OET interlinear GAL 3:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐξηγόρασεν

redeemed

Paul uses the metaphor of a person buying back lost property or buying the freedom of a slave to illustrate the meaning of God sending Jesus to pay for people’s sins by dying on the cross. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμᾶς & ἡμῶν

us & us

When Paul says us here, he is including the Galatian believers, so both occurrences of us would be inclusive. Your language may require you to mark these forms.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐκ τῆς κατάρας τοῦ νόμου & κατάρα

from the curse ˱of˲_the law & /a/_curse

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of curse, you could express the same idea with a verb phrase. Alternate translation: “from being cursed by the law … cursed”

Note 4 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

τοῦ νόμου

˱of˲_the law

See how you translated the phrase the law in 2:16.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

κατάρα

/a/_curse

By using the phrase, a curse, Paul is describing a person who is cursed by God by association with the curse itself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “one who was cursed by God” or “one whom God cursed”

ὑπὲρ

for

Alternate translation: “for”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὅτι γέγραπται

because ˱it˲_/has_been/_written

The phrase for it is written is introducing a quotation from Deuteronomy 21:23. See how you translated the phrase for it is written in 3:10 where it is also introducing a quotation from Scripture.

Note 7 topic: writing-quotations

ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ὁ κρεμάμενος ἐπὶ ξύλου

cursed_‹is› everyone ¬which /having/_hanged on /a/_tree

The sentence Cursed is everyone hanging on a tree is a quotation from Deuteronomy 21:23. Use a natural way of indicating that something is a quotation.

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ξύλου

/a/_tree

In the language in which Paul wrote this letter, the word tree can refer to a post made out of wood. Here, Paul is using the word tree to refer to the wooden cross that Jesus was crucified on. If it would help your readers, use a term which could refer to something made of wood, and not just to a live tree. Alternate translation: “a pole” or “a wooden pole”