"laid their cloaks on its back so Jesus could ride it." It is easier to ride a colt or a horse when there is a blanket or something similar on its back. In this case, the disciples threw their cloaks on it.
# cloaks
"coats" or "robes"
# Many people spread their garments on the road
It was a tradition to lay garments on the road in front of important people to honor them. This can be made explicit. AT: "Many people spread their garments on the road to honor him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# others spread branches they had cut from the fields
It was a tradition to lay palm branches on the road in front of an important people to honor them. AT: "others spread branches on the road that they had cut from the fields, also to honor him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
This word means "save us," but people also shouted it joyfully when they wanted to praise God. You can translate it according to how it was used, or you can write "Hosanna" using your language's way of spelling that word. AT: "Praise God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-transliterate]])
This is referring to Jesus. This can be stated clearly. AT: "Blessed are you, the one" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# in the name of the Lord
This is a metonym for the Lord's authority. AT: "the authority of the Lord" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# Blessed is the coming kingdom
"Blessed is the kingdom that is coming." This refers to Jesus coming and ruling as king. AT: "Blessed be the coming of your kingdom" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# Blessed is
"May God bless"
# of our father David
Here David's ancestral line is referred to as himself. AT: "of the line of our father David" or "descended from our father David" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# Hosanna in the highest
Possible meanings are 1) "Praise God who is in heaven" or 2) "Let those who are in heaven shout 'Hosanna'."
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