OET interlinear 2TIM 2:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

σπούδασον σεαυτὸν, δόκιμον παραστῆσαι τῷ Θεῷ

be_earnest yourself approved /to/_present ¬the ˱to˲_God

Here Paul means that Timothy should Strive to be the kind of person who is approved by God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Work hard so that God approves of you” or “Do your best to please God”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐργάτην

/a/_worker

Here Paul speaks as if Timothy were a skilled worker. He means that Timothy works for God as a teacher and leader. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “like a craftsman” or “someone who works for God and is”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἀνεπαίσχυντον

unashamed

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 need to say what would do the action, it is clear from the context that it would be his work. Alternate translation: “without shame” or “whose work does not shame him”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὀρθοτομοῦντα τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας

cutting_straight the word ¬the ˱of˲_truth

Paul refers to the word of truth as if it were wood or cloth that Timothy should cut straight. He means that Timothy should understand and teach the word of truth carefully and properly. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “teaching the word of truth rightly as if it were a piece of cloth that you were cutting straight” or “instructing others properly in the word of truth”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας

the word ¬the ˱of˲_truth

Here, Paul is using the possessive form to describe a word that could be: (1) true. Alternate translation: “the word that is true” (2) that is about something that is true. Alternate translation: “the word about what is true”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας

the word ¬the ˱of˲_truth

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of truth, you could express the same idea in another way. Be sure that your translation fits with the option you chose in the previous note. Alternate translation: “the true word”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸν λόγον

the word

Here, word represents the gospel, which people speak using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the gospel”