OET interlinear MAT 28:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

πορευθεῖσαι

/having_been/_gone

In a context such as this, your language might say “come” instead of gone. Alternate translation: [having come]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

εἴπατε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἠγέρθη ἀπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν; καὶ ἰδοὺ, προάγει ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν; ἐκεῖ αὐτὸν ὄψεσθε.

say ˱to˲_the disciples ˱of˲_him that ˱he˲_/was/_raised from the dead and behold ˱he˲_/is/_going_before you_all into ¬the Galilee there him ˱you_all˲_/will_be/_seeing

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [say to his disciples that he has been raised up from the dead, and behold, he is going before them to Galilee, where they will see him]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἠγέρθη

˱he˲_/was/_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 idiom or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [He has been restored to life]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἠγέρθη

˱he˲_/was/_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 did the action, the angel could be indicating that: (1) God did it. Alternate translation: [God has raised him up] (2) Jesus himself did it. Alternate translation: [He has raised himself up]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ἀπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν

from the dead

The angel is using the adjective dead as a noun in order to refer to people who are dead. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with a noun phrase. Alternate translation: [from among the dead people] or [from the corpses]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἰδοὺ & ἰδοὺ

behold & behold

Here, the word behold draws the attention of the audience and asks them to listen carefully. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express behold with a word or phrase that asks the audience to listen, or you could draw the audience’s attention in another way. Alternate translation: [pay attention: … Pay attention:] or [listen … Listen]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / go

προάγει

˱he˲_/is/_going_before

In a context such as this, your language might say “coming” instead of going. Alternate translation: [he is coming before]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εἶπον ὑμῖν

˱I˲_told ˱to˲_you_all

Here the angel uses the clause I have said it to you to indicate that he has finished speaking the important message that he wants them to relay to the disciples. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [I have given you the full message] or [that is what you should tell his disciples]