OET interlinear MARK 13:34

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

ὡς ἄνθρωπος ἀπόδημος

like /a/_man traveling_‹it_is›

To teach the disciples, Jesus offers a story or illustration. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “Listen to this illustration: It is as a man on journey”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὡς

like

Here Jesus implies that what he has said about the need to be watchful and alert is like the parable he is about to give. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “What I have told you is like this:” or “Your situation can be illustrated in this way:”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

δοὺς τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐξουσίαν, ἑκάστῳ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ

/having/_given ˱to˲_the slaves ˱of˲_him the authority ˱to˲_each the work ˱of˲_him

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of authority, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “having empowered his servants, each to do his work”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἑκάστῳ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ

˱to˲_each the work ˱of˲_him

Here Jesus implies that the man gave his servants authority to do the specific tasks or work that he told each of them to do. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “to each servant authority over his own work”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

τῷ θυρωρῷ & ἵνα γρηγορῇ

˱to˲_the doorkeeper & that ˱he˲_/may_be/_watching

It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: “the doorkeeper, ‘Stay alert;’”

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

τῷ θυρωρῷ

˱to˲_the doorkeeper

A doorkeeper is a person who guards an entrance into a building and makes sure that only certain people can enter. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of guard, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “the servant who guarded the door”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

γρηγορῇ

˱he˲_/may_be/_watching

Here Jesus implies that the man who owned the house commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert in general but especially to be ready for when he returned and wanted to enter into his house. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “he should stay alert for him to come back” or “he should stay alert for his return home”