OET interlinear MAT 7:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ

if

Jesus speaks as if this were a hypothetical situation, but he means that it is true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might think that what Jesus is saying is uncertain, then you could translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: “since”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

πονηροὶ ὄντες

evil being

Here, the phrase being evil states something that is unexpected for people who know how to give good gifts. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces something that is unexpected. Alternate translation: “although you are evil” or “despite being evil”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὁ Πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς δώσει ἀγαθὰ τοῖς αἰτοῦσιν αὐτόν?

˱to˲_how_much more the Father ˱of˲_you_all who_‹is› in the heavens /will_be/_giving good_‹things› ˱to˲_the_‹ones› requesting him

Jesus is using the question form to show that God will definitely give good things to people who ask for them. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “your Father in the heavens will much more give good to the ones asking him.” or “much more will your Father in the heavens give good things to the ones asking him!”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὁ Πατὴρ ὑμῶν

the Father ˱of˲_you_all

This is a figurative expression. God is not the Father of humans in the same actual way that he is the Father of Jesus. Even so, it would probably be best to translate Father with the same word that your language would naturally use to refer to a human father. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that this means God. Alternate translation: “your Father, God,”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς

the who_‹is› in the heavens

Here, the phrase in the heavens identifies the location in which God the Father is specially present and from which he rules. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “who is in the heavens”