OET interlinear MARK 8:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

λέγων

saying

Consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: “and he said”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ὁρᾶτε, βλέπετε ἀπὸ

/be/_seeing /be/_watching_out for

The terms See and watch out for similar things. Jesus is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “Carefully watch out for” or “Keep away from”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὁρᾶτε, βλέπετε

/be/_seeing /be/_watching_out

Here, the word See means that the disciples need to make sure that something happens or does not happen. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a similar form or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Make sure that you watch out”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τῆς ζύμης τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ τῆς ζύμης Ἡρῴδου

the leaven ˱of˲_the Pharisees and ˱of˲_the leaven ˱of˲_Herod

Here, Jesus is using the possessive form to describe yeast that the Pharisees and Herod have or use. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the yeast that the Pharisees and Sadducees have”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τῆς ζύμης τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ τῆς ζύμης Ἡρῴδου

the leaven ˱of˲_the Pharisees and ˱of˲_the leaven ˱of˲_Herod

Here, yeast is a metaphor that refers to what the Pharisees and Herod teach and do. However, the disciples did not immediately understand that Jesus was using a metaphor; instead, Jesus has to explain it to them in the following verses. So, you should preserve the metaphor here without explaining its meaning, since Jesus provides an explanation in the following verses.