OET interlinear MAT 26:43

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

καὶ ἐλθὼν πάλιν, εὗρεν αὐτοὺς καθεύδοντας, ἦσαν γὰρ αὐτῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ βεβαρημένοι

and /having/_come again ˱he˲_found them sleeping were for ˱of˲_them the eyes /having_been/_weighed_down

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses, since the third clause gives the reason for the result that the second clause describes. Alternate translation: “And since their eyes were weighed down, when he came again, he found them sleeping”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἐλθὼν

/having/_come

In a context such as this, your language might say “gone” instead of come. Alternate translation: “having gone”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἦσαν & αὐτῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ βεβαρημένοι

were & ˱of˲_them the eyes /having_been/_weighed_down

Here, the clause their eyes were weighed down indicates that the three disciples were very tired and sleepy. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “they were exhausted” or “they were very tired”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἦσαν & αὐτῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ βεβαρημένοι

were & ˱of˲_them the eyes /having_been/_weighed_down

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “their eyes were heavy” or “sleepiness weighed their eyes down”