OET interlinear 1 COR 16:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἴ τις οὐ φιλεῖ τὸν Κύριον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Εἰ τὶς οὒ φιλεῖ τόν Κύριον ἤτω ἀνάθεμα Μαράνα θά)

Here Paul speaks as If some people do not love the Lord, but he knows that this is true for some people. He uses If to identify these people as the ones that he is addressing. If your language does not use If to identify a certain group of people, you can use a form that does do this. Alternate translation: [Whoever does not love the Lord]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἤτω

˱him˲_let_be

Although him is masculine, Paul is using this word to refer to anyone, whether man or woman. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express him with a non gendered word or refer to both genders. Alternate translation: [let him or her be]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

ἤτω

˱him˲_let_be

Here Paul uses a third-person imperative. If you have third-person imperatives in your language, you could use one here. If you do not have third-person imperatives, you could express the idea using a word or phrase such as “should” or “may.” Alternate translation: [he should be accursed] or [may he be accursed]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἤτω ἀνάθεμα

˱him˲_let_be ˓a˒_curse

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 emphasize the person who is accursed rather than the one doing the “cursing.” If you must state who does the action, Paul implies that “God” does it. Alternate translation: [let God curse him] or [let him be under a curse]

Note 5 topic: translate-transliterate

μαράνα θά

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Εἰ τὶς οὒ φιλεῖ τόν Κύριον ἤτω ἀνάθεμα Μαράνα θά)

This is an Aramaic word. Paul spelled it out using Greek letters so his readers would know how it sounded. He assumes that they know that it means “Lord, come!” In your translation, you could spell it the way it sounds in your language. If your readers would not know what Maranatha means, you could also explain its meaning. Alternate translation: [Maranatha, which means, “Come Lord!”]