uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

Peter begins to speak specifically to people who were slaves who worked in people’s houses.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ ἐπιεικέσιν

˱to˲_your ˱to˲_the good and gentle

The words good and gentle mean similar things. Peter uses this repetition to emphasize that such masters treat their servants very kindly. If your language does not use repetition to do this, you can use one phrase and provide emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “to the very kind ones”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τοῖς σκολιοῖς

˱to˲_your ˱to˲_the ˱to˲_the crooked

Here, crooked ones is used to refer to people who act dishonestly or unjustly as if their morals were an object that could be bent or twisted. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to the dishonest ones”