OET interlinear 2COR 1:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

τοῦτο

this

The pronoun this refers to Paul’s plan to visit the Corinthians two times. If that is not clear for your readers, you could include this information. Alternate translation: “to visit you twice”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

μήτι ἄρα τῇ ἐλαφρίᾳ ἐχρησάμην?

surely_not consequently ¬the ˱to˲_lightness ˱I˲_resorted

Paul is using the question form here to emphasize that he did not change his plan to visit the Corinthians lightly. The expected answer to the question is “no.” If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “I did not then act capriciously!” or “I did not become unstable.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

ἢ ἃ βουλεύομαι, κατὰ σάρκα βουλεύομαι, ἵνα ᾖ παρ’ ἐμοὶ τὸ ναὶ, ναὶ, καὶ τὸ οὒ, οὔ?

or what ˱I˲_/am/_counselling according_to flesh ˱I˲_/am/_counselling in_order_that may_be with me ¬the yes yes and ¬which no no

Paul is using the question form here to emphasize that he does not make or change his plans according to his own desires. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “I do not plan things according to the flesh, so that I would say “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time.”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

κατὰ σάρκα

according_to flesh

Here, according to the flesh is an idiom that means “based on changeable human desires.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, use an idiom from your language that does have that meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “according to what I happen to be feeling”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἵνα ᾖ παρ’ ἐμοὶ τὸ ναὶ, ναὶ, καὶ τὸ οὒ, οὔ?

in_order_that may_be with me ¬the yes yes and ¬which no no

This could mean: (1) Paul would say both that he would visit and that he would not visit at nearly the same time. Alternate translation: “so that I say ‘Yes, I will certainly visit’ and ‘No, I will definitely not visit’ at the same time” (2) Paul would say that he would visit while intending that he would not visit. Alternate translation: “so that I say ‘Yes, I will certainly visit’ even though I was intending that I would not visit” In either case, he is denying the accusation against him, that he is unreliable.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἵνα ᾖ παρ’ ἐμοὶ τὸ ναὶ, ναὶ, καὶ τὸ οὒ, οὔ?

in_order_that may_be with me ¬the yes yes and ¬which no no

The words Yes, yes and No, no are both repeated for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “so that I would say both ‘yes’ and ‘no’”