OET interlinear 2COR 3:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For introduces a further explanation of the comparison between the two covenants and their glory. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces further explanation, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: [Further,] or [As it is,]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ

if

Paul is speaking as if the glory of what is fading away were a 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 think that what Paul is saying is not certain, then you can introduce the clause with a word such as “since” or “given that.” Alternate translation: [since] or [given that]

τὸ καταργούμενον

the_‹thing› /being/_wasted

Here, the words translated what is fading away could indicate: (1) that something is disappearing or temporary without stating that anyone is making it disappear. Alternate translation: [what is passing away] (2) that God is causing something to disappear or pass away. Alternate translation: [what is being abolished] or [what God is abolishing]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὸ καταργούμενον

the_‹thing› /being/_wasted

Here, the phrase fading away translates the same word that Paul used in 3:7 to refer to how the glory was “fading” from Moses’ face. Paul means that just like the glory on Moses’ face was temporary, so the old covenant that God made through Moses was also temporary. See how you translated this idea in 3:7 and use similar language if possible. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea using a simile. Alternate translation: [what is temporary] or [what is fading, like the glory on Moses’ face,]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸ καταργούμενον & τὸ μένον

the_‹thing› /being/_wasted & the_‹thing› remaining

Here, the phrase what is fading away refers to the old covenant, while the phrase what remains refers to the new covenant. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make explicit what these phrases refer to. Alternate translation: [the old covenant that is fading away … the new covenant that remains]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

διὰ δόξης & ἐν δόξῃ

through glory_‹was› & in glory

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of glory, you could express the idea by using an adjective such as “glorious” or “great” or an adverb such as “gloriously.” Alternate translation: [was great … is great] or [came gloriously … will come gloriously]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

πολλῷ μᾶλλον τὸ μένον ἐν δόξῃ

˱by˲_much rather the_‹thing› remaining in glory

Here, Paul uses an exclamation to emphatically compare the two covenants and to show that the covenant that remains has much more glory. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in a way that naturally compares the glory of the two covenants. Alternate translation: [then certainly what remains will come with much more glory!]