OET interlinear 2COR 12:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

ὑπὲρ τοῦ τοιούτου, καυχήσομαι, ὑπὲρ δὲ ἐμαυτοῦ, οὐ καυχήσομαι

concerning ¬the such_‹man› ˱I˲_/will_be/_boasting concerning but myself not ˱I˲_/will_be/_boasting

Here Paul finishes talking about himself in the third person. It is clear here that he does so in order to avoid boasting about himself. Make sure that your translation fits with how you translated 12:2–4. If you have not yet revealed that Paul is speaking about himself, this verse may be a good time to do so. Alternate translation: “On behalf of such a man, who is really myself, I will boast. But on behalf of myself I will not directly boast” or “Since I am that man, I could boast about myself. However, I will not boast about myself”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions

οὐ καυχήσομαι, εἰ μὴ ἐν ταῖς ἀσθενείαις

not ˱I˲_/will_be/_boasting except ¬not/lest in my weaknesses

If, in your language, it would appear that Paul was making a statement here and then contradicting it, you could reword this to avoid using an exception clause. Alternate translation: “I will only boast in my weaknesses”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν ταῖς ἀσθενείαις

in my weaknesses

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of weaknesses, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “about how weak I am” or “about the many ways in which I am weak”