OET interlinear MARK 13:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγερθήσεται Γάρ ἔθνος ἐπί ἔθνος καί βασιλεία ἐπί βασιλείαν Ἔσονται σεισμοί κατά τόπους ἔσονται λιμοί ἀρχή ὠδίνων ταῦτα)

Here, the word For introduces a further explanation of what is going to happen. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a further explanation, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: [Even more,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

ἐγερθήσεται & ἔθνος ἐπ’ ἔθνος, καὶ βασιλεία ἐπὶ βασιλείαν

˓will_be_being˒_raised & nation (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγερθήσεται Γάρ ἔθνος ἐπί ἔθνος καί βασιλεία ἐπί βασιλείαν Ἔσονται σεισμοί κατά τόπους ἔσονται λιμοί ἀρχή ὠδίνων ταῦτα)

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternatively, you could combine the two phrases. Alternate translation: [nation will rise against nation, yes, kingdom against kingdom] or [nation and kingdom rise against nation and kingdom]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

ἐγερθήσεται & ἔθνος ἐπ’ ἔθνος, καὶ βασιλεία ἐπὶ βασιλείαν

˓will_be_being˒_raised & nation (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγερθήσεται Γάρ ἔθνος ἐπί ἔθνος καί βασιλεία ἐπί βασιλείαν Ἔσονται σεισμοί κατά τόπους ἔσονται λιμοί ἀρχή ὠδίνων ταῦτα)

The words nation and kingdom represents nations and kingdoms in general, not one particular kingdom and nation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [some nations will rise against other nations, and some kingdoms against other kingdoms]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐγερθήσεται & ἔθνος ἐπ’ ἔθνος, καὶ βασιλεία ἐπὶ βασιλείαν

˓will_be_being˒_raised & nation (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγερθήσεται Γάρ ἔθνος ἐπί ἔθνος καί βασιλεία ἐπί βασιλείαν Ἔσονται σεισμοί κατά τόπους ἔσονται λιμοί ἀρχή ὠδίνων ταῦτα)

Here, the words nation and kingdom represent the people who live in them. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the people of a nation will rise up against the people of another nation, and the people of a kingdom against the people of another kingdom]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐγερθήσεται & ἐπ’

˓will_be_being˒_raised & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγερθήσεται Γάρ ἔθνος ἐπί ἔθνος καί βασιλεία ἐπί βασιλείαν Ἔσονται σεισμοί κατά τόπους ἔσονται λιμοί ἀρχή ὠδίνων ταῦτα)

The phrase rise against referring to attacking someone or something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will fight against]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

βασιλεία ἐπὶ βασιλείαν

kingdom (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγερθήσεται Γάρ ἔθνος ἐπί ἔθνος καί βασιλεία ἐπί βασιλείαν Ἔσονται σεισμοί κατά τόπους ἔσονται λιμοί ἀρχή ὠδίνων ταῦτα)

Jesus is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [kingdom will rise against kingdom]

Note 7 topic: translate-textvariants

λιμοί

famines

Many ancient manuscripts read famines. The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “famines and troubles.” 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 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ταῦτα

these_‹are›

Here, These things refers to the things that Jesus has said will happen. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [The things that I have just described are]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀρχὴ ὠδίνων

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγερθήσεται Γάρ ἔθνος ἐπί ἔθνος καί βασιλεία ἐπί βασιλείαν Ἔσονται σεισμοί κατά τόπους ἔσονται λιμοί ἀρχή ὠδίνων ταῦτα)

Here Jesus speaks of the events that he has described as if they were the beginning of birth pains. He means that, just like birth pains, they are difficult and painful things that eventually lead to a happy and wonderful result. If possible, you should maintain the figure of speech or express the idea in simile form. Alternate translation: [like the beginning of birth pains]