OET interlinear 1COR 9:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

ἢ

or

The word Or introduces an alternate to what Paul says at the end of the previous verse (9:9). In that verse, he asked whether God cares about the oxen in this law. Since that is not the issue here, the or introduces what Paul thinks is actually true: the law is entirely for our sake. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express Or with a word that signifies a contrast or gives an alternative. Alternate translation: “On the other hand,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

ἢ δι’ ἡμᾶς πάντως λέγει?

or because_of us certainly ˱he˲_/is/_speaking

Paul does not ask this question because he is looking for information. Rather, he asks it to involve the Corinthians in what he is arguing. The question assumes that the answer is “yes, he is.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind this question with a strong statement. Alternate translation: “Actually, he is speaking entirely for our sake.”

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

λέγει

˱he˲_/is/_speaking

Here, he refers back to “God” in 9:9. Paul assumes that God is the one who is speaking in the passage he quoted in the last verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express he by clarifying that it refers to God speaking the “law of Moses.” Alternate translation: “is God speaking”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

(Occurrence -1) δι’ ἡμᾶς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἢ διʼ ἡμᾶς πάντως λέγει διʼ ἡμᾶς γὰρ ἐγράφη ὅτι ὀφείλει ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι ὁ ἀροτριῶν ἀροτριᾶν καὶ ὁ ἀλοῶν ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι τοῦ μετέχειν)

Here, our could refer to: (1) everyone who believes, including the Corinthians. Alternate translation: “for the sake of us who believe … for the sake of us who believe” (2) Paul, Barnabas, and others who proclaim the good news. Alternate translation: “for the sake of us who proclaim the gospel … for the sake of us who proclaim the gospel”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐγράφη

˱it˲_/was/_written

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 what is written rather than focusing on the person doing the “writing.” If you must state who does the action, you can express it so that: (1) the scripture author writes or speaks the words. Alternate translation: “Moses wrote it” (2) God speaks the words. Alternate translation: “God said it”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ὅτι

that

Here, that could introduce: (1) the reason why it was written. Alternate translation: “because” (2) a summary of the content of what was written. If you use the following alternate translation, you may need to add a comma before it. Alternate translation: “and it means that”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

ὁ ἀροτριῶν & ὁ ἀλοῶν

the_‹one› plowing & the_‹one› threshing

Paul is speaking of these people in general, not of one particular person plowing or threshing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this form with a form that refers to people in general. Alternate translation: “anyone who plows … anyone who threshes”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐπ’ ἐλπίδι & ἐπ’ ἐλπίδι τοῦ μετέχειν

in hope & in hope ¬which /to_be/_partaking

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind hope, you can express the idea by using an adverb such as “hopefully” or a verb such as “expect.” Alternate translation: “hopefully … hopefully expecting to share the harvest”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἐπ’ ἐλπίδι

in hope

Here Paul does not mention what the hope expects because he states it at the end of the verse: sharing the harvest. If it would be helpful in your language, you could explicitly state that sharing the harvest is what the hope expects. Alternate translation: “in hope of sharing the harvest”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ὁ ἀλοῶν ἐπ’ ἐλπίδι

the_‹one› the_‹one› threshing in hope

Here Paul omits some words that your language may require to make a complete thought. Paul omits these words because he stated them explicitly in the previous clause (ought to plow). If your language does need these words, you could supply them from that clause. Alternate translation: “the one who threshes ought to thresh in hope”