OET interlinear ROM 13:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἡ νὺξ

the night

The night here refers the time period when people do evil deeds. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “This time when people act sinfully”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

προέκοψεν

progressed

Here, advanced refers to the night being almost over. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will soon be over”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἡ δὲ ἡμέρα

the the and /the/_day

Paul speaks of the time when Jesus will return to earth as the day. This event is referred to as “the day of the Lord” elsewhere in the Bible and is related to Paul’s reference to a future “salvation” in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and the time when Jesus returns”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἤγγικεν

/has/_neared

Here Paul speaks of the day as if it were an object that could come near a person. He means that the time when Jesus returns will be soon. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is going to happen soon”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἀποθώμεθα & ἐνδυσώμεθα

˱we˲_/may/_put_away & ˱we˲_/may/_dress_in

In this verse us refers to Paul and his Christian readers, so us would be inclusive. Your language may require you to mark this form.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀποθώμεθα οὖν τὰ ἔργα τοῦ σκότους

˱we˲_/may/_put_away therefore the works ¬the ˱of˲_darkness

Here, put off means to completely stop doing something, and the works of the darkness refers to evil deeds. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Let us therefore stop doing evil things”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὰ ἔργα τοῦ σκότους

the works ¬the ˱of˲_darkness

Paul is using the possessive form to describe works that are characteristic of the darkness. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “the works that are characteristic of the darkness”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐνδυσώμεθα

˱we˲_/may/_dress_in

Here, put on means to start doing something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “let us therefore start using”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὰ ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός

the the weapons ¬the ˱of˲_light

Paul is using the possessive form to describe weapons that are characteristic of the light. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “the weapons that are characteristic of the light”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὰ ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός

the the weapons ¬the ˱of˲_light

Here, weapons refers to what Christians do to oppose evil, and the light refers to good deeds, which is in contrast to the darkness in the previous clause. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “the good deeds used for opposing evil” or “the good deeds that are like weapons for fighting evil”