OET interlinear MARK 13:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For introduces a reason why the disciples should pray that they these things would not happen in winter. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis for a command, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: “You should pray that because” or “That is because”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἔσονται & αἱ ἡμέραι ἐκεῖναι θλῖψις

will_be & ¬the days those tribulation

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of tribulation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “in those days people will be greatly hurt” or “in those days people will be greatly afflicted”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἡμέραι ἐκεῖναι

days those

Here, the phrase those days refers to the time period that Jesus has been describing. See how you expressed the idea in 13:17. Alternate translation: “at that time” or “during that time period”

οἵα οὐ γέγονεν τοιαύτη

such_as not /has/_become such

Alternate translation: “of a kind that has not yet happened” or “which will be worse than any type of tribulation that has happened”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

ἀρχῆς κτίσεως ἣν ἔκτισεν ὁ Θεὸς

/the/_beginning ˱of˲_creation which created ¬the God

The expression the beginning of creation which God created contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in some languages. If this is true of your language, you could shorten the expression. Alternate translation: “the beginning of what God created” or “the beginning of God’s creation”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὐ μὴ γένηται

not by_no_means not /may/_become

Here Jesus means that tribulation of this kind will not happen again after these events occur. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “will certainly not happen again after that”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐ μὴ

not by_no_means not

The words translated certainly not 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 strong negative, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: “by no means”