OET interlinear MAT 25:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

ἔφη αὐτῷ & εὖ, δοῦλε ἀγαθὲ καὶ πιστέ! ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός, ἐπὶ πολλῶν σε καταστήσω; εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν χαρὰν τοῦ κυρίου σου

/was/_saying ˱to˲_him & well_‹done› slave good and faithful over /a/_few_‹things› ˱you˲_were faithful over many_‹things› you ˱I˲_/will_be/_appointing come_in into the joy ˱of˲_the master ˱of˲_you

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “said to him that he had done well and that he was a good and faithful slave. His master also said that he had been faithful over a few things and that he would appoint him over many things. His master told him to enter into the joy of his master”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

εὖ

well_‹done›

Your language may have a phrase that an employer would use to show approval. If so, you could use it in your translation. Alternate translation: “Good work”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

ἦς & σε & εἴσελθε & σου

˱you˲_were & you & come_in & ˱of˲_you

Since the master is talking to his slave, the words You, you, and your and the imperative are singular.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἴσελθε εἰς

come_in into

Here, the master uses the phrase Enter into to represent experiencing or participating in something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Experience” or “Participate in”

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

τὴν χαρὰν τοῦ κυρίου σου

the joy ˱of˲_the master ˱of˲_you

The master is speaking about himself in the third person. If this would not be natural in your language, you could use the first person form. Alternate translation: “my joy” or “the joy of me, your master”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὴν χαρὰν τοῦ κυρίου σου

the joy ˱of˲_the master ˱of˲_you

Here, the master is using the possessive form to describe the joy that the master experiences. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the joy that your master experiences”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν χαρὰν τοῦ κυρίου σου

the joy ˱of˲_the master ˱of˲_you

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of joy, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “how joyfully your master lives”