en_tn/luk/05/33.md

translationWords

• en:tw:bridegroom
• en:tw:fast
• en:tw:johnthebaptist
• en:tw:pray

translationNotes

• they said to him - "the religious leaders said to Jesus"
• Can anyone make - Jesus used this rhetorical question to cause the people to think about a situation that they already know. It can also be translated as "No one tells the wedding attendants of the bridegroom to fast while he is still with them." (See en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion)
• wedding attendants - "guests" or "friends." These are friends who celebrate with a man who is getting married.
• But the days will come when - "But some day" (UDB) or "But soon"
• the bridegroom will be taken away from them - This is a metaphor. Jesus was speaking about himself. This can be made explicit by adding "In the same way, my disciples cannot fast while I am with them." (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)