OET interlinear ROM 3:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

and

Now here indicates that what follows summarizes Paul’s teachings about the law and “the righteousness of God” in 3:1–9. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “Indeed”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

οἴδαμεν

˱we˲_/have/_known

Here, we is used exclusively to speak of Paul and other Jews. Your language may require you to mark these forms. Alternate translation: “we Jews know”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ὅσα ὁ νόμος λέγει & λαλεῖ

as_much_as the law /is/_saying & ˱it˲_/is/_speaking

Here Paul speaks of the law as if it were a person who could speak. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “as many things as God says in the law, he speaks”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὁ νόμος & τῷ νόμῳ

the law & the law

Here Paul uses the law to refer to the entire Old Testament, which includes the law. Here he is not referring to only the law of Moses, as he did earlier in the chapter. We know this because in 3:10–18 Paul quoted verses from parts of the Old Testament that are not in the law of Moses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “the Scriptures … the Scriptures”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῖς ἐν τῷ νόμῳ

˱to˲_the_‹ones› in the law

Paul uses those with the law to refer to the Jews. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. See how you translated a similar phrase in 2:12. Alternative translation: “to Jews” or “to those who know the law”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

ἵνα

in_order_that

Here, so that introduces a purpose clause. Paul is stating the purpose for what the law says. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a purpose clause. Alternate translation (without a comma preceding): “in order that”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

πᾶν στόμα φραγῇ

every mouth /may_be/_shut

Here, every mouth may be shut is an idiom that means “no one can say anything to excuse themselves.” Paul means that no one can defend themselves before God, because everyone has sinned. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “no human being can excuse himself”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

φραγῇ

/may_be/_shut

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “may stop talking”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

πᾶς ὁ κόσμος

all the world

Paul usesall the world figuratively to refer to all the people living in the world. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “all the people in the world”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὑπόδικος γένηται & τῷ Θεῷ

under_judgment /may/_become & ¬the ˱to˲_God

The phrase may become accountable to God means that God will judge everyone at the final judgment according to how they lived their lives. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “may fall under God's judgment of guilt”