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OET (OET-LV) Be_watching_out, be_watching, and be_praying, because/for you_all_have_ not _known when the time is.
OET (OET-RV) So watch out, observe current events, and be praying, because you won’t know exactly when all this will happen.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
βλέπετε, ἀγρυπνεῖτε, καὶ προσεύχεσθε, οὐκ οἴδατε γὰρ πότε ὁ καιρός ἐστιν
/be/_watching_out /be/_watching and /be/_praying not ˱you_all˲_/have/_known for when the time is
If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses, since the last clause gives the reason for the result that the first clauses describe. Alternate translation: “Because you do not know when the time is, be alert! Stay awake and pray”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
βλέπετε
/be/_watching_out
Jesus uses a word for seeing to indicate the need for paying attention or being ready. He means that they need to make sure that they are ready for what is going to happen. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. See how you expressed the similar idea in 13:9. Alternate translation: “Be prepared” or “Pay attention”
Note 3 topic: translate-textvariants
ἀγρυπνεῖτε, καὶ προσεύχεσθε
/be/_watching and /be/_praying
Many ancient manuscripts read Stay awake and pray. The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “Stay awake.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ἀγρυπνεῖτε
/be/_watching
Here Jesus speaks of being alert and watchful as if it were staying awake. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Be watchful” or “Remain vigilant”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ὁ καιρός ἐστιν
the time is
Here Jesus is referring to the exact moment when he will return to this world, which will also be the end of the current time period. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “I will come back” or “my second coming will be”
13:1-37 This passage brings to a conclusion the section begun at 11:1. Israel’s failure to produce fruit (11:12-26; 12:38-40) and its leaders’ hostility toward God’s anointed, the Messiah (11:1-11, 27-33; 12:13-17, 18-27), would result in judgment and the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple.
OET (OET-LV) Be_watching_out, be_watching, and be_praying, because/for you_all_have_ not _known when the time is.
OET (OET-RV) So watch out, observe current events, and be praying, because you won’t know exactly when all this will happen.
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.