OET interlinear MAT 5:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / youcrowd

σοι, οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃς & ἀποδῷς

˱to˲_you by_no_means not ˱you˲_/may/_come_out & ˱you˲_/may/_give_back

Even though Jesus is speaking to many disciples, he is addressing an individual situation, so you is singular throughout this verse. But if the singular form would not be natural in your language for someone who is speaking to a group of people, you could use the plural form of you in your translation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐ μὴ

by_no_means not

The words translated certainly not are two negative words. In this construction, the second negative does not cancel the first to create a positive meaning. Instead, it gives greater emphasis to the negative. If your language can use two negatives that do not cancel one another to create a positive meaning, you could use a double negative here. If your language does not use two negatives in that way, you could translate with one strong negative, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: “by no means”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / go

οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃς

by_no_means not ˱you˲_/may/_come_out

In a context such as this, your language might say “go” instead of come. Alternate translation: “you will certainly not go out”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἕως ἂν ἀποδῷς τὸν ἔσχατον κοδράντην

until ¬wishfully ˱you˲_/may/_give_back the last quadran

Here Jesus implies that the “judge” required the person to pay a fine or give money to the person who accused him or her. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “until you have paid the last quadrans that the judge required”

Note 5 topic: translate-bmoney

τὸν ἔσχατον κοδράντην

the last quadran

A quadrans was one of the smallest and least valuable coins in circulation in this place and time. It was equivalent to about an eighth of an hour’s wage. You could try to express this amount in terms of current monetary values, but that might cause your Bible translation to become outdated and inaccurate, since those values can change over time. So instead you might use the name of the least valuable coin in your culture, or a general expression. Alternate translation: “the last penny” or “every bit of money that your creditor demands”