OET interlinear YAC (JAM) 2:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀκούσατε

hear

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 ˱of˲_me beloved

See how you translated this phrase in 1:16. 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 God chose the poor ˱in˲_the world rich in faith_‹to_be› and heirs ˱of˲_the kingdom which ˱he˲_promised ˱to˲_the_‹ones› loving him

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

the poor

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]