OET interlinear MAT 25:46

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

οὗτοι

these

The pronoun these refers to the people on the king’s left who did not help people in need. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could refer to them more directly. Alternate translation: [those to whom the king just spoke] or [those on the king’s left side]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀπελεύσονται & εἰς κόλασιν αἰώνιον, οἱ δὲ δίκαιοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον

˓will_be˒_going_away & into punishment eternal the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀπελεύσονται οὗτοι εἰς κόλασιν αἰώνιον οἱ δέ δικαιοί εἰς ζωήν αἰώνιον)

Jesus speaks as if eternal punishment and eternal life were locations that people could go away into. He means that people will either experience eternal punishment or eternal life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will experience eternal punishment, but the righteous ones eternal life]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εἰς κόλασιν αἰώνιον

into punishment eternal

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of punishment, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [to be punished eternally]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

οἱ & δίκαιοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον

the & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀπελεύσονται οὗτοι εἰς κόλασιν αἰώνιον οἱ δέ δικαιοί εἰς ζωήν αἰώνιον)

Jesus is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [the righteous ones will go away into eternal life]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον

into into (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀπελεύσονται οὗτοι εἰς κόλασιν αἰώνιον οἱ δέ δικαιοί εἰς ζωήν αἰώνιον)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of life, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [to live eternally]