OET interlinear YUD (JUD) 1:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

ἐκ πυρὸς ἁρπάζοντες

out_of (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὕς δέ σῴζετε ἐκ πυρός ἁρπάζοντες οὕς δέ ἐλεᾶτε ἐν φόβῳ μισοῦντες καί τόν ἀπό τῆς σαρκός ἐσπιλωμένον χιτῶνα)

This clause indicates the means by which Jude wants his audience to save a certain group of people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this connection explicitly. Alternate translation: [by means of snatching from fire]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐκ πυρὸς ἁρπάζοντες

out_of (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὕς δέ σῴζετε ἐκ πυρός ἁρπάζοντες οὕς δέ ἐλεᾶτε ἐν φόβῳ μισοῦντες καί τόν ἀπό τῆς σαρκός ἐσπιλωμένον χιτῶνα)

Jude speaks of urgently rescuing some people from going to hell as though it was like pulling people from a fire before they start to burn. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this metaphor plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: [doing whatever must be done to keep them from going to hell] or [doing whatever must be done to save them, as if pulling them from fire]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐλεᾶτε

˓be˒_showing_mercy

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun mercy with an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [act mercifully toward]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

μισοῦντες καὶ τὸν ἀπὸ τῆς σαρκὸς ἐσπιλωμένον χιτῶνα

hating (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὕς δέ σῴζετε ἐκ πυρός ἁρπάζοντες οὕς δέ ἐλεᾶτε ἐν φόβῳ μισοῦντες καί τόν ἀπό τῆς σαρκός ἐσπιλωμένον χιτῶνα)

Jude exaggerates to warn his readers that they can become like those sinners. Alternate translation: [treating them as though you could become guilty of sin just by touching their clothes]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τῆς σαρκὸς

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὕς δέ σῴζετε ἐκ πυρός ἁρπάζοντες οὕς δέ ἐλεᾶτε ἐν φόβῳ μισοῦντες καί τόν ἀπό τῆς σαρκός ἐσπιλωμένον χιτῶνα)

Here, flesh is used to refer to a person’s sinful nature. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this metaphor literally. Alternate translation: [their sinful nature]