OET interlinear 1 TH 3:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: αὐτός Δέ ὁ Θεός καί Πατήρ ἡμῶν καί ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς κατευθύναι τήν ὁδόν ἡμῶν πρός ὑμᾶς)

Here, the word But introduces a new topic. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a new topic, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: [Now]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

αὐτὸς & ὁ Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ ἡμῶν, καὶ ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦς, κατευθύναι τὴν ὁδὸν ἡμῶν πρὸς ὑμᾶς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: αὐτός Δέ ὁ Θεός καί Πατήρ ἡμῶν καί ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς κατευθύναι τήν ὁδόν ἡμῶν πρός ὑμᾶς)

Paul speaks about God the Father and the Lord Jesus as if they were directing Paul’s way and his fellow worker’s ways. He could mean that God the Father and the Lord Jesus: (1) are like guides who take Paul and his fellow workers to meet the Thessalonians, which would enable Paul and his fellow workers to visit the Thessalonians. Alternate translation: [may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus bring us to you] (2) enable Paul and his fellow workers to overcome obstacles that prevent them from visiting the Corinthians. Alternate translation: [may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus remove everything that prevents us from visiting you] (3) lead Paul and his fellow workers on a straight path to the Thessalonians, which would enable Paul and his fellow workers to visit the Thessalonians soon. Alternate translation: [may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus enable us to visit you soon]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

ὁ Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ ἡμῶν

the the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: αὐτός Δέ ὁ Θεός καί Πατήρ ἡμῶν καί ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς κατευθύναι τήν ὁδόν ἡμῶν πρός ὑμᾶς)

Here, the phrase our God and Father refers to the one divine person who is both God and Father. The word God and the word Father refer to the same person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. See how you translated the similar phrase in [1:3](../01/03.md). Alternate translation: [God our Father] or [our Father God]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτὸς & ὁ Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ ἡμῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: αὐτός Δέ ὁ Θεός καί Πατήρ ἡμῶν καί ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς κατευθύναι τήν ὁδόν ἡμῶν πρός ὑμᾶς)

For emphasis, Paul is stating the pronoun “he,” which is already implied in the the phrase our God and Father. If your language can state implied pronouns explicitly for emphasis, you may want to use that construction in your translation. Other languages may have other ways of bringing out this emphasis. The ULT does so by using the intensive pronoun himself. Alternate translation: [he who is our God and Father] or [God our Father indeed]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμῶν & ἡμῶν & ἡμῶν

˱of˲_us & ˱of˲_us & ˱of˲_us

Here, the word our in the phrases our God and our Lord includes all believers. The word our in the phrase our way only includes Paul and his fellow workers. It does not include the Thessalonians. Make sure that this is clear if your language marks these distinctions.