OET interlinear MAT 27:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: πρωΐας Δέ γενομένης συμβούλιον ἔλαβον πάντες οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καί οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ κατά τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ὥστε θανατῶσαι αὐτόν)

The word Now introduces the next major event in the story. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: [Then,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

συμβούλιον ἔλαβον & κατὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ

counsel took & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: πρωΐας Δέ γενομένης συμβούλιον ἔλαβον πάντες οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καί οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ κατά τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ὥστε θανατῶσαι αὐτόν)

The phrase took counsel against Jesus indicates that the chief priests and elders were working together to figure out ways to harm Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar construction in [12:14](../12/14.md). Alternate translation: [made plans concerning Jesus] or [came up with ideas about what they could do with Jesus]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὥστε θανατῶσαι αὐτόν

so_that ˓to˒_put_to_death him

Because the Roman authorities did not allow the Jewish leaders to execute people, the Jewish leaders had to convince the Roman authorities to execute people for them. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [so as to convince the Roman authorities to put him to death]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

θανατῶσαι αὐτόν

˓to˒_put_to_death him

Matthew implies that the chief priests and the elders want to convince the Roman authorities to kill Jesus. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [have the Romans put him to death]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

θανατῶσαι αὐτόν

˓to˒_put_to_death him

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: [have him killed]