OET interlinear MARK 9:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἤνεγκα τὸν υἱόν μου πρὸς σέ, ἔχοντα πνεῦμα ἄλαλον

˱I˲_brought (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ εἱς ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου Διδάσκαλε ἤνεγκα τόν υἱόν μού πρός σέ ἔχοντα πνεῦμα ἄλαλον)

Here the man implies that he brought his son so that Jesus would cast out the demon and heal his son. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [I brought my son to you, having a mute spirit, so that you could cast the spirit out]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἔχοντα πνεῦμα ἄλαλον

having ˓a˒_spirit mute

Here the man mean that his son was possessed or controlled by a mute spirit. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [being possessed by a mute spirit] or [because a mute spirit possesses him]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πνεῦμα ἄλαλον

˓a˒_spirit mute

Here the man implies that the spirit makes his son mute, that is, unable to speak. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [a spirit that makes him mute]