OET interlinear 1TH 2:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

δέ

but

Here, the word But introduces how Paul and his fellow workers act in contrast to the people that Paul has described in the previous verses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a contrast. Alternate translation: “On the other hand,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀπορφανισθέντες ἀφ’ ὑμῶν

/having_been/_orphaned of you_all

Here Paul refers to how he and his fellow workers had to leave the Thessalonians soon after arriving in their city and preaching the good news to them. You can read about this in Acts 17:1–10. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “having been forced to leave you” or “having had to go away from you”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἀπορφανισθέντες

/having_been/_orphaned

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you must state who did the action, Acts 17:1–10 shows that people who opposed Paul did it. Alternate translation: “opponents having separated us” or “persecution having separated us”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

πρὸς καιρὸν ὥρας

for /the/_time ˱of˲_/an/_hour

Here, the phrase for the time of an hour refers to a short span of time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a similar phrase or plain language. Alternate translation: “for a short time”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

προσώπῳ οὐ καρδίᾳ

˱in˲_face not ˱in˲_heart

Here, the word face represents physical presence, and the word heart represents thoughts and desires. Paul means that he and his fellow workers thought and cared about the Thessalonians (by heart) even though they were not physically present in Thessalonica (by face). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “by physical presence, not by feelings” or “in person, not in affection”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

περισσοτέρως ἐσπουδάσαμεν τὸ πρόσωπον ὑμῶν ἰδεῖν ἐν πολλῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ

more_abundantly ˱we˲_were_earnest the face ˱of˲_you_all /to/_see with great desire

The terms extremely eager and in much desire mean similar things. Paul is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “greatly desired to see your face” or “became filled with much eagerness to see your face”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τὸ πρόσωπον ὑμῶν ἰδεῖν

the face ˱of˲_you_all /to/_see

The phrase to see your face refers to visiting someone and being with them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to visit you” or “to spend time with you”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν πολλῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ

with great desire

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of desire, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “which we greatly desire” or “for which we yearn”