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

Sir

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

Here the chief priests and Pharisees imply that they are speaking about Jesus, whom they call a deceiver. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “that deceiver, Jesus,”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

εἶπεν ἔτι ζῶν, μετὰ τρεῖς ἡμέρας ἐγείρομαι.

said still living after three days ˱I˲_/am_being/_raised

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

after three days

Jesus was referring to three days after he died. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “Three days after my death”

Note 6 topic: translate-tense

ἐγείρομαι

˱I˲_/am_being/_raised

The Jewish leaders quote Jesus using the present tense to refer to a future event that he considers 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

˱I˲_/am_being/_raised

Here, the word raised refers to someone who died coming 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

˱I˲_/am_being/_raised

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”