OET interlinear ROM 1:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οἵτινες μετήλλαξαν τὴν ἀλήθειαν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ψεύδει

who exchanged the truth ¬the ˱of˲_God into ¬the falsehood

Paul uses exchanged to describe the actions of these ungodly people as if they were exchanging goods or money. Paul means that they stopped believing what is true about God and started believing in idols, which are false gods. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated exchanged in 1:23. Alternative translation, “these people refused to trust what God says is true and accepted what is false”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν ἀλήθειαν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ψεύδει

the truth ¬the ˱of˲_God into ¬the falsehood

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of truth and lie, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “what is correct about God for what is incorrect”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὴν ἀλήθειαν τοῦ Θεοῦ

the truth ¬the ˱of˲_God

Paul is using the possessive form to describe truth that is about God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “the truth about God”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἐσεβάσθησαν καὶ ἐλάτρευσαν

/were/_worshipped and serving

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. Paul uses them to emphasize that these people completely rejected worshiping the true God. If your language does not use repetition in this way, you could combine these phrases. Alternate translation: “wholeheartedly worshiped”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῇ κτίσει

˱unto˲_the creation

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of creation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “what was created”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

τὸν κτίσαντα, ὅς ἐστιν εὐλογητὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας

the_‹one› /having/_created_‹it› who is blessed to the ages

This phrase gives further information about the Creator. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the relationship between these phrases clearer. Alternate translation: “the Creator God who is blessed to eternity”

Note 7 topic: translate-blessing

ὅς ἐστιν εὐλογητὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας

who is blessed to the ages

After naming the Creator, Paul adds a blessing. Use a form that people would recognize as a blessing in your language. Alternate translation: “may he be blessed to eternity”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

εὐλογητὸς

blessed

Paul is using the adjective blessed as a noun in order to describe the Creator. If your language does not use adjectives in the same way, you could translate this with a noun phrase. Alternate translation: “the Blessed One”