OET interlinear MAT 25:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

but

Here, the word But introduces the next thing that happened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: “Then”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

αἱ φρόνιμοι

the prudent

Jesus is using the adjective wise as a noun to mean the wise virgins. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “the wise ones” or “the wise virgins”

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

λέγουσαι

saying

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: “and they said”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

λέγουσαι, μήποτε οὐ μὴ ἀρκέσῃ ἡμῖν καὶ ὑμῖν; πορεύεσθε μᾶλλον πρὸς τοὺς πωλοῦντας, καὶ ἀγοράσατε ἑαυταῖς

saying lest by_no_means not /may/_suffice ˱for˲_us and you_all /be/_going rather to the_‹ones› selling and buy ˱for˲_yourselves

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 there would certainly not ever be enough for themselves and for them and that they should go instead to the ones selling and buy some for themselves”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μήποτε οὐ μὴ ἀρκέσῃ ἡμῖν καὶ ὑμῖν; πορεύεσθε μᾶλλον πρὸς τοὺς πωλοῦντας, καὶ ἀγοράσατε ἑαυταῖς

lest by_no_means not /may/_suffice ˱for˲_us and you_all /be/_going rather to the_‹ones› selling and buy ˱for˲_yourselves

Throughout their response, the wise virgins are implicitly referring to oil. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “There will certainly not ever be enough oil for us and for you. God instead to the ones selling oil and buy some for yourselves”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μήποτε οὐ μὴ ἀρκέσῃ ἡμῖν καὶ ὑμῖν

lest by_no_means not /may/_suffice ˱for˲_us and you_all

By answering in this way, the wise virgins imply that they will not give any oil to the foolish virgins. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “No, we will not give you any oil, for there will certainly not ever be enough for us and for you”

μήποτε οὐ μὴ ἀρκέσῃ

lest by_no_means not /may/_suffice

Here, the wise virgins could be: (1) sure that there will not be enough oil for all of them. Alternate translation: “There will definitely not be enough” (2) worried that there will not be enough oil for all of them. Alternate translation: “There may not be enough”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐ μὴ

by_no_means not

The words translated certainly not are two negative words. In this construction, the second negative does not cancel the first to create a positive meaning. Instead, it gives greater emphasis to the negative. If your language can use two negatives that do not cancel one another to create a positive meaning, you could use a double negative here. If your language does not use two negatives in that way, you could translate with one strong negative, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: “by no means”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμῖν

˱for˲_us

By us, the wise virgins mean themselves but not the foolish virgins, so use the exclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction.