OET interlinear 2COR 9:9

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 Psalm 112:9, to support the claim he made in the previous verse. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could format these words in a different way and include this information in a footnote. Alternate translation: “In fact, it is written in a psalm” or “You can read just that in the Scriptures”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

καθὼς γέγραπται

as ˱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. Alternate translation: “Just as someone wrote” or “Just as you can read in the Scriptures”

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐσκόρπισεν, ἔδωκεν & αὐτοῦ

˱he˲_scattered ˱he˲_gave & ˱of˲_him

The pronouns he and his could refer to: (1) a person who fears and obeys God. This is what the pronouns mean in Psalm 112:9. Alternate translation: “The person who obeys God distributed alms, he gave … his” (2) God. Alternate translation: “God distributed alms, he gave … his”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἐσκόρπισεν, ἔδωκεν & αὐτοῦ

˱he˲_scattered ˱he˲_gave & ˱of˲_him

Although the terms he and his are masculine, the author of the quotation is using them in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “Such a person distributed alms, he or she … his or her” or “These people distributed alms, they gave … their”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

ἐσκόρπισεν, ἔδωκεν τοῖς πένησιν

˱he˲_scattered ˱he˲_gave ˱to˲_the poor

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could either connect the phrases in a way that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, or you could combine the two phrases. Alternate translation: “He distributed alms, indeed, he gave to the poor” or “He distributed gifts to the poor”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

ἐσκόρπισεν, ἔδωκεν

˱he˲_scattered ˱he˲_gave

Here the author of the quotation uses the past tense to describe actions that normally or habitually occur. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use whatever tense is natural in your language for recurring or habitual actions. Alternate translation: “He is distributing alms, he is giving” or “He has distributed alms, he has given”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τοῖς πένησιν

˱to˲_the poor

The author of the quotation is using the adjective poor as a noun to mean poor people in general. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “to poor people”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα

the righteousness ˱of˲_him /is/_remaining to the age

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of righteousness and eternity, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “what he does righteously will last forever” or “he will always be righteous”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα

/is/_remaining to the age

Here, the phrase endures to eternity could mean that: (1) the person always does what is righteous. Alternate translation: “will always be performed” or “will be acted out to eternity” (2) God will always remember and reward the righteous things that the person does. Alternate translation: “will always be remembered” or “will be remembered by God to eternity”