OET interlinear GAL 4:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀδελφοί

brothers

See how you translated the word brothers in 1:2 where it is used with the same meaning. Alternate translation: “brothers and sisters”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

γίνεσθε ὡς ἐγώ, ὅτι κἀγὼ ὡς ὑμεῖς

/be/_becoming as I_‹am› because also_I_‹am› as you_all_‹are›

Paul is asking the Galatian believers to become like himself and not act as if the law of Moses has authority over their lives. He says that formerly, when they did not obey the law of Moses, he had become like them and not obeyed all the rules prescribed it. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “act like I act by not living your life as if you need to obey the law of Moses, because when I was with you did not obey all the rules and ceremonial laws prescribed in the law of Moses” or “become as I am by not acting as if you have to obey the law of Moses, because formerly I became as you were before you were deceived into thinking that you needed to obey the law of Moses”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γίνεσθε ὡς ἐγώ, ὅτι κἀγὼ ὡς ὑμεῖς

/be/_becoming as I_‹am› because also_I_‹am› as you_all_‹are›

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: “because I became as you, you also should become as I am”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

κἀγὼ ὡς ὑμεῖς

also_I_‹am› as you_all_‹are›

Paul is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. Here, the implied words are became and are. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

οὐδέν με ἠδικήσατε

nothing me ˱you_all˲_did_wrong

Here Paul expresses a strong positive meaning by using a negative word together with a word that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning positively. Alternate translation: “You treated me well”