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OET (OET-LV) And I_am_wanting all you_all to_be_speaking with_tongues, but rather in_order_that you_all_may_be_prophesying, greater is and the one prophesying, than the one speaking in_tongues, besides except not/lest he_may_be_interpreting, in_order_that the assembly building may_receive.
OET (OET-RV) Now I’d like it if you all spoke in other languages, but I’d like it better if you could all be prophesying. The person prophesying is more helpful than someone speaking in other languages, unless they translate so that the assembly can be instructed.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
μᾶλλον δὲ ἵνα
rather but in_order_that
Here Paul omits some words that your language may require to make a complete thought. Paul omits these words because he stated them explicitly in the previous clause (I desire). If your language does need these words, you could supply them from that clause. Alternate translation: “but I desire even more that” or “but even more, I desire that”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
ὁ προφητεύων & ὁ λαλῶν γλώσσαις
the_‹one› prophesying & the_‹one› speaking ˱in˲_tongues
Here, just as in 14:4, Paul is speaking of people “prophesying” and people “speaking in tongues” in general, not of two particular people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this form with a form that refers to people in general. Alternate translation: “anyone who prophesies … anyone who speaks in tongues”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
μείζων
greater_‹is›
Here, greater indicates that the one prophesying does something that is more important and helpful than the one speaking in tongues. It does not mean that God cares about the person prophesying more than the person speaking in tongues. If you readers would misunderstand greater, you could state explicitly how or in what way the person is greater. Alternate translation: “does something more useful” or “does what is more valuable”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ διερμηνεύῃ, ἵνα ἡ ἐκκλησία οἰκοδομὴν λάβῃ
besides except ¬not/lest ˱he˲_/may_be/_interpreting in_order_that the assembly building /may/_receive
The ULT puts these clauses in parentheses because they give a qualification of what Paul has said about how the one prophesying is greater than the one speaking in tongues. In this clause, Paul clarifies that he is only speaking about tongues without interpretation. Further, if someone does interpret the tongues, then that can lead to building up, just like prophecy. Use a form in your language that would indicate a qualification or a parenthesis. If you use the following alternate translation, you may need to add a period before it. Alternate translation: “That is true except for when he interprets, so that the church receives building up”
Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions
ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ διερμηνεύῃ, ἵνα ἡ ἐκκλησία οἰκοδομὴν λάβῃ
besides except ¬not/lest ˱he˲_/may_be/_interpreting in_order_that the assembly building /may/_receive
If it would appear in your language that Paul was making a statement here and then contradicting it, you could reword this to avoid using an exception clause. If you use this alternate translation, you may need to remove the parentheses. Alternate translation: “and does not interpret, because it is only when he interprets that the church receives building up”
Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns
διερμηνεύῃ
˱he˲_/may_be/_interpreting
Here, he could refer back specifically to the one speaking in tongues, but it does not have to do so. The word he could refer to anyone who can interpret, not just the person who is speaking in tongues. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind that he refers to anyone more clearly. Alternate translation: “he or somebody else would interpret”
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations
διερμηνεύῃ
˱he˲_/may_be/_interpreting
Although he is masculine, Paul is using it to refer to anyone, whether man or woman. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express he with a non gendered word or refer to both genders. Alternate translation: “he or she would interpret”
Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
οἰκοδομὴν
building
Paul here speaks as if believers were a building that one “builds up.” With this metaphor, he emphasizes that the one speaking in tongues and also “interprets” helps other believers become stronger and more mature, just like the one who builds a house makes it strong and complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this figure of speech with a comparable metaphor or express the idea plainly. See how you translated this metaphor in 14:3. Alternate translation: “growth” or “edification”
14:1-25 Having emphasized the supreme importance of love (ch 13), Paul returns to the subject of spiritual gifts. Their relative value is defined by the benefit they give to others, which is characteristic of love (ch 13). In that light, Paul contrasts the over-valued gift of tongues with the more beneficial gift of prophecy.
OET (OET-LV) And I_am_wanting all you_all to_be_speaking with_tongues, but rather in_order_that you_all_may_be_prophesying, greater is and the one prophesying, than the one speaking in_tongues, besides except not/lest he_may_be_interpreting, in_order_that the assembly building may_receive.
OET (OET-RV) Now I’d like it if you all spoke in other languages, but I’d like it better if you could all be prophesying. The person prophesying is more helpful than someone speaking in other languages, unless they translate so that the assembly can be instructed.
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.