OET interlinear 1PET 1:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀναγεγεννημένοι

/having_been/_born_again

See how you translated born again in 1:3.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὐκ ἐκ σπορᾶς φθαρτῆς

not of seed perishable

The word seed usually refers to either the seed of a plant or the sperm cell of a man, which is used to produce a baby. However, here Peter uses seed as a metaphor. It could refer to: (1) the word of God mentioned later in the verse. In this case, Peter is saying what the word of God is not. Alternate translation: “not by means of a human message that can perish” (2) physical human birth, in which case the meaning is similar to the idea expressed in John 1:13. Alternate translation: “not by means of mortal physical birth”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἀφθάρτου

˱of˲_indestructible

Peter is leaving out a word that a phrase would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply the word from the previous phrase. Alternate translation: “from imperishable seed”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

λόγου ζῶντος Θεοῦ, καὶ μένοντος

/the/_word living ˱of˲_God and remaining

Here Peter uses word to describe the gospel message that came from God and was proclaimed to Peter’s readers by using words. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “God’s living and enduring message about Jesus”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ζῶντος & καὶ μένοντος

living & and remaining

Here, living and enduring mean basically the same thing. The repetition is used to emphasize that God’s word is permanent. If your language does not use repetition to do this, you can use one phrase and provide emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “perpetually enduring”