OET interlinear HEB 12:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

ὃν & ἀγαπᾷ Κύριος, παιδεύει, μαστιγοῖ δὲ πάντα υἱὸν ὃν παραδέχεται

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅν γάρ ἀγαπᾷ Κύριος παιδεύει μαστιγοῖ δέ παντᾶ υἱόν ὅν παραδέχεται)

These two sentences mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and it would be good to show this to your readers by including both sentences in your translation rather than combining them. However, if the repetition might be confusing, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [whom the Lord loves, he disciplines; yes, he whips every son whom he welcomes]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μαστιγοῖ

˱he˲_˓is˒_chastising

The author of the quotation speaks as if the Lord “whipped” or flogged his “sons.” He speaks in this way because “whipping” was a common form of punishment and training in his culture. He means that God acts in ways that cause his “sons” pain, but he does this to train and discipline them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a simile or express the idea in plain language. Alternate translation: [he is like a father who whips] or [he painfully disciplines]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

υἱὸν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅν γάρ ἀγαπᾷ Κύριος παιδεύει μαστιγοῖ δέ παντᾶ υἱόν ὅν παραδέχεται)

Although the word son is masculine, the author is using it to refer to any child, either male or female. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word that applies to both men and women or you could refer to both genders. Alternate translation: [son and daughter]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

παραδέχεται

˱he˲_˓is˒_accepting

The author speaks of God acknowledging or claiming someone as a son as if God were “welcoming” the son into his house. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable metaphor or plain language. Alternate translation: [he acknowledges] or [he approves of]