OET interlinear MARK 5:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἔρχονται

˱they˲_˓are˒_coming

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

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸν δαιμονιζόμενον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔρχονται πρός τόν Ἰησοῦν καί θεωροῦσιν τόν δαιμονιζόμενον καθήμενον ἱματισμένον καί σωφρονοῦντα τόν ἐσχηκότα τόν λεγεῶνα καί ἐφοβήθησαν)

Here Mark is referring to the man who had been demon-possessed until Jesus forced the demons out. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [the one who used to be demon-possessed]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τὸν δαιμονιζόμενον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔρχονται πρός τόν Ἰησοῦν καί θεωροῦσιν τόν δαιμονιζόμενον καθήμενον ἱματισμένον καί σωφρονοῦντα τόν ἐσχηκότα τόν λεγεῶνα καί ἐφοβήθησαν)

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: [the one whom the demons possessed]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἱματισμένον καὶ σωφρονοῦντα

˓having_been˒_clothed (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔρχονται πρός τόν Ἰησοῦν καί θεωροῦσιν τόν δαιμονιζόμενον καθήμενον ἱματισμένον καί σωφρονοῦντα τόν ἐσχηκότα τόν λεγεῶνα καί ἐφοβήθησαν)

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: [wearing clothes and having a sound mind]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

σωφρονοῦντα

being_sensible

Here, the phrase being sound-minded means that the man was acting rationally and thinking like a normal person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [thinking sanely] or [acting rationally]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τὸν ἐσχηκότα τὸν λεγεῶνα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔρχονται πρός τόν Ἰησοῦν καί θεωροῦσιν τόν δαιμονιζόμενον καθήμενον ἱματισμένον καί σωφρονοῦντα τόν ἐσχηκότα τόν λεγεῶνα καί ἐφοβήθησαν)

Here Mark means that the man had been possessed or controlled by the legion. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the one that had been possessed by the legion] or [the one whom the legion had possessed]

Note 7 topic: translate-unknown

τὸν λεγεῶνα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔρχονται πρός τόν Ἰησοῦν καί θεωροῦσιν τόν δαιμονιζόμενον καθήμενον ἱματισμένον καί σωφρονοῦντα τόν ἐσχηκότα τόν λεγεῶνα καί ἐφοβήθησαν)

See how you translated the word legion in [Mark 5:9](../05/09.md). Here, however, the word is a not a name, so use the appropriate form to refer to a large number of demons. Alternate translation: [the army] or [the battalion] or [the brigade]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐφοβήθησαν

˱they˲_˓were˒_afraid

The implication is that they were afraid of what else such a powerful person as Jesus might do. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [they were afraid of what else Jesus might do, since they recognized what great power he had]