OET interlinear 1 PET 2:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / declarative

τὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἔχοντες καλήν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τήν ἀναστροφήν ὑμῶν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἔχοντες καλήν ἵνα ἐν ᾧ καταλαλοῦσιν ὑμῶν ὡς κακοποιῶν ἐκ τῶν καλῶν ἔργων ἐποπτεύοντες δοξάσωσι τόν Θεόν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς)

Peter is using a statement to give a command. If this is confusing in your language, you can use a more natural form for command, starting a new sentence. Alternate translation: [Keep your behavior among the Gentiles good]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἔχοντες καλήν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τήν ἀναστροφήν ὑμῶν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἔχοντες καλήν ἵνα ἐν ᾧ καταλαλοῦσιν ὑμῶν ὡς κακοποιῶν ἐκ τῶν καλῶν ἔργων ἐποπτεύοντες δοξάσωσι τόν Θεόν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of behavior, you can express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [behaving well among the Gentiles]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν

among the pagans

Peter uses Gentiles here to refer to people who are not Christians. Just like a Gentile was not a member of the Jewish people, so people who are not Christians are not members of God’s people. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: [among those who do not believe in Jesus] or [among those who are not Christians]

ἐν ᾧ καταλαλοῦσιν ὑμῶν ὡς

among at which ˱they˲_˓are˒_slandering ˱against˲_you_all as

Alternate translation: [with regard to what they slander you for as ] or [with respect to the very things that they slander you for as]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐκ τῶν καλῶν ἔργων ἐποπτεύοντες

by your good works observing

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of works, you can express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [they may observe the good things that you do]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς

among at in ˓the˒_day ˱of˲_visitation

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of visitation, you can express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [on the day when he visits]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς

among at in ˓the˒_day ˱of˲_visitation

This phrase is an idiom that refers to the time when God will judge all people. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [on the day when he comes to judge everyone]