OET interlinear MARK 10:47

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

ἀκούσας ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζαρηνός ἐστιν

˓having˒_heard that Jesus the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀκούσας ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος ἐστίν ἤρξατο κράζειν καί λέγειν Υἱέ Δαυίδ Ἰησοῦ ἐλέησον μέ)

It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: [having heard, “It is Jesus the Nazarene,”]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

Υἱὲ Δαυεὶδ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀκούσας ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος ἐστίν ἤρξατο κράζειν καί λέγειν Υἱέ Δαυίδ Ἰησοῦ ἐλέησον μέ)

Here, the word Son means a male descendant. It does not mean that Jesus was the direct son of David. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Descendant of David] or [You who are descended from David]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Υἱὲ Δαυεὶδ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀκούσας ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος ἐστίν ἤρξατο κράζειν καί λέγειν Υἱέ Δαυίδ Ἰησοῦ ἐλέησον μέ)

David was Israel’s most important king, and God had promised him that one of his descendants would be the Messiah. So the title Son of David implicitly meant “Messiah.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [Messiah]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

ἐλέησόν με

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀκούσας ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος ἐστίν ἤρξατο κράζειν καί λέγειν Υἱέ Δαυίδ Ἰησοῦ ἐλέησον μέ)

The phrase have mercy is an imperative, but it should be translated as a polite request rather than as a command. It may be helpful to add a word such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [I ask that you have mercy on me]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐλέησόν με

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀκούσας ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος ἐστίν ἤρξατο κράζειν καί λέγειν Υἱέ Δαυίδ Ἰησοῦ ἐλέησον μέ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of mercy, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [be merciful to me]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐλέησόν με

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀκούσας ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος ἐστίν ἤρξατο κράζειν καί λέγειν Υἱέ Δαυίδ Ἰησοῦ ἐλέησον μέ)

The Bartimaeus assumes that Jesus will know that he is asking to be healed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [have mercy on me and heal me] or [be merciful to me by healing me]