Exegesis:

edeito de autou ho anēr ‘the man begged him.’ The imperfect tense represents the act of begging as unfulfilled until the request has been granted (cf. on 7.36).

einai sun autō lit. ‘to be with him.’ The final aspect of the infinitive is expressed by Revised Standard Version. einai means here ‘to be henceforth,’ ‘to be continually,’ hence ‘to stay.’ Here to stay with Jesus implies to go with him.

apelusen de auton ‘but he sent him away.’ For apoluō cf. on 2.29. Here it has a stronger meaning.

Translation:

That he might be with him, or, ‘that he might go with (or, accompany) him/Jesus,’ or, in direct discourse, ‘let me stay with you’ (Marathi), ‘let us go together’ (Enga).

He sent him away, implying that Jesus refused the man’s request. Where a rather literal rendering would sound rude or would suggest rejection one may shift to something like, ‘Jesus did not allow the man to stay/go with him,’ ‘Jesus said to the man, “Stay here (or, in this country); (39) return to your home, …” .’

Quoted with permission from Reiling, J. and Swellengrebel, J.L. A Handbook on the Gospel of Luke. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1971. For this and other handbooks for translators see here . Make sure to also consult the Handbook on the Gospel of Mark for parallel or similar verses.