OET interlinear MARK 15:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

καὶ ἀγγαρεύουσιν, παράγοντά τινα Σίμωνα Κυρηναῖον, ἐρχόμενον ἀπ’ ἀγροῦ, τὸν πατέρα Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Ῥούφου, ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ

and ˱they˲_/are/_compelling passing_by /a/_certain_‹man› Simon Cyrenian coming from /the/_country the father ˱of˲_Alexander and Rufus in_order_that ˱he˲_/may/_carry the cross ˱of˲_him

Here Mark introduces Simon as a new participant in the story. If your language has its own way of introducing new participants, you could use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: [And a certain man was passing by, Simon, a Cyrenean (the father of Alexander and Rufus). He was coming from the country. They pressed him into service so that he might carry his cross]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

ἀγγαρεύουσιν

˱they˲_/are/_compelling

According to Roman law, Roman soldiers could press someone into service, which means that they could force a person to carry a load for them or work for them. In this case, they forced Simon to carry Jesus’ cross. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of forced service, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [they conscripted] or [they compelled to work for them]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἀγγαρεύουσιν

˱they˲_/are/_compelling

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of service, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [they forced to serve them]

Note 4 topic: translate-names

Σίμωνα & Ἀλεξάνδρου & Ῥούφου

Simon & ˱of˲_Alexander & Rufus

The words Simon, Alexander, and Rufus are the names of men.

Note 5 topic: writing-background

Κυρηναῖον & τὸν πατέρα Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Ῥούφου

Cyrenian & the father ˱of˲_Alexander and Rufus

The phrases a Cyrenean and the father of Alexander and Rufus include background information about the man whom the soldiers forced to carry Jesus’ cross. Use a natural form in your language for expressing background information. Alternate translation: [who was a Cyrenean and who was the father of Alexander and Rufus]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐρχόμενον ἀπ’ ἀγροῦ

coming from /the/_country

Here Mark implies that Simon was coming from the farmlands outside Jerusalem and going toward Jerusalem. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [coming into Jerusalem from outside the city]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἐρχόμενον

coming

In a context such as this, your language might say “going” instead of coming. Alternate translation: [going]

Note 8 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

ἵνα

in_order_that

The phrase so that introduces the purpose for which they pressed Simon into service, namely so that they could require him to carry Jesus’ cross. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a purpose clause. Alternate translation: [in order that]