OET interlinear MAT 26:59

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

and

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” or “Next,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐζήτουν ψευδομαρτυρίαν κατὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ

/were/_seeking false_witness against ¬the Jesus

Here Matthew means that the chief priests and the Sanhedrin were trying find evidence against Jesus, even if it was false. In other words, they needed to find people who were willing to say that Jesus had done something very wrong. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “were seeking evidence against Jesus, even false evidence,” or “were seeking proof, even if it were not true, that Jesus had done something wrong”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ψευδομαρτυρίαν

false_witness

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of testimony, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “someone to testify falsely”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

αὐτὸν θανατώσωσιν

him ˱they˲_/may/_put_to_death

Here Matthew implies that the chief priests and the Sanhedrin want to convince the Roman authorities to kill Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “they might have the Romans put him to death”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ὅπως αὐτὸν θανατώσωσιν

so_that him ˱they˲_/may/_put_to_death

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of death, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “so that they could have him killed”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

αὐτὸν θανατώσωσιν

him ˱they˲_/may/_put_to_death

Because the Roman authorities did not allow the Sanhedrin to execute people, the Sanhedrin had to convince the Roman authorities to execute people for them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “they might convince the Roman authorities to put him to death”