OET interlinear MAT 9:36

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἰδών Δέ τούς ὄχλους ἐσπλαγχνίσθη περί αὐτῶν ὅτι ἦσαν ἐσκυλμένοι καί ἐρριμμένοι ὡσεί πρόβατα μή ἔχοντα ποιμένα)

The word Now introduces the next major event in the story. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: [Then]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ἰδὼν & τοὺς ὄχλους, ἐσπλαγχνίσθη περὶ αὐτῶν, ὅτι ἦσαν ἐσκυλμένοι καὶ ἐριμμένοι, ὡσεὶ πρόβατα μὴ ἔχοντα ποιμένα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἰδών Δέ τούς ὄχλους ἐσπλαγχνίσθη περί αὐτῶν ὅτι ἦσαν ἐσκυλμένοι καί ἐρριμμένοι ὡσεί πρόβατα μή ἔχοντα ποιμένα)

If it would be more natural in your language, you could include the reason why Jesus felt compassion before stating that he felt that way. Alternate translation: [he saw that the crowds were troubled and discouraged, like sheep not having a shepherd, so he felt compassion for them]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐσπλαγχνίσθη περὶ

˱he˲_˓was˒_feeling_compassion (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἰδών Δέ τούς ὄχλους ἐσπλαγχνίσθη περί αὐτῶν ὅτι ἦσαν ἐσκυλμένοι καί ἐρριμμένοι ὡσεί πρόβατα μή ἔχοντα ποιμένα)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of compassion, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [he sympathized with]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἦσαν ἐσκυλμένοι καὶ ἐριμμένοι

˱they˲_were ˓having_been˒_troubled (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἰδών Δέ τούς ὄχλους ἐσπλαγχνίσθη περί αὐτῶν ὅτι ἦσαν ἐσκυλμένοι καί ἐρριμμένοι ὡσεί πρόβατα μή ἔχοντα ποιμένα)

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: [they were experiencing trouble and discouragement] or [things were troubling and discouraging them]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

ὡσεὶ πρόβατα μὴ ἔχοντα ποιμένα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἰδών Δέ τούς ὄχλους ἐσπλαγχνίσθη περί αὐτῶν ὅτι ἦσαν ἐσκυλμένοι καί ἐρριμμένοι ὡσεί πρόβατα μή ἔχοντα ποιμένα)

Matthew compares the crowds to sheep who do not have a shepherd. Just as sheep without a shepherd have no one to lead and take care of them, so the crowds have no one to lead and take care of them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning of the simile more explicitly. Alternate translation: [and, like sheep without a shepherd, they did not know what to do or where to go]