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OET (OET-LV) If for I_may_be_praying with_a_tongue, the spirit of_me is_praying, but the the_mind of_me unfruitful is.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical
ἐὰν προσεύχωμαι γλώσσῃ, τὸ πνεῦμά μου
if (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐὰν γὰρ προσεύχωμαι γλώσσῃ τὸ πνεῦμά μου προσεύχεται ὁ δὲ νοῦς μου ἄκαρπός ἐστιν)
Here Paul uses the conditional form to show that praying in a tongue leads to the spirit praying but the mind being unfruitful. If the conditional form does not indicate a cause-and-effect relationship like this in your language, you could express the If statement in a way that does show the relationship. Alternate translation: [Whenever I pray in a tongue, my spirit] or [Suppose that I pray in a tongue. Then, my spirit]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
προσεύχωμαι & μου & μου
˱I˲_/may_be/_praying & ˱of˲_me & ˱of˲_me
Here Paul uses the first person to give himself as an example. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the first person as a generic third person, or explicitly state that Paul is an example. Alternate translation: [somebody would pray … his or her … his or her]
τὸ πνεῦμά μου προσεύχεται
the spirit ˱of˲_me /is/_praying
Here, spirit could refer to: (1) the inner part of a person, a part that contrasts with the mind but that is not somehow superior or closer to God. Alternate translation: [my inner spiritual being prays] or [my heart prays] (2) the Holy Spirit directing the spirit of a person. Alternate translation: [the Holy Spirit prays with my spirit] or [the Holy Spirit directs my inner spiritual being in prayer]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ὁ & νοῦς μου ἄκαρπός ἐστιν
the & /the/_mind ˱of˲_me unfruitful is
Here Paul speaks as if his mind were a plant or tree that could produce “fruit.” He states that his mind is unfruitful to indicate that it is not doing anything useful, just like a fruit tree that does not produce fruit. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this figure of speech with a comparable metaphor or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [my mind does nothing] or [my mind is not involved]
14:14 Speaking in tongues engages the spirit of the speaker (because the Holy Spirit is speaking through the person) but not his mind (because the message is not rationally intelligible).
OET (OET-LV) If for I_may_be_praying with_a_tongue, the spirit of_me is_praying, but the the_mind of_me unfruitful is.
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.