OET interlinear MAT 25:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπεκρίθησαν Δέ αἱ φρόνιμοι λέγουσαι Μήποτε οὒ μή ἀρκέσῃ ἡμῖν καί ὑμῖν πορεύεσθε μᾶλλον πρός τούς πωλοῦντας καί ἀγοράσατε ἑαυταῖς)

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 (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπεκρίθησαν Δέ αἱ φρόνιμοι λέγουσαι Μήποτε οὒ μή ἀρκέσῃ ἡμῖν καί ὑμῖν πορεύεσθε μᾶλλον πρός τούς πωλοῦντας καί ἀγοράσατε ἑαυταῖς)

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 may not 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

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπεκρίθησαν Δέ αἱ φρόνιμοι λέγουσαι Μήποτε οὒ μή ἀρκέσῃ ἡμῖν καί ὑμῖν πορεύεσθε μᾶλλον πρός τούς πωλοῦντας καί ἀγοράσατε ἑαυταῖς)

Throughout their response, the wise virgins are implicitly referring to oil. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [There may not be enough oil for us and for you. Go 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

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπεκρίθησαν Δέ αἱ φρόνιμοι λέγουσαι Μήποτε οὒ μή ἀρκέσῃ ἡμῖν καί ὑμῖν πορεύεσθε μᾶλλον πρός τούς πωλοῦντας καί ἀγοράσατε ἑαυταῖς)

By answering in this way, the wise virgins imply that they will not give any oil to the foolish virgins. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [No, we will not give you any oil, for there may not be enough for us and for you]

μήποτε οὐ μὴ ἀρκέσῃ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπεκρίθησαν Δέ αἱ φρόνιμοι λέγουσαι Μήποτε οὒ μή ἀρκέσῃ ἡμῖν καί ὑμῖν πορεύεσθε μᾶλλον πρός τούς πωλοῦντας καί ἀγοράσατε ἑαυταῖς)

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

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπεκρίθησαν Δέ αἱ φρόνιμοι λέγουσαι Μήποτε οὒ μή ἀρκέσῃ ἡμῖν καί ὑμῖν πορεύεσθε μᾶλλον πρός τούς πωλοῦντας καί ἀγοράσατε ἑαυταῖς)

The words translated as 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.