OET interlinear 1COR 5:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐκκαθάρατε τὴν παλαιὰν ζύμην, ἵνα ἦτε νέον φύραμα, καθώς ἐστε ἄζυμοι. καὶ γὰρ τὸ Πάσχα ἡμῶν ἐτύθη, Χριστός

clean_out the old leaven in_order_that ˱you_all˲_may_be /a/_new lump as ˱you_all˲_are unleavened also for the Passover ˱of˲_us /was/_sacrificed Christ

Just as in 5:6 and 5:8, Paul is thinking about the Jewish festival of Passover. During this festival, people would remove all the yeast from their houses and only bake unleavened bread, that is, bread that is not fermented. Additionally, a lamb would be sacrificed and eaten. The lamb would remind the people about how God had delivered them from slavery in the land of Egypt. See Exodus 12:1–28. If your readers would not infer this information, you could include a footnote that explains Passover and how it relates to yeast and a Lamb.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

ἐκκαθάρατε τὴν παλαιὰν ζύμην, ἵνα ἦτε νέον φύραμα, καθώς ἐστε ἄζυμοι

clean_out the old leaven in_order_that ˱you_all˲_may_be /a/_new lump as ˱you_all˲_are unleavened

Here Paul speaks about how Jews would clean out the old yeast during the festival of Passover and only bake unleavened bread. Just like in 5:6, he compares sin to yeast. By speaking in this way, he urges the Corinthians to clean out the person who is sinning. Then, they will be like new dough, like unleavened bread, that is, without sin. Since this metaphor is based on material from the Old Testament, you should try to preserve the form in your language. You could use a simile, or if necessary, you could use a comparable metaphor. Alternate translation: “Clean out the old yeast, that is, sin, so that you may be new dough, just as you are unleavened bread” or “Clean out the bad apple so that you may be a fresh barrel, just as you are fresh apples”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

καθώς ἐστε ἄζυμοι

as ˱you_all˲_are unleavened

When Paul says that they are unleavened bread, this means that they are in danger of encountering the yeast, that is, sin. This is why they must clean out the old yeast. If they remain unleavened by avoiding contact with old yeast, they will be new dough. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express you are unleavened bread by clarifying that Paul calls them this because it shows that yeast is a threat to them. Alternate translation: “for you are currently unleavened bread”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

for

Here Paul uses For to introduce the reason why his metaphor about yeast is appropriate. Christ is like the Passover lamb. Since Christ has been sacrificed like that lamb, the Corinthians are supposed to live as if it is Passover. This means avoiding sin in their group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make it more explicit. Alternate translation: “You should act like people observing Passover because”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καὶ & τὸ Πάσχα ἡμῶν ἐτύθη, Χριστός

also & the Passover ˱of˲_us /was/_sacrificed Christ

When God delivered the Jewish people from Egypt, he required them to sacrifice a lamb and spread its blood on their doors. God did not harm anyone who had the blood on their door, but the firstborn son of anyone who did not have the blood on their door died. Because of this, the lamb that was sacrificed at Passover represented God delivering the Jewish people by accepting the lamb’s death in place of the firstborn son. See Exodus 12:1–28. The implication here is that Christ’s death also functioned in this way, in place of those whom he delivers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could add a footnote explaining the function of the lamb at Passover.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

καὶ & τὸ Πάσχα ἡμῶν ἐτύθη, Χριστός

also & the Passover ˱of˲_us /was/_sacrificed Christ

Here Paul compares Christ to the Passover lamb, since both died to save someone else. Since this metaphor is based on material from the Old Testament, you should try to preserve the form in your language, or you could use a simile. Alternate translation: “Christ, who is like our Passover lamb, has also been sacrificed”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

καὶ & τὸ Πάσχα ἡμῶν ἐτύθη, Χριστός

also & the Passover ˱of˲_us /was/_sacrificed Christ

Paul intentionally does not state who sacrificed the Passover lamb, who is Christ. If your language does not use this passive form, you can express the idea in another way. If possible, do not state who sacrificed Christ. Alternate translation: “Christ, our Passover lamb, has also died as a sacrifice”