OET interlinear MAT 26:34

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

σοι & ἀπαρνήσῃ

˱to˲_you & ˱you˲_/will_be/_renouncing

Since Jesus is talking to Peter, the word you throughout this verse is singular.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι

before /the/_rooster /to/_crow

Here Jesus describes what an animal does in the morning when the sun comes up to refer to that time of day. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [before a rooster crows in the early morning]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι

before /the/_rooster /to/_crow

A rooster is a bird that calls out loudly around the time the sun comes up. If your readers would not be familiar with this bird, you could use the name of a bird in your area that calls out or sings just before dawn, or you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: [before the birds begin to sing in the morning]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τρὶς ἀπαρνήσῃ με

thrice ˱you˲_/will_be/_renouncing me

Here Jesus implies that Peter will deny that he knows Jesus and is his disciple. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [you will deny three times that you know me] or [you will deny three times that you are my disciple]