OET interlinear 1TH 2:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γάρ

for

Here, the word For introduces a reason why the Thessalonians should believe Paul when he writes that he and his fellow workers loved and cared for them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis for a claim, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: “You know that is true because” or “In fact,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

τὸν κόπον ἡμῶν καὶ τὸν μόχθον

the labor ˱of˲_us and ¬the hardship

Here, labor and toil mean basically the same thing. The repetition emphasizes how hard the apostles worked. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “our toilsome labor” or “how hard we worked”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας

night and day

Here, the phrase night and day indicates that Paul and his fellow workers worked during both the day and the night. This means that they worked very much every day. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “all the time” or “always”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἐπιβαρῆσαί τινα ὑμῶν

in_order that not /to/_burden anyone ˱of˲_you_all

Here Paul speaks of asking for money as if it were a heavy burden that he and his fellow workers could have asked the Thessalonians to carry for them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or plain language. Alternative translation, “so that none of you would have to support us financially” or “in order not to make life hard for any of you”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ

that the gospel ¬the ˱of˲_God

Here, Paul is using the possessive form to describe the gospel that relates to God (see the similar phrase in 2:8). More specifically, the gospel could: (1) come from God. Alternate translation: “the gospel that God gave us” (2) be about God. Alternate translation: “the gospel about God”