OET interlinear YUD (JUD) 1:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

τοὺς μὴ τηρήσαντας τὴν ἑαυτῶν ἀρχὴν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀγγέλους Τέ τούς μή τηρήσαντας τήν ἑαυτῶν ἀρχήν ἀλλά ἀπολιπόντας τό ἴδιον οἰκητήριον εἰς κρίσιν μεγάλης ἡμέρας δεσμοῖς ἀϊδίοις ὑπό ζόφον τετήρηκεν)

Jude uses this phrase to distinguish the angels who were kept by God for judgment from those who were not.

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

τὴν ἑαυτῶν ἀρχὴν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀγγέλους Τέ τούς μή τηρήσαντας τήν ἑαυτῶν ἀρχήν ἀλλά ἀπολιπόντας τό ἴδιον οἰκητήριον εἰς κρίσιν μεγάλης ἡμέρας δεσμοῖς ἀϊδίοις ὑπό ζόφον τετήρηκεν)

The word translated as domain refers to one’s sphere of influence or the place where one has authority. Alternate translation: [their proper area of influence] or [their own place of authority]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

δεσμοῖς ἀϊδίοις ὑπὸ ζόφον τετήρηκεν

˱in˲_bonds eternal (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀγγέλους Τέ τούς μή τηρήσαντας τήν ἑαυτῶν ἀρχήν ἀλλά ἀπολιπόντας τό ἴδιον οἰκητήριον εἰς κρίσιν μεγάλης ἡμέρας δεσμοῖς ἀϊδίοις ὑπό ζόφον τετήρηκεν)

Here, he refers to God. If it would be helpful for your readers, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: [God has kept in eternal chains, under darkness]

δεσμοῖς ἀϊδίοις & τετήρηκεν

˱in˲_bonds eternal & ˓has˒_kept

Here, kept in eternal chains refers to imprisonment that lasts forever. If it would be helpful in your language, you could include the idea of imprisonment in your translation. Alternate translation: [God has imprisoned for eternity]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὑπὸ ζόφον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀγγέλους Τέ τούς μή τηρήσαντας τήν ἑαυτῶν ἀρχήν ἀλλά ἀπολιπόντας τό ἴδιον οἰκητήριον εἰς κρίσιν μεγάλης ἡμέρας δεσμοῖς ἀϊδίοις ὑπό ζόφον τετήρηκεν)

Here, darkness is a metonym which represents the place of the dead or hell. Alternate translation: [in the utter darkness of hell]

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

εἰς κρίσιν μεγάλης ἡμέρας

to ˓the˒_judgment ˱of˲_˓the˒_great day

This phrase gives the purpose or goal for which the angels have been imprisoned. Alternate translation: [for the purpose of the judgment of the great day]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εἰς κρίσιν μεγάλης ἡμέρας

to ˓the˒_judgment ˱of˲_˓the˒_great day

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun judgment with an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [for the great day when God judges]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μεγάλης ἡμέρας

˱of˲_˓the˒_great day

Here, the great day refers to “the day of the Lord,” which is the time when God judges everyone, and Jesus returns to earth. (See: dayofthelord) If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: [the great day of the Lord]