OET interlinear MAT 8:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἐλθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐλθών ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τήν οἰκίαν Πέτρου εἶδεν τήν πενθεράν αὐτοῦ βεβλημένην καί πυρέσσουσαν)

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

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτοῦ

˱of˲_him

The pronoun his refers to Peter. If this is not clear for your readers, you could use the person’s name here. Alternate translation: [Peter’s]

Note 3 topic: translate-kinship

τὴν πενθερὰν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐλθών ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τήν οἰκίαν Πέτρου εἶδεν τήν πενθεράν αὐτοῦ βεβλημένην καί πυρέσσουσαν)

The word mother-in-law refers to the mother of Peter’s wife. In your translation, you could use the term or expression in your own language for this relationship.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

βεβλημένην

˓having_been˒_laid

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: [lying down]

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

πυρέσσουσαν

being_feverish

A fever is a symptom of an illness in which the temperature of the body temporarily increases. People with fevers feel sick and weak. If your reader would not be familiar with fevers, you could use a descriptive phrase. Alternate translation: [having a high body temperature] or [being ill with an elevated temperature]