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2.9 KiB
Markdown
73 lines
2.9 KiB
Markdown
Jesus prays to his heavenly Father while still in the presence of the crowd of people.
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## Jesus answered and said ##
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This can mean 1) the disciples Jesus had sent out in [Matthew 10:5](../10/05.md) had returned (see [Matthew 12:1](../12/01.md)) and Jesus was responding to something someone had said, or 2) Jesus was concluding his condemnation of the unrepentant cities: "Furthermore, Jesus said."
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## O Father ##
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This refers to God the Father, not an earthly father.
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## Lord of heaven and earth ##
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This can be translated as a metonym, “Master over everyone and everything in heaven and earth,” or as a merism, "Master of the universe." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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## you concealed these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to those who are untaught, like little children ##
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It is not clear what is meant by "these things." If your language needs to specify what is meant, an alternative translation might be best: "You have revealed to ignorant people truths that you have not allowed wise and educated people to learn."
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## concealed ##
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"hid" - This verb is the opposite of "revealed."
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## the wise and understanding ##
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“people who are wise and understanding.” Alternative translation: "people who think they are wise and understanding.” (See UDB, [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])
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## revealed them ##
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The pronoun "them" refers to "these things" earlier in this verse.
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## to those who are untaught, like little children ##
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This whole phrase translates one word that combines the meanings of "young children" and "untaught" or "ignorant." Alternative translation: "ignorant little children"
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## like little children ##
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a simile for people who are not wise or well-educated, or people who know that they are not wise and well-educated (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## for so it was well-pleasing in your sight ##
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pleasing in your sight** - “for you saw that it was good to do that”
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## All things have been entrusted to me from my Father ##
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This can be translated with an active verb: "My Father has entrusted all things to me" or “My Father has handed everything over to me.”(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## no one knows the Son except the Father ##
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“Only the Father knows the Son.”
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## knows the Son ##
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“knows from personal experience"
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## the Son ##
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Jesus was referring to himself in the third person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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## no one knows the Father except the Son ##
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“Only the Son knows the Father.”
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## knows the Father ##
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"knows from personal experience"
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## and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal him ##
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Alternative translation: “people know who the Father is only if the Son wants to reveal the Father to them”
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## to whom the Son desires to reveal him ##
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The pronoun "him" refers to God the Father. |