OET interlinear MARK 1:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-tense

ἐβάπτισα

baptized

Here John could be using the past tense: (1) to refer generally to how he baptizes people. Alternate translation: [always baptize] (2) to refer specifically to how he just baptized some people. Alternate translation: [I have baptized]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

(Occurrence -1) ὑμᾶς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐγώ ἐβάπτισα ὑμᾶς ὕδατι αὐτός δέ βαπτίσει ὑμᾶς Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ)

Since John is speaking to many people, the word you is plural throughout this verse.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

αὐτὸς δὲ βαπτίσει ὑμᾶς ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐγώ ἐβάπτισα ὑμᾶς ὕδατι αὐτός δέ βαπτίσει ὑμᾶς Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ)

Here John indicates that the one coming after him will cause people to experience the Holy Spirit, just as John caused people to experience water in baptism. If possible, preserve the baptism metaphor or express the idea in simile form. Alternate translation: [but he will baptize you, as it were, with the Holy Spirit] or [and he also will perform something like baptism, but he will use the Holy Spirit]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἐγώ ἐβάπτισα ὑμᾶς ὕδατι αὐτός δέ βαπτίσει ὑμᾶς Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ)

Here, the word but introduces what the one coming after John will use for baptism in contrast to what John uses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces a contrast. Alternate translation: [and, in contrast,]