OET interlinear 1COR 15:44

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

σπείρεται σῶμα ψυχικόν

˱it˲_/is_being/_sown /a/_body natural

Here, just as in 15:42–43, Paul speaks as if a dead body were sown like a seed. He speaks in this way to connect how a dead body is buried in the ground with how a seed is sown in the ground. However, Paul does not continue the metaphor when he talks about how the body is raised, since those are his normal words for speaking about resurrection. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express is sown with a comparable phrase that applies to both seeds and human bodies, or you could express the idea using an analogy. Alternate translation: “The body is put in the ground as a natural body, just like a seed” or “It is planted as a natural body”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

σπείρεται & ἐγείρεται

˱it˲_/is_being/_sown & ˱it˲_/is_being/_raised

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Paul uses the passive form here to focus on the body that is sown and raised rather than focusing on the people who do those actions. If you must state who does the action, Paul implies that “people” do the sowing and “God” does the raising. Alternate translation: “People sow it as … God raises it as”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

(Occurrence -1) σῶμα ψυχικόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: σπείρεται σῶμα ψυχικόν ἐγείρεται σῶμα πνευματικόν εἰ ἔστιν σῶμα ψυχικόν ἔστιν καὶ πνευματικόν)

Here, natural body refers to human bodies before they are raised. These bodies are those that function in the ways that we can observe right now and that fit with life on earth right now. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express natural body with a word or phrase that refers to human bodies as they currently exist on earth before God transforms them. Alternate translation: “a this-worldly body … a this-worldly body” or “a regular body … a regular body”

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

σῶμα πνευματικόν & πνευματικόν

/a/_body /a/_body spiritual & /a/_spiritual_‹body›

Here, spiritual body refers to human bodies after they are raised. It could specifically refer to: (1) how the body is controlled by God’s Spirit and thus fits with how people will live when God renews everything he has created. Alternate translation: “a body fit for the new creation … a body fit for the new creation” or “a body controlled by God’s Spirit … a body controlled by God’s Spirit” (2) how the body is made out of “spirit” as opposed to “soul” or “flesh.” Alternate translation: “a body made out of spirit … a body made out of spirit”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ

if

Paul is speaking as if the natural body was a hypothetical possibility, but he means that it is actually true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might think that what Paul is saying is not certain, then you can introduce the clause with a word such as “since” or “because.” Alternate translation: “Since” or “Because”