14:11a
They were delighted to hear this: In some languages it may be necessary to say explicitly why the Jewish leaders were delighted. For example:
They were delighted to hear that he was willing to betray Jesus
In Greek the phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as to hear this comes at the beginning of the verse. In some languages it may be more natural to follow this order. For example:
Having heard his words, they were delighted
-or-
When they heard what he had to say, they rejoiced
14:11b
and they promised to give him money: The Jewish leaders told Judas that they would give him money if he betrayed Jesus. In this context their statement implies that they would give him the money if/when he was successful in helping them arrest Jesus. You may need to make some of this information explicit. For example:
They told him that if he enabled them to arrest Jesus, they would give him money.
-or-
They promised that they would give him money for doing that.
14:11c
So: The Greek conjunction that the Berean Standard Bible translates as So here is the simple connector that is often translated as “and.” It introduces what happened as a result of the events in the previous verse part. Express this connection in a natural way in your language.
Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus: The phrase began to look for an opportunity indicates that Judas began to look for the right time and manner to betray Jesus as he had agreed to do. In some languages there may be an idiom to express this idea.
to betray Jesus: The Greek verb that the Berean Standard Bible translates as betray is the same verb that is translated as “betray” in 14:10b. Consider whether in your language it would be more natural to use the same word here.
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