OET interlinear MAT 27:29

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν, ἐπέθηκαν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ; καὶ κάλαμον ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ

˓a˒_crown of thorns ˱they˲_put_on_‹it› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί πλέξαντες στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν ἐπέθηκαν ἐπί τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ καί κάλαμον ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ καί γονυπετήσαντες ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες Χαῖρε ὁ Βασιλεύς τῶν Ἰουδαίων)

In Roman culture, a crown was worn by a king, and a king held a scepter in his right hand. In order to mock Jesus, the soldiers put a crown made from thorns on Jesus’ head and put a reed in his right hand. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and a reed in his right hand to pretend that he was a king] or [a crown of thorns, they put it on his head as if he were king, and they put a reed like a royal scepter in his right hand]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν

˓a˒_crown of thorns

Matthew is using the possessive form to describe a crown that is made from branches with thorns on them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: [a crown made from thorny branches]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀκανθῶν

thorns

Matthew uses the word thorns to refer to small branches with thorns on them. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [thorny branches]

Note 4 topic: translate-symaction

γονυπετήσαντες ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ

˓having˒_kneeled before him

In Jesus’ culture, kneeling before someone was a way to respect a greater person, especially when asking the greater person to do a favor. Here, the soldiers perform this action to mock Jesus by pretending that he is a king. If it would be helpful in your language, you could refer to a similar action from your culture, or you could explain what kneeling means. Alternate translation: [having prostrated themselves before him] or [having knelt down before him as if he were a king]

Note 5 topic: writing-quotations

λέγοντες

saying

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [and they spoke these words:]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

χαῖρε, ὁ Βασιλεῦ τῶν Ἰουδαίων

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί πλέξαντες στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν ἐπέθηκαν ἐπί τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ καί κάλαμον ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ καί γονυπετήσαντες ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες Χαῖρε ὁ Βασιλεύς τῶν Ἰουδαίων)

The soldiers mock Jesus by greeting him as if he were King of the Jews when they do not believe that he actually is. They actually meant to communicate the opposite of the literal meaning of their words, as Matthew indicates when he says that they mocked him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that indicates that this is irony. Alternate translation: [Rejoice, you so-called King of the Jews]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

χαῖρε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί πλέξαντες στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν ἐπέθηκαν ἐπί τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ καί κάλαμον ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ καί γονυπετήσαντες ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ ἐνέπαιξαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες Χαῖρε ὁ Βασιλεύς τῶν Ἰουδαίων)

In Jesus’ culture, people commonly greeted each other with the word Rejoice. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable word or phrase that people use to greet each other. Alternate translation: [Hello]