OET interlinear 2 COR 1:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

παρακαλῶν ἡμᾶς ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ θλίψει ἡμῶν

comforting (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ παρακαλῶν ἡμάς ἐπί πάσῃ τῇ θλίψει ἡμῶν εἰς τό δύνασθαι ἡμάς παρακαλεῖν τούς ἐν πάσῃ θλίψει διά τῆς παρακλήσεως ἧς παρακαλούμεθα αὐτοί ὑπό τοῦ Θεοῦ)

Here and continuing through verse 5, the pronouns us, our, and we probably include the Corinthian believers.

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

εἰς τὸ

in_order (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ παρακαλῶν ἡμάς ἐπί πάσῃ τῇ θλίψει ἡμῶν εἰς τό δύνασθαι ἡμάς παρακαλεῖν τούς ἐν πάσῃ θλίψει διά τῆς παρακλήσεως ἧς παρακαλούμεθα αὐτοί ὑπό τοῦ Θεοῦ)

This phrase introduces a purpose clause. Paul is stating the purpose for which God gives us afflictions and then comfort. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a purpose clause. Alternate translation: [in order that]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ὁ παρακαλῶν ἡμᾶς ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ θλίψει ἡμῶν, εἰς τὸ δύνασθαι ἡμᾶς παρακαλεῖν τοὺς ἐν πάσῃ θλίψει

the_‹one› comforting (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ παρακαλῶν ἡμάς ἐπί πάσῃ τῇ θλίψει ἡμῶν εἰς τό δύνασθαι ἡμάς παρακαλεῖν τούς ἐν πάσῃ θλίψει διά τῆς παρακλήσεως ἧς παρακαλούμεθα αὐτοί ὑπό τοῦ Θεοῦ)

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of affliction and tribulation, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [the one comforting us whenever people afflict us so that we are able to comfort others whenever people afflict them]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

διὰ τῆς παρακλήσεως ἧς παρακαλούμεθα αὐτοὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ παρακαλῶν ἡμάς ἐπί πάσῃ τῇ θλίψει ἡμῶν εἰς τό δύνασθαι ἡμάς παρακαλεῖν τούς ἐν πάσῃ θλίψει διά τῆς παρακλήσεως ἧς παρακαλούμεθα αὐτοί ὑπό τοῦ Θεοῦ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of comfort or would not use both the noun comfort and the verb comforted together, you could express the same idea by using only the verb. Alternate translation: [in the same way in which we ourselves are comforted] or [just as we ourselves are comforted]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

παρακαλούμεθα αὐτοὶ

˱we˲_˓are_being˒_comforted (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ παρακαλῶν ἡμάς ἐπί πάσῃ τῇ θλίψει ἡμῶν εἰς τό δύνασθαι ἡμάς παρακαλεῖν τούς ἐν πάσῃ θλίψει διά τῆς παρακλήσεως ἧς παρακαλούμεθα αὐτοί ὑπό τοῦ Θεοῦ)

Paul uses the word ourselves to emphasize that we, even though we are weak human beings, can comfort others as God comforted us. Use a way that is natural in your language to indicate this emphasis. Alternate translation: [even we are comforted]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

παρακαλούμεθα αὐτοὶ ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ

˱we˲_˓are_being˒_comforted (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ παρακαλῶν ἡμάς ἐπί πάσῃ τῇ θλίψει ἡμῶν εἰς τό δύνασθαι ἡμάς παρακαλεῖν τούς ἐν πάσῃ θλίψει διά τῆς παρακλήσεως ἧς παρακαλούμεθα αὐτοί ὑπό τοῦ Θεοῦ)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [God comforts even us]