OET interlinear 2 COR 2:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

δέ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ Δέ τὶς λελύπηκεν οὐκ ἐμέ λελύπηκεν ἀλλά ἀπό μέρους ἵνα μή ἐπιβαρῶ πάντας ὑμᾶς)

Here, the word But introduces a contrast with how Paul did not want to “grieve” them. Here he addresses how someone has caused grief. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a contrast. Alternate translation: [However,]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ & τις λελύπηκεν, οὐκ & λελύπηκεν

if & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ Δέ τὶς λελύπηκεν οὐκ ἐμέ λελύπηκεν ἀλλά ἀπό μέρους ἵνα μή ἐπιβαρῶ πάντας ὑμᾶς)

Here Paul is speaking as if someone causing grief were a hypothetical 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 misunderstand and think that what Paul is saying is not certain, then you could express the idea by indicating that someone has indeed caused grief. Alternate translation: [the person who caused grief has not grieved only] or [if anyone has caused grief, and it has happened, he has not grieved only]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

λελύπηκεν

˓has˒_sorrowed

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of grief, you could express the idea by using a verb such as “grieve.” Alternate translation: [has grieved people] or [has caused others to grieve]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

οὐκ & λελύπηκεν

not & ˱he˲_˓has˒_sorrowed

Here, Paul may be referring specifically to a man, especially if the way that he has grieved others is by sinning sexually. However, it is not certain that Paul is referring to a man here. Consider using a form that does not specify the gender of this person. Alternate translation: [that individual has not grieved only]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὐκ ἐμὲ λελύπηκεν

not (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ Δέ τὶς λελύπηκεν οὐκ ἐμέ λελύπηκεν ἀλλά ἀπό μέρους ἵνα μή ἐπιβαρῶ πάντας ὑμᾶς)

Here Paul could be indicating that the person has: (1) grieved Paul some, but mostly the person has grieved the Corinthians. Alternate translation: [he has not grieved me much] (2) not grieved Paul at all but only the Corinthians. Alternate translation: [he has not grieved me]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀπὸ μέρους

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ Δέ τὶς λελύπηκεν οὐκ ἐμέ λελύπηκεν ἀλλά ἀπό μέρους ἵνα μή ἐπιβαρῶ πάντας ὑμᾶς)

Here, the phrase in part indicates that only some of an action or group is involved. In this case, Paul could be using in part to refer to: (1) how many of the Corinthians have been grieved. Alternate translation: [some of you] or [part of your group] (2) how much the Corinthians have been grieved. Alternate translation: [he has partially grieved you] or [you also in part]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ἀπὸ μέρους, ἵνα μὴ ἐπιβαρῶ πάντας ὑμᾶς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ Δέ τὶς λελύπηκεν οὐκ ἐμέ λελύπηκεν ἀλλά ἀπό μέρους ἵνα μή ἐπιβαρῶ πάντας ὑμᾶς)

There are several ways to understand how the pieces of the sentence go together. You could translate the sentence so that: (1) in order that I might not burden all of you indicates the reason why Paul uses the phrase in part, which would refer to the Corinthians. Alternate translation: [you in part, which I say so that I might not burden all of you] (2) in part and all of you go together, and in order that I might not burden is a parenthetical statement explaining why Paul says in part. Alternate translation: [in part—which I say so that I might not burden—all of you]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μὴ ἐπιβαρῶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ Δέ τὶς λελύπηκεν οὐκ ἐμέ λελύπηκεν ἀλλά ἀπό μέρους ἵνα μή ἐπιβαρῶ πάντας ὑμᾶς)

Here, to burden someone refers to placing a heavy object on someone’s back. Paul could be using the phrase I might not burden to refer to: (1) how he is trying to avoid saying too much about the situation. In other words, Paul uses the phrase in part because he does not want to make his words too strong, which would make the words like a person carrying a heavy load. Alternate translation: [I might not say too much about] or [I might not exaggerate about] (2) how he wants to avoid troubling or distressing all of them, which would be like “burdening” them with a heavy object. Alternate translation: [I might not distress] or [I might not trouble]