OET interlinear YAC (JAM) 2:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀκούσατε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀκούσατε ἀδελφοί μού ἀγαπητοί οὐχ ὁ Θεός ἐξελέξατο τούς πτωχούς τῷ κόσμῳ πλουσίους ἐν πίστει καί κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν)

James uses this expression to emphasize what he is about to say. Alternate translation: [Pay attention to this]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί

brothers (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀκούσατε ἀδελφοί μού ἀγαπητοί οὐχ ὁ Θεός ἐξελέξατο τούς πτωχούς τῷ κόσμῳ πλουσίους ἐν πίστει καί κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν)

See how you translated this phrase in [1:16](../01/16.md). Alternate translation: [my dear fellow believers]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐχ ὁ Θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῷ κόσμῳ, πλουσίους ἐν πίστει, καὶ κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν?

not ¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀκούσατε ἀδελφοί μού ἀγαπητοί οὐχ ὁ Θεός ἐξελέξατο τούς πτωχούς τῷ κόσμῳ πλουσίους ἐν πίστει καί κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν)

James is using the question form as a teaching tool. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question by translating his words as a statement. Alternate translation: [God has chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him.]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τοὺς πτωχοὺς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀκούσατε ἀδελφοί μού ἀγαπητοί οὐχ ὁ Θεός ἐξελέξατο τούς πτωχούς τῷ κόσμῳ πλουσίους ἐν πίστει καί κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν)

James is using the adjective poor as a noun to refer to a group of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [people who are poor]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῷ κόσμῳ

˱in˲_the world

James is using the term world in a different sense than in 1:27. Here it refers to the world that we live in, and so it indicates ordinary life. Alternate translation: [in this life]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πλουσίους ἐν πίστει

rich in faith_‹to_be›

James speaks of having much faith as if that made a person wealthy. Alternate translation: [to have strong faith]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πλουσίους ἐν πίστει

rich in faith_‹to_be›

Your language may require you to specify the object of faith. Alternate translation: [to have strong faith in Jesus]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς

heirs ˱of˲_the kingdom which

James speaks of the people to whom God has promised the kingdom as if they were going to inherit wealth from a family member. Alternate translation: [participants in the kingdom that]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς

heirs ˱of˲_the kingdom which

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun kingdom with a verb such as “rule.” Alternate translation: [to enjoy advantages when God rules, as]