OET interlinear MAT 27:63

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

λέγοντες

saying

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [and they told him]

Note 2 topic: writing-politeness

κύριε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγοντες Κύριε ἐμνήσθημεν ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὁ πλάνος εἶπεν ἔτι ζῶν μετά τρεῖς ἡμέρας Ἐγείρομαι)

In Jesus’ culture, the word Lord was a polite way for subjects to address their governor. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that is a polite way to address a governor or leader in your culture. Alternate translation: [Honorable sir]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐκεῖνος ὁ πλάνος

that ¬the deceiver

The chief priests and Pharisees imply that they are speaking about Jesus, whom they call a deceiver. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [that deceiver, Jesus,]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

εἶπεν ἔτι ζῶν, μετὰ τρεῖς ἡμέρας ἐγείρομαι

said still living (Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγοντες Κύριε ἐμνήσθημεν ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὁ πλάνος εἶπεν ἔτι ζῶν μετά τρεῖς ἡμέρας Ἐγείρομαι)

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [said, still living, that after three days he is being raised up]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μετὰ τρεῖς ἡμέρας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγοντες Κύριε ἐμνήσθημεν ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὁ πλάνος εἶπεν ἔτι ζῶν μετά τρεῖς ἡμέρας Ἐγείρομαι)

Jesus was referring to three days after he died. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Three days after my death]

Note 6 topic: translate-tense

ἐγείρομαι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγοντες Κύριε ἐμνήσθημεν ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὁ πλάνος εἶπεν ἔτι ζῶν μετά τρεῖς ἡμέρας Ἐγείρομαι)

The Jewish leaders quote Jesus using the present tense to refer to a future event that he considered to be certain. If it would not be natural to do that in your language, you can use the future tense in your translation. Alternate translation: [I will be raised up]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐγείρομαι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγοντες Κύριε ἐμνήσθημεν ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὁ πλάνος εἶπεν ἔτι ζῶν μετά τρεῖς ἡμέρας Ἐγείρομαι)

The word raised refers to someone who died and then came back to life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable word or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I am being restored to life]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐγείρομαι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγοντες Κύριε ἐμνήσθημεν ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὁ πλάνος εἶπεν ἔτι ζῶν μετά τρεῖς ἡμέρας Ἐγείρομαι)

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. If you need to say who will do the action, Jesus could be implying that: (1) God will do it. Alternate translation: [God is raising me up]; (2) Jesus himself will do it. Alternate translation: [I am raising myself up]