OET interlinear 1YHN (1JHN) 2:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τεκνία μου

little_children ˱of˲_me

Here and in several other places in the book, John uses the diminutive form of the word children as an affectionate form of address. The ULT shows this by adding the word little. If your language has diminutive forms, you may wish to use one here. You could also express the meaning of the diminutive as a term of endearment. Alternate translation: “My dear children”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τεκνία μου

little_children ˱of˲_me

John is using the word children to describe the believers to whom he is writing, even though they are adults. They are under his spiritual care, and so he regards them in that sense as if they were his own children. You could translate this plainly, or you could represent the metaphor as a simile, as UST does. Alternate translation: “You dear believers who are under my care”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ταῦτα γράφω

these_‹things› ˱I˲_/am/_writing

Here, these things refers generally to everything that John has written about in the letter so far. Alternate translation: “I am writing this letter”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

καὶ

and

The word And here introduces a contrast between what John hopes to achieve by writing, that these believers will not sin, and what might happen, that one of them might sin. Alternate translation: “However,”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

ἐάν τις ἁμάρτῃ, Παράκλητον ἔχομεν πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα

if anyone /may/_sin /an/_Advocate ˱we˲_/are/_having with the Father

John is describing a hypothetical situation in order to reassure his readers. Alternate translation: “suppose someone does sin. Then we have an advocate with the Father”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Παράκλητον ἔχομεν πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα, Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν δίκαιον

/an/_Advocate ˱we˲_/are/_having with the Father Jesus Christ /the/_righteous

John assumes that his readers will know that an advocate is someone who takes a person’s side and pleads on his behalf. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “Jesus Christ the righteous will take our side and ask God the Father to forgive us”

Note 7 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

τὸν Πατέρα

the Father

Father is an important title for God. Alternate translation: “God the Father”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

δίκαιον

/the/_righteous

John is using the adjective righteous as a noun in order to indicate a specific type of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: “the one who is righteous”