OET interlinear MARK 14:40

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

καὶ πάλιν ἐλθὼν, εὗρεν αὐτοὺς καθεύδοντας, ἦσαν γὰρ αὐτῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ καταβαρυνόμενοι

and again /having/_come ˱he˲_found them sleeping were for ˱of˲_them the eyes /being/_weighed_down

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses, since the third clause gives the reason for the result that the second clause describes. Alternate translation: “And since their eyes were weighed down, when he came again, he found them sleeping”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἐλθὼν

/having/_come

In a context such as this, your language might say “gone” instead of come. Alternate translation: “having gone”

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτοὺς

them

Here, the pronoun them refers to Peter, James, and John. If it would be helpful in your language, you could refer to them more directly. Alternate translation: “Peter, James, and John”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἦσαν & αὐτῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ καταβαρυνόμενοι

were & ˱of˲_them the eyes /being/_weighed_down

Here, the clause their eyes were weighed down indicates that the three disciples were very tired and sleepy. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “they were exhausted” or “they were very tired”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἦσαν & αὐτῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ καταβαρυνόμενοι

were & ˱of˲_them the eyes /being/_weighed_down

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “their eyes were heavy” or “sleepiness weighed their eyes down”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὐκ ᾔδεισαν τί ἀποκριθῶσιν αὐτῷ

not ˱they˲_/had/_known what ˱they˲_/may_be/_answer ˱to˲_him

Here Mark implies that Jesus woke the disciples up, and then they did not know what they might answer him when he spoke to them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “when he awakened them and spoke to them, they did not know what they might answer him”