OET interlinear 2 COR 11:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

κατὰ ἀτιμίαν λέγω ὡς ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠσθενήκαμεν!

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Κατά ἀτιμίαν λέγω ὡς ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠσθενήκαμεν Ἐν ᾧ δʼ ἄν τὶς τολμᾷ ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ λέγω τολμῶ κἀγώ)

Here Paul speaks from the perspective of someone who thinks that what Paul spoke about in the previous verse is the right way to show honor and power. What he means is that if his opponents are correct, the way he treated the Corinthians should lead to dishonor and show that he is weak. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make it more explicit that Paul is speaking from someone else’s point of view. Alternate translation: [According to those people, I would have to speak according to dishonor, namely that we ourselves have been weak] or [They might say that according to dishonor we ourselves have been weak]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

κατὰ ἀτιμίαν λέγω

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Κατά ἀτιμίαν λέγω ὡς ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠσθενήκαμεν Ἐν ᾧ δʼ ἄν τὶς τολμᾷ ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ λέγω τολμῶ κἀγώ)

Here, the clause According to dishonor I speak means that what Paul is about to say causes dishonor. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [What I speak dishonors me] or [It is dishonorable that I speak]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

κατὰ ἀτιμίαν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Κατά ἀτιμίαν λέγω ὡς ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠσθενήκαμεν Ἐν ᾧ δʼ ἄν τὶς τολμᾷ ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ λέγω τολμῶ κἀγώ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of dishonor, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [In a way that dishonors me]

λέγω ὡς ὅτι

˱I˲_˓am˒_saying as that

Here, the words translated namely, that could: (1) introduce what it is that Paul speaks. Alternate translation: [I speak that] (2) introduce what Paul speaks as something with which he does not fully agree. Alternate translation: [I say that it is possible that]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

ἡμεῖς ἠσθενήκαμεν

we ˓have˒_faltered

Here, the word translated ourselves emphasizes we. Consider using a natural way to emphasize we in your language. Alternate translation: [it is we who have been weak] or [we indeed have been weak]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ἐν ᾧ & ἄν τις τολμᾷ (ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ λέγω), τολμῶ κἀγώ

in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Κατά ἀτιμίαν λέγω ὡς ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠσθενήκαμεν Ἐν ᾧ δʼ ἄν τὶς τολμᾷ ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ λέγω τολμῶ κἀγώ)

Here, the phrase I am speaking in foolishness describes what Paul says in this verse. You can move this clause to wherever is most natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and I am speaking in foolishness, in whatever way anyone might be bold, I too am bold] or [in whatever way anyone might be bold, I too am bold, although I am speaking in foolishness]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν ᾧ & ἄν τις τολμᾷ & τολμῶ κἀγώ

in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Κατά ἀτιμίαν λέγω ὡς ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠσθενήκαμεν Ἐν ᾧ δʼ ἄν τὶς τολμᾷ ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ λέγω τολμῶ κἀγώ)

Here Paul speaks about being bold while doing anything, but he particularly focuses on being bold in boasting. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [in whatever boast anyone might be bold to make … I too am bold to make a boast]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ

in foolishness

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of foolishness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [foolishly]