OET interlinear YUD (JUD) 1:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀγαπητοί

beloved

Here, beloved ones refers to those to whom Jude is writing, which can be extended to all believers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this explicitly. See how you translated this in verse 3. Alternate translation: “beloved fellow believers”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐποικοδομοῦντες ἑαυτοὺς τῇ ἁγιωτάτῃ ὑμῶν πίστει

building_up yourselves ˱in˲_the holiest ˱of˲_you_all faith

Here Jude speaks of becoming increasingly able to trust in God as if it were the process of constructing a building. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this metaphor plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “causing yourselves to increase in trust in God” or “causing yourselves to increase in trust like one builds up a building”

ἐποικοδομοῦντες ἑαυτοὺς

building_up yourselves

This clause refers to one means by which Jude’s readers can obey the command to keep themselves in the love of God, which he makes in the next verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could indicate this explicitly. Alternate translation: “by means of building yourselves up”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῇ ἁγιωτάτῃ ὑμῶν πίστει

˱in˲_the holiest ˱of˲_you_all faith

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun faith with a verb, such as “trust” or “believe.” Alternate translation: “in what you believe that is most holy”

ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ προσευχόμενοι

in /the/_Spirit Holy praying

This clause refers to a second means by which Jude’s readers can obey the command to keep themselves in the love of God, which he makes in the next verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: “by means of praying in the Holy Spirit”