OET interlinear COL 2:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

συνταφέντες αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ βαπτισμῷ

/having_been/_buried_with ˱with˲_him in ¬the washing

Paul here uses a metaphor that connects baptism to “burial” to further explain what happens to believers when they are united to Christ. This metaphor expresses how, when they are baptized, believers are united to Christ in his (death and) burial and are no longer who they once were. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this idea with the language of analogy, or express it plainly. Alternate translation: [having been united with the Messiah in his burial when you were baptized] or [having been baptized in him, as if you were buried with him,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

συνταφέντες

/having_been/_buried_with

Here Paul refers only to being buried, but he also implies “dying.” If buried would not include the idea of “dying” in your language, you could include “dying” in your translation. Alternate translation: [having died and been buried with]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

συνταφέντες αὐτῷ

/having_been/_buried_with ˱with˲_him

If your language does not use this passive form, you could translate this phrase in active form, with God as the subject. Alternate translation: [God burying you with him]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν ᾧ & συνηγέρθητε

in in which & ˱you_all˲_/were/_raised_up_with_‹him›

Paul here explains that believers are not only united to Christ in his burial but also in his resurrection. It is by being united to him in his resurrection that believers receive new life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this idea plainly. Alternate translation: [in union with the Messiah in his resurrection you received new life]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

συνηγέρθητε

˱you_all˲_/were/_raised_up_with_‹him›

If your language does not use this passive form, you could translate the idea in its active form, with God as the subject. Alternate translation: [God raised you up]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

συνηγέρθητε & τοῦ ἐγείραντος αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν

˱you_all˲_/were/_raised_up_with_‹him› & ¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: συνταφέντες αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ βαπτισμῷ ἐν ᾧ καὶ συνηγέρθητε διὰ τῆς πίστεως τῆς ἐνεργείας τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ἐγείραντος αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν)

Paul uses the words raised up and raised him from the dead to refer to someone who had died and then came back to life. If your language does not use these words to describe coming back to life, use a comparable idiom or a short phrase. Alternate translation: [you were restored to life … who restored him to life]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

διὰ τῆς πίστεως τῆς ἐνεργείας τοῦ Θεοῦ

through the faith ˱in˲_the working ¬the ˱of˲_God

If your language does not use abstract nouns to express the ideas behind faith and power, you could express the ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [because you trusted in the powerful God] or [because you believe in the powerful working of God]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

νεκρῶν

/the/_dead

Paul is using the adjective dead as a noun in order to describe a group of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with a noun phrase. Alternate translation: [among the dead people] or [the dead ones]