## A sower went out to sow some seeds ##

This can be translated as “A farmer went out to scatter some seeds in a field.”

## wayside ##

"road" or "path." The ground would have been hard from the people walking on it.

## they were trampled underfoot ##

This can be translated as "They were stepped on too often for them to grow" or with an active verb as in the UDB. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## devoured them ##

"ate them all"

## they withered ##

"the plants became dry and shriveled up"

## they had no moisture ##

This could be translated as "the ground was too dry."