OET interlinear MAT 8:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὑπὸ ἐξουσίαν, τασσόμενος

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί Γάρ ἐγώ ἄνθρωπος εἰμί ὑπό ἐξουσίαν τασσόμενος ἔχων ὑπʼ ἐμαυτόν στρατιώτας καί λέγω τούτῳ Πορεύθητι καί πορεύεται καί ἄλλῳ Ἔρχου καί ἔρχεται καί τῷ δούλῳ μού Ποίησον τοῦτο καί ποιεῖ)

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, you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: [whom someone has placed under authority]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὑπ’ ἐμαυτὸν

under (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί Γάρ ἐγώ ἄνθρωπος εἰμί ὑπό ἐξουσίαν τασσόμενος ἔχων ὑπʼ ἐμαυτόν στρατιώτας καί λέγω τούτῳ Πορεύθητι καί πορεύεται καί ἄλλῳ Ἔρχου καί ἔρχεται καί τῷ δούλῳ μού Ποίησον τοῦτο καί ποιεῖ)

Here the centurion speaks of those over whom he has authority as if they were under him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [under my authority] or [whom I command]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

καὶ λέγω τούτῳ, πορεύθητι, καὶ πορεύεται, καὶ ἄλλῳ, ἔρχου, καὶ ἔρχεται, καὶ τῷ δούλῳ μου, ποίησον τοῦτο, καὶ ποιεῖ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί Γάρ ἐγώ ἄνθρωπος εἰμί ὑπό ἐξουσίαν τασσόμενος ἔχων ὑπʼ ἐμαυτόν στρατιώτας καί λέγω τούτῳ Πορεύθητι καί πορεύεται καί ἄλλῳ Ἔρχου καί ἔρχεται καί τῷ δούλῳ μού Ποίησον τοῦτο καί ποιεῖ)

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this sentence so that there are not quotations within a quotation. Alternate translation: [and I tell this one to go, and he goes, and I tell another one to come, and he comes, and I tell my servant to do something, and he does it]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

καὶ ἄλλῳ & καὶ τῷ δούλῳ μου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί Γάρ ἐγώ ἄνθρωπος εἰμί ὑπό ἐξουσίαν τασσόμενος ἔχων ὑπʼ ἐμαυτόν στρατιώτας καί λέγω τούτῳ Πορεύθητι καί πορεύεται καί ἄλλῳ Ἔρχου καί ἔρχεται καί τῷ δούλῳ μού Ποίησον τοῦτο καί ποιεῖ)

The centurion is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from earlier in the sentence. Alternate translation: [and to another I say … and to my servant, I say]