OET interlinear ROM 1:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

for

For indicates the reason why Paul is eager to proclaim the gospel in Rome. Use a natural way in your language for indicating a reason. Alternate translation: “I am eager to do this because”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

οὐ & ἐπαισχύνομαι

not & ˱I˲_/am/_being_ashamed

Here Paul uses a figure of speech that expresses a strong positive meaning by using a negative word together with a word that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning positively. Alternate translation: “I am proud”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

οὐ & ἐπαισχύνομαι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον

not & ˱I˲_/am/_being_ashamed ˱of˲_the gospel

Here, gospel refers specifically to the preaching of the gospel that was mentioned in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I am not ashamed to preach the gospel”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

δύναμις γὰρ Θεοῦ ἐστιν εἰς σωτηρίαν

/the/_power for ˱of˲_God ˱it˲_is to salvation

Paul is using the possessive form to describe the gospel as the powerful way that God saves people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression Alternate translation: “for it is the powerful way that God saves”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

εἰς σωτηρίαν

to salvation

Here, for indicates that salvation is the result of the gospel. Use a natural way in your language to indicate result. Alternate translation: “that results in the salvation”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εἰς σωτηρίαν παντὶ

to salvation ˱to˲_everyone

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of salvation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “for saving everyone”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

παντὶ τῷ πιστεύοντι

˱to˲_everyone the_‹one› believing

Paul is leaving out some of the words that a clause would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: “to everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

Ἰουδαίῳ τε πρῶτον καὶ Ἕλληνι

˱to˲_Jew both first and ˱to˲_Greek

Paul is speaking of Jewish people and Greek people in general, not of one particular Jew or Greek. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural phrase. Alternate translation: “both to the Jewish people first and to the Greek people”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Ἰουδαίῳ τε πρῶτον

˱to˲_Jew both first

The phrase the Jew first means that the Jewish people were the first people to hear the gospel. Paul does not mean that the Jew is better or has a high status than the Greek. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “both to the Jews, who first heard the gospel,”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Ἕλληνι

˱to˲_Greek

Here, the Greek refers to non-Jewish people in general. It does not refer only to people from the country of Greece. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “to the non-Jew”