OET interlinear ROM 3:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὃν προέθετο ὁ Θεὸς ἱλαστήριον

whom set_forth ¬the God ˱as˲_/an/_atonement

Here Paul uses presented as if Jesus were an Old Testament atonement sacrifice that was presented to God in the temple. He means that Jesus’ death was a sacrifice for the sins of humankind. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternative translation: “whom God offered to atone for the sins of humanity”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἱλαστήριον, διὰ πίστεως & εἰς ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ

˱as˲_/an/_atonement through (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὃν προέθετο ὁ Θεὸς ἱλαστήριον διὰ τῆς πίστεως ἐν τῷ αὐτοῦ αἵματι εἰς ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ διὰ τὴν πάρεσιν τῶν προγεγονότων ἁμαρτημάτων)

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of propitiation, faith, demonstration, or righteousness, you could express the same ideas with different forms. Alternate translation: “to atone for people’s sins by trusting … to demonstrate how he makes people righteous”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐν τῷ αὐτοῦ αἵματι

in the ˱of˲_him blood

Here Paul uses his blood to refer to Jesus’ death. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “in Christ’s death”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

εἰς ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ

for /a/_sign ˱of˲_the righteousness ˱of˲_him

Here, for indicates that the phrase that follows is the purpose for which God presented Jesus as a propitiation. Use a natural way in your language to indicate a purpose clause. Alternate translation: “in order to demonstrate his righteousness”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ

¬the ˱of˲_the righteousness ˱of˲_him

See how you translated “the righteousness of God” in 1:17.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

διὰ τὴν πάρεσιν τῶν & ἁμαρτημάτων

through because_of the forbearance ˱of˲_the & sins

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of overlooking, you could express the same idea with a different form. Alternate translation: “because he overlooked the sins”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῶν προγεγονότων ἁμαρτημάτων

˱of˲_the /having/_previously_happened sins

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of sin, you could express the same idea in a different way. Alternate translation: “how they had sinned previously”