OET interlinear GAL 1:6

uW Translation Notes:

θαυμάζω

˱I˲_/am/_marveling

Alternate translation: “I am surprised” or “I am shocked”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὕτως ταχέως, μετατίθεσθε

thus quickly ˱you_all˲_/are/_replacing

Here, the phrase turning away means departing or straying and refers to turning one's heart or mind away from believing and following something. If it would help your readers, you could express that explicitly. Alternate translation: “you are straying so quickly” or “you are departing so quickly”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μετατίθεσθε

˱you_all˲_/are/_replacing

The phrase you are turning away is in the present tense and is portraying the action of turning away as being in process, but not yet completed. Make sure that you express this phrase in your language in a way that shows that the Galatians turning away is currently happening, but not complete. (Paul is writing this letter in order to encourage the Galatians not to turn away to a different gospel).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὕτως ταχέως

thus quickly

Here, the phrase so quickly means that the Galatians were turning away from faith in the true gospel shortly after they accepted it. If it would help your readers, you could express that explicitly. Alternate translation: “from the true gospel so soon after accepting it” or “so rapidly from the true gospel”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀπὸ τοῦ καλέσαντος ὑμᾶς

from the_‹one› /having/_called you_all

Here, the phrase the one refers to God. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “and from God, who is the one who has called you”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καλέσαντος

/having/_called

Here, the phrase called refers to being chosen by God. If it would help your readers, you could express that explicitly. Alternate translation: “having chosen”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν χάριτι Χριστοῦ

in /the/_grace ˱of˲_Christ

Here, the word in could: (1) indicate means and be referring to the means by which God called the Galatian believers. Alternate translation: “by the grace of Christ” or “through the grace of Christ” (2) indicate sphere or realm and be referring to the Galatians being called into the sphere or realm of grace. Alternate translation: “into the sphere of the grace of Christ” or “to live in the realm of Christ’s grace” (3) indicate manner and be referring to the manner in which God called the Galatians. Alternate translation: “graciously because of Christ”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

χάριτι

/the/_grace

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of grace, you could express the same idea with an adjective such as “kindness,” or you could express the meaning in some other way that is natural in your language.