OET interlinear MARK 14:58

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠκούσαμεν αὐτοῦ λέγοντος, ὅτι ἐγὼ καταλύσω τὸν ναὸν τοῦτον, τὸν χειροποίητον, καὶ διὰ τριῶν ἡμερῶν ἄλλον ἀχειροποίητον οἰκοδομήσω

¬that we heard ˱from˲_him saying ¬that I /will_be/_tearing_down the temple this ¬the handmade and by three days another not_hand_made ˱I˲_/will_be/_building

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “We heard him saying that he will destroy this temple made with hands and that in three days he will build another made without hands”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμεῖς

we

The pronoun We refers to the people who falsely testified against Jesus. It does not include the people to whom they are speaking. If your language requires you to mark such forms, We would be exclusive here.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

τὸν χειροποίητον & ἀχειροποίητον

the ¬the handmade & not_hand_made

Here, the word hands refers to main part of the body that people use to make things. So the phrase refers to the whole person who makes things. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “made by humans … made without humans” or “made by people … made without people”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τὸν χειροποίητον & ἀχειροποίητον

the ¬the handmade & not_hand_made

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: “that hands made … that hands did not make”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

διὰ τριῶν ἡμερῶν

by three days

Here, the phrase in three days refers to a time period made up of three days. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “during a period of three days”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ἄλλον

another

The witnesses are using the adjective another as a noun to mean another temple. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “a different temple”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀχειροποίητον

not_hand_made

Here, the phrase made without hands implies that God, not humans, will make this temple. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “made by God, not by human hands”