OET interlinear 2COR 3:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καὶ οὐ καθάπερ Μωϋσῆς

and not just_as Moses

Here Paul contrasts the boldness that he and his fellow workers show with how Moses could not show God’s glory openly. In other words, Paul and his fellow workers can reveal God’s glory openly, in contrast to Moses, who could not. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this contrast more explicit. Alternate translation: “and without hiding the glory, like Moses”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Μωϋσῆς ἐτίθει κάλυμμα ἐπὶ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἀτενίσαι τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ, εἰς τὸ τέλος τοῦ καταργουμένου

Moses /was/_putting /a/_veil over the face ˱of˲_him for that not /to/_look_intently the sons ˱of˲_Israel to the end ˱of˲_the_‹thing› /being/_wasted

Here Paul refers to a story in Exodus 34:29–35 that describes how Moses’ face shone with God’s glory after Moses spoke with him. Moses would hide his face with a veil when his face shone like this. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make what Paul is writing about more explicit. See how you translated the similar phrases in 3:7, where Paul has already referred to this story. Alternate translation: “Moses wearing a veil to hide his face so that the sons of Israel would not look directly at it when the glory on his face, which came from talking with God, was disappearing”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

τοὺς υἱοὺς

the sons

Although the word sons is masculine, Paul is using it to refer to any children or descendants, both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word that applies to both men and women or you could refer to both genders. Alternate translation: “the sons and daughters” or “the children”

Note 4 topic: translate-kinship

τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ

the sons ˱of˲_Israel

Here the author uses the word sons to refer in general to all the descendants of Israel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to descendants in general. Alternate translation: “the descendants of Israel” or “those descended from Israel”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸ τέλος

the that the end

Here, the word end could refer to: (1) the result of the fading, which was that the “glory” completely stopped shining from Moses’ face. Alternate translation: “the cessation” or “the termination” (2) the purpose or implication of how the “glory” ceased shining from Moses’ face, which was that the old covenant too would cease. Alternate translation: “the result” or “the meaning”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῦ καταργουμένου

˱of˲_the_‹thing› /being/_wasted

Here, the phrase what was fading away could refer to: (1) the “glory” that shone from the face of Moses. In this case, Paul could also be implying that the old covenant would also “fade.” Alternate translation: “of the glory that was fading from his face” (2) the old covenant, that would “fade away” when God instituted a new covenant. Alternate translation: “of the covenant that would fade away”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὸ τέλος τοῦ καταργουμένου

the that the end ˱of˲_the_‹thing› /being/_wasted

Here Paul uses the possessive form to describe how what was fading away completely ceased or “ended.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “how what was fading away ended”