OET interlinear GAL 1:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἄλλο

another_‹one›

Paul is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: [another gospel]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions

εἰ μή τινές εἰσιν οἱ ταράσσοντες ὑμᾶς, καὶ θέλοντες μεταστρέψαι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ

except ¬not/lest some (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅ οὐκ ἐστίν ἄλλο εἰ μή τινές εἰσίν οἱ ταράσσοντες ὑμᾶς καί θέλοντες μεταστρέψαι τό εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ)

If, in your language, the use of the word except makes it appear as though Paul is making a statement and then contradicting it, you could reword this to avoid using an exception clause. Alternate translation: [but certain people are causing you trouble and want to pervert the gospel of Christ]

τινές & οἱ

some & who

Alternate translation: [certain people]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ταράσσοντες ὑμᾶς

disturbing you_all

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of trouble, you could express the same idea with a verbal form such as “troubling,” or you could express the meaning in some other way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [troubling you]

μεταστρέψαι

˓to˒_alter

Alternate translation: [to twist the truth of] or [to change]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅ οὐκ ἐστίν ἄλλο εἰ μή τινές εἰσίν οἱ ταράσσοντες ὑμᾶς καί θέλοντες μεταστρέψαι τό εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ)

Paul could be using the possessive form here to: (1) describe the gospel that is about Christ, in which case the possessive form is being used to describe the content of the gospel. Alternate translation: [the gospel about Christ] (2) designate Christ as the one who proclaimed the gospel message to which he is referring, in which case Paul is referring to the gospel message that Christ preached. Alternate translation: [the gospel that Christ proclaimed] or [the gospel that Christ preached]