OET interlinear MARK 15:43

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

ἐλθὼν Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας, εὐσχήμων βουλευτής, ὃς καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν προσδεχόμενος τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ; τολμήσας, εἰσῆλθεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐλθών Ἰωσήφ ὁ ἀπό Ἁριμαθαίας εὐσχήμων Βουλευτής ὅς καί αὐτός ἦν προσδεχόμενος τήν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ τολμήσας εἰσῆλθεν πρός τόν Πιλᾶτον καί ᾐτήσατο τό σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ)

Here Mark introduces Joseph 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: [a man from Arimathea came. He was named Joseph, and he was a respected member of the council who also himself was waiting for the kingdom of God. Having dared, he entered in]

Note 2 topic: translate-names

Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐλθών Ἰωσήφ ὁ ἀπό Ἁριμαθαίας εὐσχήμων Βουλευτής ὅς καί αὐτός ἦν προσδεχόμενος τήν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ τολμήσας εἰσῆλθεν πρός τόν Πιλᾶτον καί ᾐτήσατο τό σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ)

The word Joseph is the name of a man, and the word Arimathea is the name of the city he was from.

Note 3 topic: writing-background

εὐσχήμων βουλευτής

˓a˒_prominent (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐλθών Ἰωσήφ ὁ ἀπό Ἁριμαθαίας εὐσχήμων Βουλευτής ὅς καί αὐτός ἦν προσδεχόμενος τήν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ τολμήσας εἰσῆλθεν πρός τόν Πιλᾶτον καί ᾐτήσατο τό σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ)

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. If you need to say who did the action, you could use an indefinite subject. Alternate translation: [an honorable member of the council] or [a member of the council whom others thought highly of,]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

ὃς καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐλθών Ἰωσήφ ὁ ἀπό Ἁριμαθαίας εὐσχήμων Βουλευτής ὅς καί αὐτός ἦν προσδεχόμενος τήν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ τολμήσας εἰσῆλθεν πρός τόν Πιλᾶτον καί ᾐτήσατο τό σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ)

Mark uses the word himself to emphasize that Joseph was one of the people who was waiting for the kingdom of God. Use a way that is natural in your language to indicate this emphasis. Alternate translation: [who, he too, was] or [who indeed also was]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἐλθὼν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐλθών Ἰωσήφ ὁ ἀπό Ἁριμαθαίας εὐσχήμων Βουλευτής ὅς καί αὐτός ἦν προσδεχόμενος τήν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ τολμήσας εἰσῆλθεν πρός τόν Πιλᾶτον καί ᾐτήσατο τό σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ)

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

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ᾐτήσατο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ

requested (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐλθών Ἰωσήφ ὁ ἀπό Ἁριμαθαίας εὐσχήμων Βουλευτής ὅς καί αὐτός ἦν προσδεχόμενος τήν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ τολμήσας εἰσῆλθεν πρός τόν Πιλᾶτον καί ᾐτήσατο τό σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ)

The reason that Joseph asked Pilate for the body of Jesus was so that he could bury it. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [asked for the body of Jesus so that he could bury it]