OET interlinear 2TH 3:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ῥυσθῶμεν

˱we˲_/may_be/_rescued

You can state this in active form. Alternate translation: “God may save us” or “God may rescue us”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἀτόπων καὶ πονηρῶν

perverse and evil

The two terms perverse and evil mean basically the same thing and are used together to emphasize the amount of evil. If your language does not use repetition to do this or if you do not have two words for these attributes, you can use one phrase and provide emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “very wicked men” or “many wicked men”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

οὐ γὰρ πάντων ἡ πίστις

not_‹is› for ˱of˲_all_‹are› the faith

The phrase not everyone is a negative understatement that emphasizes how rare faith is. If this is confusing in your language, you can express the meaning positively. Alternate translation: “for only some people believe in the Lord” or “for people who believe in Jesus are few”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ πίστις

the faith

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of faith, you can express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “believes in Jesus”