OET interlinear 1PET 5:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

διὰ Σιλουανοῦ, ὑμῖν τοῦ πιστοῦ ἀδελφοῦ (ὡς λογίζομαι), δι’ ὀλίγων ἔγραψα

by Silvanus ˱to˲_you_all ˱of˲_the faithful brother as ˱I˲_/am/_reckoning through few_‹words› ˱I˲_wrote

Through Silvanus means that Silvanus wrote down the words that Peter told him to write in this letter. In ancient times it was common for people to use scribes to write down letters for them. If this might confuse your readers, you could express it explicitly. Alternate translation: “I wrote to you briefly by means of Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I regard him, who wrote down what I told him to write”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀδελφοῦ

brother

Although brother is masculine and Silvanus is a man, here Peter is using brother in a generic sense to refer to another believer. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “fellow Christian”

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

ταύτην

this

Here, this refers back to what Peter has written in this letter, especially the gospel message that the letter contains. If this might confuse your readers, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: “what I have written to you”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ταύτην εἶναι ἀληθῆ χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ

this to_be /the/_true grace ¬the ˱of˲_God

Here the word grace refers to the gospel message, which tells of the kind things that God has done for believers. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “this letter I have written contains God’s true and gracious message”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰς ἣν στῆτε

in which ˱you_all˲_stood

Peter uses Stand to refer to being strongly committed to something as if someone is standing firmly in one place and refusing to move. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Remain strongly committed to it”

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

εἰς ἣν στῆτε

in which ˱you_all˲_stood

Here, it refers to the true grace of God mentioned earlier in the verse. If this might confuse your readers, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: “Stand in this true grace”