OET interlinear MARK 3:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

προσέπιπτον αὐτῷ καὶ ἔκραζον λέγοντα

˱they˲_˓were˒_falling_before ˱to˲_him (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τά πνεύματα τά ἀκάθαρτα ὅταν αὐτόν ἐθεώρουν προσέπιπτον αὐτῷ καί ἔκραζον λέγοντα ὅτι Σύ εἶ ὁ Υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ)

Here Mark implies that the unclean spirits forced the people whom they were possessing to do these things. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [they were making the people they possessed fall down before him and cry out, saying]

Note 2 topic: translate-symaction

προσέπιπτον αὐτῷ

˱they˲_˓were˒_falling_before ˱to˲_him

In Mark’s culture, the phrase falling down before him refers to kneeling down and putting one’s face close to the ground in front of someone. This was a position used to show respect and reverence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable expression for a physical position used to show respect or worship, or you could express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [they were throwing themselves on the ground before him] or [they were lying down before him to show respect]

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

λέγοντα

saying

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [and they said]

Note 4 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τά πνεύματα τά ἀκάθαρτα ὅταν αὐτόν ἐθεώρουν προσέπιπτον αὐτῷ καί ἔκραζον λέγοντα ὅτι Σύ εἶ ὁ Υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ)

Son of God is an important title for Jesus that describes his relationship with God the Father.