OET interlinear 1COR 9:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ

if

Paul is speaking as if others “sharing” the right over you was a possibility, but he means that it is actually true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might think that what Paul is saying is not certain, then you could translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: “Since” or “Given that”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῆς ὑμῶν ἐξουσίας μετέχουσιν

˱of˲_the ˱over˲_you_all authority /are/_partaking

While Paul does not directly state this, the Corinthians would have understood right to refer to the right to receive financial support. If your readers would not understand right in this way, you could express the idea more clearly. Alternate translation: “shared the right to financial support from you”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῆς ὑμῶν ἐξουσίας μετέχουσιν & ἡμεῖς & τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ ταύτῃ

˱of˲_the ˱over˲_you_all authority /are/_partaking & we & ¬the ˱to˲_authority this

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind right, you can express the idea by using a verb such as “able to.” If you do so, you may need to express an object, which here is receiving financial support. Alternate translation: “were able to require financial support from you, are we … being able to require financial support from you”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐ μᾶλλον ἡμεῖς?

not rather we

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, you do.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind this question with a strong affirmation. Alternate translation: “we certainly do even more.”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

οὐ μᾶλλον ἡμεῖς

not rather we

Here Paul omits some words that may be required in your language to make a complete thought. If your language needs these words, you could supply them from the first half of the sentence. Alternate translation: “do we not share the right even more”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμεῖς & ἐχρησάμεθα & στέγομεν & δῶμεν

we & ˱we˲_resorted & ˱we˲_/are/_enduring & ˱we˲_/may/_give

Here, we refers to Paul and Barnabas. It does not include the Corinthians.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πάντα στέγομεν

all_‹things› ˱we˲_/are/_enduring

Here Paul refers to what he and Barnabas had to “endure” because they did not take advantage of receiving financial aid from the Corinthians. They had to work to support themselves, and they probably had to go without as much food and supplies as they would have liked. Some of the hardships that Paul and Barnabas endured appear in 4:10–13. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate everything to make it more explicit. Alternate translation: “we endured serving without financial support”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

μή τινα ἐνκοπὴν δῶμεν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ

not any (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ ἄλλοι τῆς ὑμῶν ἐξουσίας μετέχουσιν οὐ μᾶλλον ἡμεῖς ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐχρησάμεθα τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ ταύτῃ ἀλλὰ πάντα στέγομεν ἵνα μή τινα ἐγκοπὴν δῶμεν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ)

In Paul’s culture, to give any hindrance means to “delay” or to “block” something. Paul means that he would rather have endured everything” than to have hindered the gospel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind give any hindrancein a form that is more natural in your language. Alternate translation: “we might not hinder the gospel”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

μή τινα ἐνκοπὴν δῶμεν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ

not any (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ ἄλλοι τῆς ὑμῶν ἐξουσίας μετέχουσιν οὐ μᾶλλον ἡμεῖς ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐχρησάμεθα τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ ταύτῃ ἀλλὰ πάντα στέγομεν ἵνα μή τινα ἐγκοπὴν δῶμεν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind hindrance, you can express the idea by using a verb such as “hinder.” Alternate translation: “we might not hinder the gospel”