OET interlinear GAL 4:28

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δέ

and

Here, Paul uses the word Now to indicate that what he writes next is connected to what he wrote immediately before this and that he is continuing his line of thought. Use a natural form in your language to indicate that what follows is in continuity with what precedes it. Alternate translation: [And]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

ὑμεῖς & ἀδελφοί, κατὰ Ἰσαὰκ, ἐπαγγελίας τέκνα ἐστέ

you_all & brothers as Isaac ˱of˲_promise children are

The point of this comparison is that the Galatian believers (who are referred to as brothers) are like Isaac because both Isaac and the Galatians are children of promise, meaning that they both owe their birth to God’s supernatural working. Isaac’s physical birth came about as a result of God’s supernatural intervention, and the Galatian believers spiritual birth came about as a result of God’s supernatural intervention. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent comparison or express this meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my fellow believers, you are similar to Isaac in that God miraculously intervened for both you and him in order to fulfill his promise to Abraham]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

ὑμεῖς

you_all

Here, the pronoun you is plural. Your language may require you to mark such forms.

Note 4 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 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐπαγγελίας τέκνα

˱of˲_promise children

Here, children could be a metaphor which means that the Galatian believers are: (1) God’s spiritual descendants. If it would help your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [God’s spiritual descendants] or [God’s children] (2) Abraham’s spiritual descendants. If it would help your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Abraham’s spiritual descendants] or [Abraham’s children]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἐπαγγελίας τέκνα

˱of˲_promise children

Paul is using the possessive form to describe the source of these children. He means that the children are the children or descendants which God promised to supernaturally give to Abraham, and therefore they are children whose source derives from God fulfillment of his promise to Abraham. If it would be helpful in your language, you could clarify the relationship for your readers. Alternate translation: [children of God’s promise] or [children of God’s promise to Abraham]