richmahn_en_tn/luk/08/12.md

# The ones along the path are those

"The seeds that fell along the path are those." Jesus tells what happens to the seeds as it relates to people. Alternate translation: "The seeds that fell along the path represent people" or "In the parable, the seeds that fell along the path represent people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# are those who

Jesus speaks of the seeds showing something about people as if the seeds were the people. Alternate translation: "show what happens to people who" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts

Here "hearts is a metonym for people's minds or inner beings. Alternate translation: "the devil comes and takes away the message of God from their inner thoughts" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# takes away

In the parable this was a metaphor of a bird snatching away the seeds. Try to use words in your language that keep that image. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# so they may not believe and be saved

This is the devil's purpose. Alternate translation: "because the devil thinks, 'They must not believe and they must not be saved'" or "so it will not be that they believe and God saves them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])