OET interlinear 1 PET 5:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

νήψατε, γρηγορήσατε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Νήψατε γρηγορήσατε Ὁ ἀντίδικος ὑμῶν διάβολος ὡς λέων ὠρυόμενος περιπατεῖ ζητῶν καταπιεῖν)

The words translated as sober and watchful mean basically the same thing. Peter uses them to emphasize that believers need to be alert since the devil wants to destroy them. If your language does not use repetition to do this, you can use one phrase and provide emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [Be completely alert]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

νήψατε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Νήψατε γρηγορήσατε Ὁ ἀντίδικος ὑμῶν διάβολος ὡς λέων ὠρυόμενος περιπατεῖ ζητῶν καταπιεῖν)

See how you translated sober in [1:13](../01/13.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

ὡς λέων ὠρυόμενος περιπατεῖ, ζητῶν τινα καταπιεῖν

as ˓a˒_lion roaring ˓is˒_walking seeking (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Νήψατε γρηγορήσατε Ὁ ἀντίδικος ὑμῶν διάβολος ὡς λέων ὠρυόμενος περιπατεῖ ζητῶν καταπιεῖν)

Peter speaks of the devil as if he were a roaring lion who wants to devour people. Just as a hungry lion devours its prey, the devil is seeking to destroy the faith of believers. See the discussion of this in the General Notes for this chapter. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [is trying to find ways to destroy the faith of believers]