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OET (OET-LV) For/Because nothing to_myself I_have_become_aware, but not by this I_have_been_justified, but the one examining me the_master is.
OET (OET-RV) Yes, my conscience is clear, but that won’t mean that I’m declared ‘not guilty’, because it’s the master who’ll be examining me.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
οὐδὲν & ἐμαυτῷ σύνοιδα
nothing & ˱to˲_myself ˱I˲_/have/_become_aware
Paul says that he is aware of nothing against himself. By this, he means that he does not know about anything that could be used to accuse him. He is not aware of anything he has done wrong. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning of this phrase with a comparable idiom or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: “I have a clear conscience” or “I cannot think of any wrong things I have done”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
οὐκ ἐν τούτῳ δεδικαίωμαι;
not by this ˱I˲_/have_been/_justified
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 Paul, who is justified, rather than what “justifies” him. Alternate translation: “this does not justify me”
Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns
τούτῳ
this
Here, this refers back to the whole idea that Paul is aware of nothing against himself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this by clarifying that it refers back to the whole previous statement. Alternate translation: “what I am aware of”
Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast
δὲ
but
Paul uses but to introduce a contrast with everyone else who might “examine” Paul (See: 4:3–4). If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this connection with a word or phrase that introduces a contrast with several previous statements. Alternate translation: “Instead,”
ὁ & ἀνακρίνων με Κύριός ἐστιν.
the_‹one› & examining me /the/_Lord is
Alternate translation: “the Lord is the one who judges me”
4:1-5 Paul emphasizes his faithfulness and the genuineness of his motives as an apostle of Christ. But only God can judge the heart.
OET (OET-LV) For/Because nothing to_myself I_have_become_aware, but not by this I_have_been_justified, but the one examining me the_master is.
OET (OET-RV) Yes, my conscience is clear, but that won’t mean that I’m declared ‘not guilty’, because it’s the master who’ll be examining me.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.