OET interlinear MARK 14:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

ἄρτον

bread

The term bread refers to a loaf of bread, which is a lump of flour dough that a person has shaped and baked. The bread referred to here was a flat loaf of unleavened bread that was eaten as part of the Passover meal. Alternate translation: [a loaf of unleavened bread]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εὐλογήσας

˓having˒_blessed_‹it›

Here Mark could be implying that Jesus blessed: (1) God for providing the food. Alternate translation: [having blessed God] or [having praised God] (2) the food. Alternate translation: [having blessed it] or [having asked God to make it holy]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἔκλασεν

broke_‹it›

Here Matthew means that Jesus broke the bread in pieces so that it could be served to the disciples. This was a normal practice in his culture. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [he divided the bread into servings] or [he broke the bread into smaller pieces]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

λάβετε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐσθιόντων αὐτῶν λαβών ἄρτον εὐλογήσας ἔκλασεν καί ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς καί εἶπεν Λάβετε τοῦτο ἐστίν τό σῶμα μού)

Here Jesus implies that he wants the disciples to Take the pieces of bread that he gave to them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [Take these pieces of bread]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

λάβετε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐσθιόντων αὐτῶν λαβών ἄρτον εὐλογήσας ἔκλασεν καί ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς καί εἶπεν Λάβετε τοῦτο ἐστίν τό σῶμα μού)

Here Jesus implies that the disciples should eat the pieces of bread after they Take them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [Take and eat]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ σῶμά μου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐσθιόντων αὐτῶν λαβών ἄρτον εὐλογήσας ἔκλασεν καί ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς καί εἶπεν Λάβετε τοῦτο ἐστίν τό σῶμα μού)

Here Jesus identifies the bread as his body. This figure of speech has been interpreted in a number of ways. The bread could somehow become Jesus’ body, or Jesus’ body could be present in some way when people eat the bread, or the bread could represent or memorialize Jesus’ body. Because of the variety of interpretations and the significance of this metaphor, you should preserve the metaphor if there is any way to do so. If you must express the metaphor in a different way, use a form that could fit with as many of the listed interpretations as possible. Alternate translation: [This functions as my body]