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OET (OET-LV) Therefore being descent of_ the _god, we_ought not to_be_thinking about_gold or silver or a_stone mark of_the_craft and thoughts of_human_origin, to_be similar the divine.
OET (OET-RV) So since we are God’s offspring, we shouldn’t be putting gold or silver or stone craftsmanship in the same class as the divine.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
γένος & ὑπάρχοντες τοῦ Θεοῦ
descent & being ¬the ˱of˲_God
Paul is speaking as if people were literally God’s offspring or children. He means that God created people, and they are his creatures. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express this metaphor as a simile. Alternate translation: [being like God’s children]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
τὸ θεῖον
the divine
Paul is using the adjective Divine as a noun to mean God, who is divine. ULT capitalizes the word to show this. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [God]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
χρυσῷ, ἢ ἀργύρῳ, ἢ λίθῳ
˱about˲_gold or silver or /a/_stone
Paul is referring to idols by association with the materials out of which people made idols. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to idols made of gold or silver or stone]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
χαράγματι τέχνης καὶ ἐνθυμήσεως ἀνθρώπου
mark ˱of˲_/the/_craft and thoughts ˱of˲_human_origin
Paul is using the possessive form not to mean images that resemble human skill and imagination but to describe the qualities that people use to create images or idols. Alternate translation: [images that people create by using their skill and imagination]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations
ἀνθρώπου
˱of˲_human_origin
Although the term man is masculine, Paul is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use a term in your language that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [of humans]
17:16-34 In this chapter, we see Paul presented as a model witness for Christ, engaging the thinkers of his day and challenging them with the Christian message. Paul quoted writers his audience would be familiar with and showed the relevance of the gospel by dialoguing with them, critiquing their assumptions, and offering Jesus as a constructive alternative (see Col 1:28). Paul reminded these proud intellectuals that there is a living God to whom all human beings are answerable; that they will be judged by him through Jesus, whom God raised from the dead; and that they should therefore repent and put their faith in Jesus.
OET (OET-LV) Therefore being descent of_ the _god, we_ought not to_be_thinking about_gold or silver or a_stone mark of_the_craft and thoughts of_human_origin, to_be similar the divine.
OET (OET-RV) So since we are God’s offspring, we shouldn’t be putting gold or silver or stone craftsmanship in the same class as the divine.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.