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OET (OET-LV) For/Because many will_be_coming in the name of_me saying:
I am the chosen_one/messiah, and they_will_be_misleading many.
OET (OET-RV) “because many will come claiming to be me and saying that they’re the messiah and misleading many.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
γὰρ
for
Here, the word For introduces a reason why Jesus wants the disciples to be careful. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis for an exhortation, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: “You should be careful because” or “Indeed,”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
πολλοὶ & πολλοὺς
many & many
In both places, Jesus is using the adjective many as a noun to mean many people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “many men and women … many men and women”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / go
ἐλεύσονται
/will_be/_coming
In a context such as this, your language might say “go” instead of come. Alternate translation: “will go”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου
in the name ˱of˲_me
Here, the word name refers primarily to the person who has that name, and it focuses especially on that person’s authority. More specifically, Jesus could mean that: (1) these people claim to have the authority that Jesus properly has. Alternate translation: “in my authority” or “claiming to have the authority I have” (2) these people claim to represent Jesus. Alternate translation: “claiming to be my representatives” or “as if they were my representatives”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
λέγοντες, ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ Χριστός; καὶ
saying I am the Messiah and
If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “saying that they are the Christ, and”
Note 6 topic: writing-quotations
λέγοντες
saying
If you keep the direct quotation, consider natural ways of introducing it in your language. Alternate translation: “and they will say”
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
πολλοὺς πλανήσουσιν
many ˱they˲_/will_be/_misleading
See how you translated the similar expression in 24:4. Alternate translation: “will cause many to believe what is wrong”
24:5 claiming, ‘I am the Messiah’: A series of false prophets and miracle workers evoked messianic images and persuaded the masses to follow them in hope of deliverance during the period between AD 30 and 70 (Josephus, Antiquities 18.4.1; 20.5.1; 20.8.6; War 6.5.2). The earliest recorded instance of an outright claim to be the Messiah was Bar Kochba’s claim in AD 132. It is not clear whether Jesus is referring only to impostors in the period prior to the destruction of the Temple or to false messiahs throughout the church age or perhaps during a future tribulation.
OET (OET-LV) For/Because many will_be_coming in the name of_me saying:
I am the chosen_one/messiah, and they_will_be_misleading many.
OET (OET-RV) “because many will come claiming to be me and saying that they’re the messiah and misleading many.
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.