OET interlinear ROM 1:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

for

For indicates that what follows is the reason why “the righteous one must live by faith,” as mentioned in the previous verse. Use a natural way in your language for indicating a reason. Alternate translation: “The righteous one must live this way because”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἀποκαλύπτεται & ὀργὴ Θεοῦ

/is_being/_revealed & /the/_wrath ˱of˲_God

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “God is revealing his wrath”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὀργὴ Θεοῦ

/the/_wrath ˱of˲_God

Here Paul uses wrath to refer to the outcome of God’s wrath, which is judging and punishing people because they are unrighteous. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “God’s wrathful punishment”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐπὶ πᾶσαν ἀσέβειαν καὶ ἀδικίαν ἀνθρώπων

on all ungodliness and unrighteousness ˱of˲_people

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of ungodliness and unrighteousness, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “against all the ungodly and unrighteous acts of men”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐπὶ πᾶσαν ἀσέβειαν καὶ ἀδικίαν ἀνθρώπων

on all ungodliness and unrighteousness ˱of˲_people

Here, ungodliness and unrighteousness of men refer to the people who do ungodly and unrighteous things. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “against people who do any ungodly or unrighteous deeds”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐν ἀδικίᾳ κατεχόντων

¬which the truth by unrighteousness restraining

If your language does not use abstract nouns for these ideas of unrighteousness and truth, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “who, because they do not want to act righteously, keep holding back what is true about God”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀνθρώπων

˱of˲_people

Although the term men is masculine, Paul is using the word here in a generic sense that includes both men and women. Alternate translation: “people”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

τῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐν ἀδικίᾳ κατεχόντων

¬which the truth by unrighteousness restraining

This phrase gives us further information about the nature of people, who are called men in the previous phrase. It is not making a distinction between different kinds of men. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the relationship between these phrases clearer. Alternate translation: “these same people who in unrighteousness are holding back the truth”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

τῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐν ἀδικίᾳ κατεχόντων

¬which the truth by unrighteousness restraining

Here Paul speaks of truth as if it were a person who could be restrained or held back. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this meaning in a non-figurative way. Alternate translation: “who in unrighteousness prevent the truth from being known”