OET interlinear MARK 6:48

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

αὐτοὺς βασανιζομένους ἐν τῷ ἐλαύνειν, ἦν γὰρ ὁ ἄνεμος ἐναντίος αὐτοῖς; καὶ

them /being/_tormented in the_‹time› /to_be/_rowing was for the wind contrary ˱to˲_them them (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτοὺς βασανιζομένους ἐν τῷ ἐλαύνειν ἦν γὰρ ὁ ἄνεμος ἐναντίος αὐτοῖς περὶ τετάρτην φυλακὴν τῆς νυκτὸς ἔρχεται πρὸς αὐτοὺς περιπατῶν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης καὶ ἤθελεν παρελθεῖν αὐτούς)

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses, since the second clause gives the reason for the result that the first clause describes. Alternate translation: “that the wind was against them and so they were being tormented as they rowed,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

αὐτοὺς βασανιζομένους

them /being/_tormented

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 wind. Alternate translation: “the wind tormenting them”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

βασανιζομένους

/being/_tormented

Here Mark refers to how hard the disciples were working to row the boat against the wind as if they were being tormented. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “working very hard” or “making almost no progress”

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

ἐν τῷ ἐλαύνειν

in the_‹time› /to_be/_rowing

When people row a boat, they stick long, flat pieces of wood, called oars, into the water and push or pull so that the boat moves. If your readers would not be familiar with this way of making a boat move, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “as they pushed the boat along with oars” or “as they worked to move the boat”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἦν & ὁ ἄνεμος ἐναντίος αὐτοῖς

was & the wind contrary ˱to˲_them

Whenwind is against people in a boat, that means that it is blowing directly opposite to the direction in which the boat is traveling. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “the wind was opposite to the direction they were sailing” or “the wind was blowing directly against them”

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

περὶ τετάρτην φυλακὴν τῆς νυκτὸς

about /the/_fourth watch ˱of˲_the night

Here, the phrase about the fourth watch of the night refers to the period of time between 3:00 AM and 6:00 AM. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase that refers to this period of time. Alternate translation: “in the last part of the night” or “shortly before dawn”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἔρχεται

˱he˲_/is/_coming

In a context such as this, your language might say “goes” instead of comes. Alternate translation: “he goes”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

περιπατῶν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης

walking on the sea

Here Mark means that Jesus was miraculously walking on the surface of the sea. He did not sink into the water. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “walking on the surface of the sea” or “miraculously walking on top of the sea”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἤθελεν παρελθεῖν αὐτούς

/was/_wanting /to/_pass_by them

Here, the clause he was wishing to pass by them could indicate that: (1) Jesus intended to walk past them. Alternate translation: “he intended to pass them by” (2) it looked like Jesus was going to walk past them. Alternate translation: “he was about to pass by them” or “it looked like he was going to pass by them”