OET interlinear MARK 5:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

αὐτὸν πολλάκις & δεδέσθαι

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: διά τό αὐτόν πολλάκις πέδαις καί ἁλύσεσι δεδέσθαι καί διεσπάσθαι ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ τάς ἁλύσεις καί τάς πέδας συντετρῖφθαι καί οὐδείς ἴσχυεν αὐτόν δαμάσαι)

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, it is clear from the context that it was the people who lived nearby. Alternate translation: [the people who lived there had often bound him]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

πέδαις & τὰς πέδας

˱with˲_shackles & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: διά τό αὐτόν πολλάκις πέδαις καί ἁλύσεσι δεδέσθαι καί διεσπάσθαι ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ τάς ἁλύσεις καί τάς πέδας συντετρῖφθαι καί οὐδείς ἴσχυεν αὐτόν δαμάσαι)

The word shackles refers to pieces of metal that are fastened around the ankles of prisoners. These pieces of metal are connected together by ropes or chains, which prevent the prisoners from moving quickly or far. If your readers would not be familiar with shackles, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [with leg irons … the leg irons] or [with strong restraints … the restraints]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

ἁλύσεσι & τὰς ἁλύσεις

chains & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: διά τό αὐτόν πολλάκις πέδαις καί ἁλύσεσι δεδέσθαι καί διεσπάσθαι ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ τάς ἁλύσεις καί τάς πέδας συντετρῖφθαι καί οὐδείς ἴσχυεν αὐτόν δαμάσαι)

See how you translated the word chains in [5:3](../05/03.md). Alternate translation: [metal links connected together … the metal links]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

(Occurrence 2) καὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: διά τό αὐτόν πολλάκις πέδαις καί ἁλύσεσι δεδέσθαι καί διεσπάσθαι ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ τάς ἁλύσεις καί τάς πέδας συντετρῖφθαι καί οὐδείς ἴσχυεν αὐτόν δαμάσαι)

Here, the word and introduces what the demon-possessed man did in contrast to what the people who tied him up wanted him to do. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast. Alternate translation: [but]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

διεσπάσθαι ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ τὰς ἁλύσεις καὶ τὰς πέδας συντετρῖφθαι

˓to_have˒_torn_apart by him (Some words not found in SR-GNT: διά τό αὐτόν πολλάκις πέδαις καί ἁλύσεσι δεδέσθαι καί διεσπάσθαι ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ τάς ἁλύσεις καί τάς πέδας συντετρῖφθαι καί οὐδείς ἴσχυεν αὐτόν δαμάσαι)

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: [he had torn apart the chains and had shattered the shackles]