OET interlinear MARK 14:55

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

and

Here, the word Now introduces the next thing that happened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next event, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: “Then” or “Next,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐζήτουν κατὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ μαρτυρίαν

/were/_seeking against ¬the Jesus testimony

Here Mark means that the chief priests and the Sanhedrin were trying find evidence against Jesus. In other words, they needed to find people who were willing to say that Jesus had done something very wrong. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “were seeking evidence against Jesus” or “were seeking proof that Jesus had done something wrong”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

μαρτυρίαν

testimony

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of testimony, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “someone to testify”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εἰς τὸ θανατῶσαι αὐτόν

in_order that /to/_put_to_death him

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of death, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “so that they could have him killed”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸ θανατῶσαι αὐτόν

the that /to/_put_to_death him

Here Matthew implies that the chief priests and the Sanhedrin want to convince the Roman authorities to kill Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “have the Romans put him to death”