OET interlinear MARK 12:34

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ὅτι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἰδών αὐτόν ὅτι νουνεχῶς ἀπεκρίθη εἶπεν αὐτῷ οὒ μακράν Εἶ ἀπό τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ Καί οὐδείς οὐκέτι ἐτόλμα αὐτόν ἐπερωτῆσαι)

Here, Mark is using the word seen to mean “observed” or “knew.” He is describing something a person would perceive with their mind by association with their eyes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [having understood that] or [having observed that]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὐ μακρὰν εἶ ἀπὸ τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἰδών αὐτόν ὅτι νουνεχῶς ἀπεκρίθη εἶπεν αὐτῷ οὒ μακράν Εἶ ἀπό τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ Καί οὐδείς οὐκέτι ἐτόλμα αὐτόν ἐπερωτῆσαι)

Here, Jesus speaks as if the man was physically not far from the kingdom of God. He means that the man is almost part of God’s kingdom. Jesus is speaking of the kingdom of God as if it were a physical place. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [You are almost in the kingdom of God] or [You almost belong to the kingdom of God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

οὐ μακρὰν & ἀπὸ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἰδών αὐτόν ὅτι νουνεχῶς ἀπεκρίθη εἶπεν αὐτῷ οὒ μακράν Εἶ ἀπό τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ Καί οὐδείς οὐκέτι ἐτόλμα αὐτόν ἐπερωτῆσαι)

Jesus is using a figure of speech here that expresses a strongly positive meaning by using a negative word, not, together with an expression that is the opposite of the intended meaning, far. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the positive meaning. Alternate translation: [very close to]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐδεὶς οὐκέτι ἐτόλμα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἰδών αὐτόν ὅτι νουνεχῶς ἀπεκρίθη εἶπεν αὐτῷ οὒ μακράν Εἶ ἀπό τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ Καί οὐδείς οὐκέτι ἐτόλμα αὐτόν ἐπερωτῆσαι)

The words translated no one and any longer are two negative words. In this construction, the second negative does not cancel the first to create a positive meaning. Instead, it gives greater emphasis to the negative. If your language can use two negatives that do not cancel one another to create a positive meaning, you could use a double negative here. If your language does not use two negatives in that way, you could translate with one negative, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: [people no longer were daring]