OET interlinear MAT 5:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

μακάριοι οἱ εἰρηνοποιοί, ὅτι αὐτοὶ υἱοὶ Θεοῦ κληθήσονται

blessed_‹are› the peacemaking because they sons ˱of˲_God /will_be_being/_called

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses, since the second clause gives the reason for the result that the first clause describes. Alternate translation: “The peacemakers will be called sons of God, so they are blessed”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

μακάριοι

blessed_‹are›

See how you translated this phrase in 5:3. Alternate translation: “God will bless” or “How good it is for”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οἱ εἰρηνοποιοί

the peacemaking

Here Jesus implies that the peacemakers are those who help people act peacefully with each other. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “those who make peace among people” or “the ones who cause people to act peaceably”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

αὐτοὶ υἱοὶ Θεοῦ κληθήσονται

they sons ˱of˲_God /will_be_being/_called

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. Alternate translation: “God will call them his sons”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κληθήσονται

/will_be_being/_called

Here, by using the phrase will be called, Jesus implies that they also will actually be sons of God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “will be people who are” or “will be called and so become”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

υἱοὶ Θεοῦ

sons ˱of˲_God

Jesus speaks of these people as if God were their physical father. He means that these people have a father-son relationship with God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “spiritual sons of God”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

υἱοὶ

sons

Although the term sons is masculine, Jesus is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “sons and daughters” or “offspring”