OET interlinear 1TIM 1:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

μύθοις

˱to˲_myths

The word myths refers to a certain kind of story that is generally considered to be untrustworthy. This kind of story is often about what important people did a long time ago. Often, many people in a culture know these stories but do not consider them to be reliable historical narratives. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of story, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “fictional narratives” or “traditional tales”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

γενεαλογίαις ἀπεράντοις

genealogies endless

Paul says endless here as an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: “genealogies that seem as if they will never end” or “extremely lengthy genealogies”

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

γενεαλογίαις

genealogies

The word genealogies refers to lists of someone’s ancestors. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of list, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “collections of the names of forefathers” or “lists of important people from long ago”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐκζητήσεις

speculations

Here, the word translated arguments could refer to: (1) debates or heated discussions. Alternate translation: “debates” (2) questions or enquiries. Alternate translation: “questions” or “speculations”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

οἰκονομίαν Θεοῦ

management ˱of˲_God

Here, Paul is using the possessive form to describe a stewardship that could: (1) be something that God has and works out. Alternate translation: “the stewardship that God carries out” (2) be given by God to his people. Alternate translation: “the stewardship from God” or “the stewardship given by God”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

οἰκονομίαν Θεοῦ

management ˱of˲_God

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of stewardship, you could express the same idea in another way. Make sure your translation fits with the interpretation you chose in the previous note. Alternate translation: “how God is stewarding everything” or “what God is working out”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὴν ἐν πίστει

which_‹is› in faith

Here Paul could be implying that the stewardship of God: (1) is promoted or accomplished when people have faith. Alternate translation: “which is promoted by faith” or “which is brought about by faith” (2) is known or experienced when people have faith. Alternate translation: “which is known by faith” or “which people learn by faith”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν ἐν πίστει

which_‹is› in faith

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of faith, you could express the same idea in another way. Make sure that your translation fits with the interpretation you chose in the previous note. Alternate translations: “which we promote when we believe” or “which is promoted by believing in Jesus”