OET interlinear ROM 8:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ

if

Paul is speaking as if this were a hypothetical possibility, but he means that it is actually true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might misunderstand and think that what Paul is saying is not certain, then you can translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: “because”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

εἰ & τέκνα, καὶ κληρονόμοι; κληρονόμοι μὲν Θεοῦ

if & children also heirs heirs on_one_hand ˱of˲_God

Paul is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the end of the previous verse. Alternate translation: “if we are children, then we are also heirs: we are both heirs of God”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τέκνα

children

See how you translated this word in the previous verse.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

κληρονόμοι; κληρονόμοι μὲν Θεοῦ

heirs heirs on_one_hand ˱of˲_God

Paul uses heirs to refer to Christians as if they will inherit property and wealth from a family member. He means that they will receive everything that God has promised to give Christians. If it might be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “those who will receive what God has promised us: both those who receive those things from God”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

συνκληρονόμοι & Χριστοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ δὲ τέκνα καὶ κληρονόμοι κληρονόμοι μὲν Θεοῦ συγκληρονόμοι δὲ Χριστοῦ εἴπερ συμπάσχομεν ἵνα καὶ συνδοξασθῶμεν)

Paul uses joint heirs to refer to Christians as if they, along with Christ, will inherit property and wealth from a family member. He means that God will give to Christians what he gives to Christ. If it might be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “we will also receive what God has promised us and Christ together”

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

συνπάσχομεν, ἵνα καὶ συνδοξασθῶμεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰ δὲ τέκνα καὶ κληρονόμοι κληρονόμοι μὲν Θεοῦ συγκληρονόμοι δὲ Χριστοῦ εἴπερ συμπάσχομεν ἵνα καὶ συνδοξασθῶμεν)

The pronoun him here refers to Christ. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “we suffering together with Christ so that we may also be glorified together with Christ”

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

ἵνα

that

Paul uses so that here to state the goal for which Christians suffer together with Christ. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a purpose clause. Alternate translation: “in order that”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

καὶ συνδοξασθῶμεν

also also ˱we˲_/may_be/_glorified_with_‹him›

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: “God may also glorify us together with him”