OET interlinear HEB 10:27

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

φοβερὰ δέ τις ἐκδοχὴ

fearful but /a/_certain expectation

The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the second half of the previous verse (10:26). Alternate translation: [but what does remain is a certain fearful expectation]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

φοβερὰ & τις ἐκδοχὴ κρίσεως, καὶ πυρὸς ζῆλος

fearful & /a/_certain expectation ˱of˲_judgment and ˱of˲_fire fury

If your language does not use abstract nouns to express the ideas of expectation, judgment, and zeal, you could express the ideas by using verbs such as “expect” and “judge” and an adjective such as “zealous.” Alternate translation: [but fearfully expecting that God will judge and that he will send zealous fire]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κρίσεως

˱of˲_judgment

Here, the word judgment refers to how God will “judge” everyone based on what they have done when Jesus comes back. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. See how you translated judgment in 9:27. Alternate translation: [of the final judgment] or [of God’s judgment of everyone at the end]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πυρὸς ζῆλος ἐσθίειν μέλλοντος τοὺς ὑπεναντίους

˱of˲_fire fury /to_be/_consuming going the hostiles

Here the author speaks of God’s punishment on his adversaries as if it were fire that would consume them. The word consume is a normal word for what fire does to things when it burns them. Scholars debate whether the author thought that God’s punishment of his enemies would actually include fire or not. Find a natural way to express the idea that God will punish his adversaries, and it will either involve or be like fire. Alternate translation: [of zeal that is, like fire, about to consume the adversaries] or [of God’s fiery punishment that will burn up the adversaries]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

πυρὸς ζῆλος

˱of˲_fire fury

Here the author could be using the form of fire of zeal to: (1) identify the fire as God’s zeal. Alternate translation: [of fire, that is, God’s zeal,] (2) describe the fire as characterized by zeal, that is, very hot and powerful. Alternate translation: [of furious fire] or [of hot and powerful fire]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοὺς ὑπεναντίους

the hostiles

Here, the word adversaries refers to anyone who disobeys or opposes God. The author’s point is that those who “go on sinning” will be included among these adversaries. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to anyone who disobeys and opposes God. Alternate translation: [those who disobey God] or [God’s opponents]