OET interlinear MAT 25:31

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

but

Here, the word Now introduces the next topic that Jesus wants to speak about. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next topic, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: [Next,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

ἔλθῃ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ & αὐτοῦ & καθίσει ἐπὶ & αὐτοῦ

/may/_come the Son ¬the ˱of˲_Man in the glory ˱of˲_him & him & ˱he˲_/will_be/_sitting_down on & ˱of˲_him

Here Jesus speaks about himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the first person. Alternate translation: [I, who am the Son of Man, come in my glory … me … I will sit on my]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἔλθῃ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου

/may/_come the Son ¬the ˱of˲_Man

Here Jesus implies that the Son of Man will come back to this world at some point in the future. He is also implying that the Son of Man will leave this world before he comes back. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make some or all of those ideas more explicit. Alternate translation: [the Son of Man comes back to this world] or [the Son of Man, after leaving this world, comes back]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ

in the glory ˱of˲_him

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of glory, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and shows how glorious he is]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

καθίσει ἐπὶ θρόνου δόξης αὐτοῦ

˱he˲_/will_be/_sitting_down on throne ˱of˲_glory ˱of˲_him

When someone sits on a throne, it indicates that this person is ruling. If it would be helpful in your language, you could explain the meaning of this action. See how you expressed the idea in 19:28. Alternate translation: [he will sit on his throne of glory as king] or [he will rule from his throne of glory]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

θρόνου δόξης αὐτοῦ

throne ˱of˲_glory ˱of˲_him

Here, Jesus could using the possessive form to describe a throne that: (1) belongs to the Son of Man and that is characterized by glory. Alternate translation: [his throne that is glorious] (2) shows or illustrates the glory that the Son of Man has. Alternate translation: [the throne that displays his glory]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

θρόνου δόξης

throne ˱of˲_glory

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of glory, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [glorious throne]