OET interlinear 1COR 7:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

εἰ & οὐκ ἐνκρατεύονται, γαμησάτωσαν

if & not (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται γαμησάτωσαν κρεῖττον γάρ ἐστιν γαμῆσαι ἢ πυροῦσθαι)

Here Paul uses if to introduce a true possibility. He means that people might have self-control or they might not. Here he gives instructions for if they do not have self-control. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this form by stating the if statement by using a relative clause. Alternate translation: “whoever does not have self-control should marry”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

οὐκ ἐνκρατεύονται

not (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκρατεύονται γαμησάτωσαν κρεῖττον γάρ ἐστιν γαμῆσαι ἢ πυροῦσθαι)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind self-control, you can express the idea by using an adjective such as “self-controlled” or a verbal phrase such as “control themselves.” Alternate translation: “they are not self-controlled” or “they do not control themselves”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

γαμησάτωσαν

˱them˲_/let/_marry

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 such as “let” or “should,” as the ULT does. Alternate translation: “let them marry”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πυροῦσθαι

/to_be_being/_burning

Here, to burn is a way to refer to sexual desire. Paul uses burn because he represents the desire as hard to fight and as something that consumes a person like fire consumes a building. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind this figure of speech with a comparable metaphor or by including a reference to sexual desire. Alternate translation: “to burn with desire” or “to lust after someone”