of˲_the sky

The expression of heaven contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in some languages. If this is true of your language, you could shorten the expression. Alternate translation: [the clouds]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

μετὰ δυνάμεως καὶ δόξης πολλῆς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τότε φανήσεται τό σημεῖον τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐν οὐρανῷ καί τότε κόψονται πάσαι αἱ φυλαί τῆς γῆς καί ὄψονται Τόν Υἱόν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐπί τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ μετά δυνάμεως καί δόξης πολλῆς)

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of power and glory, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [as someone who is powerful and very glorious] or [powerfully and very gloriously]