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OET (OET-LV) But then on_one_hand not having_known god, you_all_served for_the ones by_nature not being gods,
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast
ἀλλὰ
but
The word But is introducing a contrast. Paul is contrasting the life of the Galatian believers before they believed in Christ with their life after they believed in Christ and as a result became God’s sons (which he explained in 4:1-7). Use a natural form in your language for introducing a contrast.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
εἰδότες Θεὸν
/having/_known God
Here, the phrase having known God means knowing God in a close personal relationship. It means more than simply having heard about God or knowing some things about God. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: [having been in a close relationship with God]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ἐδουλεύσατε τοῖς φύσει μὴ οὖσι θεοῖς
˱you_all˲_served ˱for˲_the_‹ones› ˱by˲_nature not being gods
Paul speaks of the Galatians' former way of life in which they practiced false religions and worshiped false gods as if it were slavery. 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 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
τοῖς φύσει μὴ οὖσι θεοῖς
˱for˲_the_‹ones› ˱by˲_nature not being gods
The phrase, the ones by nature not being gods refers to the beings which the Galatians served when they were pagans and which were considered by them to be gods though they were not really gods. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: [false gods which were not really gods at all]
4:8 The Gentile Galatians had previously practiced pagan idolatry; they worshiped the elements and the seasons (cp. Rom 1:25) and were slaves to the fear of offending these so-called gods (1 Cor 8:5-6).
OET (OET-LV) But then on_one_hand not having_known god, you_all_served for_the ones by_nature not being gods,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.