OET interlinear GAL 4:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δέ

and

Here, Paul is using the word And to introduce new information into his ongoing argument. Use a natural form for introducing new information. Alternate translation: “Now”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ὅτι

because

The word because is introducing the reason that God sent the Spirit of his Son into the hearts of believers, namely, because believers are God’s sons. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a reason.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

υἱοί

sons

Although the term sons is masculine, Paul is using the word here in a generic sense that includes both men and women. Alternate translation: “sons and daughters”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

υἱοί

sons

Paul speaks of the Galatian believers as though God were their biological, physical father. He means that these people have a father-son relationship with God because they trust in Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the word sons in 4:5, where it is used with the same meaning. Alternate translation: “the spiritual children of God”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

εἰς τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν

into the hearts ˱of˲_us

Here, the word hearts refers to the innermost part of a person. Paul is describing the innermost part of a person by association with their physical heart. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent term from your culture that is used to describe the center of a person’s inner being or you could use plain language. Alternate translation: “to live within each of us”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κρᾶζον

crying_out

The phrase crying out means calling out loudly. This phrase does not mean to cry or weep from sorrow. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “calling out loudly”

Note 7 topic: translate-transliterate

Ἀββά, ὁ Πατήρ

Abba ¬the Father

The word Abba is an Aramaic word meaning Father and which the Jews used to address their fathers. Paul writes it as it sounds in Aramaic (he transliterates it) and then translates its meaning into Greek for his readers. Since the Aramaic word Abba is followed by the Greek word Father, it is best to transliterate Abba and then give its meaning in your language, as Paul does.