OET interlinear GAL 3:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

προϊδοῦσα & ἡ Γραφὴ, ὅτι ἐκ πίστεως δικαιοῖ τὰ ἔθνη ὁ Θεὸς, προευηγγελίσατο τῷ Ἀβραὰμ

˓having˒_foreseen & the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: προϊδοῦσα Δέ ἡ Γραφή ὅτι ἐκ πίστεως δικαιοῖ τά ἔθνη ὁ Θεός προευηγγελίσατο τῷ Ἀβραάμ ὅτι ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν σοί Παντᾶ τά ἔθνη)

Here, the Scripture is spoken of as though it were a person who could foresee that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and preach the gospel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this meaning plainly.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐκ πίστεως

by faith

If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate the object of faith explicitly. Alternate translation: [by their faith in God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐκ πίστεως

by faith

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of faith, you could express the same idea with a verb such as “believing.” Alternate translation: [by believing in Jesus]

Note 4 topic: writing-quotations

προευηγγελίσατο τῷ Ἀβραὰμ

˱he˲_foretold_the_gospel ¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: προϊδοῦσα Δέ ἡ Γραφή ὅτι ἐκ πίστεως δικαιοῖ τά ἔθνη ὁ Θεός προευηγγελίσατο τῷ Ἀβραάμ ὅτι ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν σοί Παντᾶ τά ἔθνη)

The sentence In you all the nations will be blessed is a quotation from Genesis 12:3. Use a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham where it is written] or [preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham when Moses wrote]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

πάντα τὰ ἔθνη

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: προϊδοῦσα Δέ ἡ Γραφή ὅτι ἐκ πίστεως δικαιοῖ τά ἔθνη ὁ Θεός προευηγγελίσατο τῷ Ἀβραάμ ὅτι ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν σοί Παντᾶ τά ἔθνη)

Here, the term nations refers to the people who make up these nations. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [people from all the nations] or [people from every nation]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν σοὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη

˓will_be_being˒_blessed in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: προϊδοῦσα Δέ ἡ Γραφή ὅτι ἐκ πίστεως δικαιοῖ τά ἔθνη ὁ Θεός προευηγγελίσατο τῷ Ἀβραάμ ὅτι ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν σοί Παντᾶ τά ἔθνη)

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [In you God will bless all the nations]