OET interlinear MAT 28:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

ἐὰν ἀκουσθῇ τοῦτο ἐπὶ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος, ἡμεῖς πείσομεν καὶ ὑμᾶς ἀμερίμνους ποιήσομεν

if /may_be/_heard this by the governor we /will_be/_persuading_‹him› and you_all unanxious ˱we˲_/will_be/_making

Here the Jewish leaders use an imaginary situation to explain that they will protect the soldiers from punishment. Use a natural method in your language for introducing an imaginary situation. Alternate translation: “imagine this is heard by the governor. Then, we will persuade and make you free from concern”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἀκουσθῇ τοῦτο ἐπὶ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος

/may_be/_heard this by the governor

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the governor hears this”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἡμεῖς πείσομεν

we /will_be/_persuading_‹him›

Here the chief priests and elders imply that they will persuade the governor not to punish the soldiers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “will persuade him not to punish you”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμεῖς

we

Here, we refers to the Jewish chief priests and elders, so we would be exclusive. Your language may require you to mark this form.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὑμᾶς ἀμερίμνους ποιήσομεν

you_all unanxious ˱we˲_/will_be/_making

Here the chief priests and elders mean that the they will act in such a way that the soldiers do not need to worry about the punishment that they would normally receive for sleeping while guarding something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “make you free from worry about how you might be punished” or “prevent you from worrying about what might happen to you”