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OET (OET-LV) And having_seen the crowds, he_was_feeling_compassion for them, because they_were having_been_troubled and having_been_helpless, as_if sheep not having a_shepherd.
OET (OET-RV) When he saw the crowds, he felt for them because they were tired and stressed like sheep with no shepherd.
Note 1 topic: writing-newevent
δὲ
and
Here, 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
/having/_seen & the crowds ˱he˲_/was/_feeling_compassion for them because ˱they˲_were /having_been/_troubled and (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἰδὼν δὲ τοὺς ὄχλους ἐσπλαγχνίσθη περὶ αὐτῶν ὅτι ἦσαν ἐσκυλμένοι καὶ ἐρριμμένοι ὡσεὶ πρόβατα μὴ 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 for
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 and (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἰδὼν δὲ τοὺς ὄχλους ἐσπλαγχνίσθη περὶ αὐτῶν ὅτι ἦσαν ἐσκυλμένοι καὶ ἐρριμμένοι ὡσεὶ πρόβατα μὴ 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
as_if sheep not having /a/_shepherd
Here 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”
9:36 like sheep without a shepherd: Jesus lamented the Pharisees’ pastoral negligence (see 12:11-12; 18:12). Their attacks against Jesus were a clear indication of their hard-hearted rejection of God. The crowds languished due to pastoral neglect and mistreatment (10:5-6; 15:12-14; 23:4; Zech 11:16).
OET (OET-LV) And having_seen the crowds, he_was_feeling_compassion for them, because they_were having_been_troubled and having_been_helpless, as_if sheep not having a_shepherd.
OET (OET-RV) When he saw the crowds, he felt for them because they were tired and stressed like sheep with no shepherd.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.