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OET (OET-LV) For/Because we_are_hearing some are walking among you_all lazily, nothing working, but meddling.
OET (OET-RV) Yes, we have heard that there are some who associate with you all, but they’re lazy—not doing any work but just meddling,
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
τινας περιπατοῦντας & ἀτάκτως
some_‹are› walking & lazily
Here, walking stands for behavior in life. you can use an equivalent metaphor from your culture, if it is available. Otherwise, you could express the meaning in a nonfigurative way. Alternate translation: [some who are living idle lives] or [some who are being lazy]
Note 2 topic: translate-unknown
ἀλλὰ περιεργαζομένους
but meddling
Meddlers are people who interfere in the affairs of others without being asked to help.
3:6-15 In his previous letter, Paul had addressed the problem of lazy members of the church who refused to work (1 Thes 4:11-12; 5:14). Some had ignored his message and example, so he gives additional instruction for dealing with these members.
OET (OET-LV) For/Because we_are_hearing some are walking among you_all lazily, nothing working, but meddling.
OET (OET-RV) Yes, we have heard that there are some who associate with you all, but they’re lazy—not doing any work but just meddling,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.