OET interlinear GAL 2:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

διὰ δὲ

because_of but

The word But could: (1) be connected to 2:3 and be giving the reason why some people were demanding that Titus be circumcised. Alternate translation: But this issue occurred because of] (2) be connected to [2:1-2 and be giving the reason why Paul “went up again to Jerusalem” and privately “set before” (communicated to) the church leaders in Jerusalem the gospel that he proclaimed among the Gentiles. Alternate translation: [But I talked to them privately because of] or [But we went to Jerusalem because of]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

παρεισάκτους ψευδαδέλφους, οἵτινες παρεισῆλθον κατασκοπῆσαι

sneaked_in false_brothers who slipped_in /to/_spy_out

Using the phrase false brothers, Paul speaks of these people as if they were spies with bad motives. He means that they pretended to be fellow believers, but their intent was to observe what Paul and the other believers were doing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [people who pretended to be Christians, who came into our midst in order to watch us closely] or [people who said they were Christians but were not, who came into our group to view closely]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

παρεισάκτους

sneaked_in

In the original language in which Paul wrote this letter, the word which the ULT translates as brought in, could mean: (1) that these false brothers were invited in by someone. Alternate translation: [secretly invited] or (2) that they came into the midst of the believers by their own initiative. Alternate translation: [deceptive coming of]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ψευδαδέλφους

false_brothers

Here, the word brothers does not refer to biological brothers but to believers in Jesus. The phrase false brothers refers to those who only pretended to be fellow believers in Jesus. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

κατασκοπῆσαι τὴν ἐλευθερίαν ἡμῶν, ἣν ἔχομεν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ

/to/_spy_out the freedom ˱of˲_us which ˱we˲_/are/_having in Christ Jesus

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of freedom, you could express the same idea with with a verb such as freed or an adjective such as “free.”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἔχομεν

˱we˲_/are/_having

When Paul says we, he is speaking of himself, his traveling companions, and the Galatian believers, so we would be inclusive. Your language may require you to mark these forms.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἵνα ἡμᾶς καταδουλώσουσιν

in_order_that us ˱they˲_/will_be/_enslaving

Paul is speaking about how these people wanted to force the Galatian believers to follow the Jewish rituals that the law commanded. He is speaking about following the law as if it were slavery. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to force us to obey the law] or [in order to make us slaves to the law]