OET interlinear 2COR 8:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

καθὼς γέγραπται

as ˱it˲_/has_been/_written

Here Paul quotes from the Old Testament Scriptures, specifically from Exodus 16:18. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could format these words in a different way, or you could include this information in a footnote. Alternate translation: [just as it is written in the Scriptures] or [just as you can read in Exodus]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

γέγραπται

˱it˲_/has_been/_written

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. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was the person who wrote the book of Exodus. Alternate translation: [someone wrote in Exodus] or [it says in Exodus]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ τὸ πολὺ, οὐκ ἐπλεόνασεν; καὶ ὁ τὸ ὀλίγον, οὐκ ἠλαττόνησεν

the_‹one› ˱with˲_the much not abounded and the_‹one› ˱with˲_the little no had_less

Here Paul is quoting from a story about how God led the Israelites through the desert. They did not have much food, so God miraculously made something like bread appear on the ground for them. The Israelites called the food “manna,” and God commanded each of them to gather a specific amount for each person. This amount was just right, which is what this quotation describes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could include some of this information in your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [Any Israelite who gathered much manna did not have too much, and any Israelite who gathered little manna did not have too little]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

(Occurrence -1) ὁ τὸ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καθὼς γέγραπται ὁ τὸ πολὺ οὐκ ἐπλεόνασεν καὶ ὁ τὸ ὀλίγον οὐκ ἠλαττόνησεν)

The phrase the one represents people in general, not one particular person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: [Those … those] or [Everyone … everyone]