# What I tell you in the darkness, say in the daylight

 "What I tell you at night, say in the daytime"

# what you hear softly in your ear

"what I whisper to you" or "what I say to you privately"

# proclaim upon the housetops

Housetops where Jesus lived were flat, and people far away could hear anyone speaking with a loud voice from one. Here "housetops" refers to any place where all people can hear. Alternate translation: "speak loudly in a public place"