OET interlinear 1TIM 1:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

εἰδὼς τοῦτο, ὅτι & νόμος

/having/_known this that & /the/_law

Here, the word this refers directly ahead to that the law is not made for the righteous. Paul expresses the idea in this way to emphasize what he is about to say. If using this to introduce an idea would be a redundancy in your language, you could omit the redundant information. Alternate translation: “knowing that”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

εἰδὼς τοῦτο

/having/_known this

Here, the phrase knowing this introduces a reason why Paul and other believers know that “the law if good” (see 1:8). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason. Alternate translation: “which we know because we also know this”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

νόμος οὐ κεῖται

/the/_law not /is/_appointing

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was God. Alternate translation: “God did not lay down the law”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

νόμος

/the/_law

Here, the phrase the law could refer to: (1) the laws that God gave the Israelites through Moses. Alternate translation: “the law of Moses” (2) laws in general. Alternate translation: “every law” or “law”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

δικαίῳ & ἀνόμοις δὲ καὶ ἀνυποτάκτοις, ἀσεβέσι καὶ ἁμαρτωλοῖς, ἀνοσίοις καὶ βεβήλοις

˱for˲_/the/_righteous & ˱for˲_/the/_lawless but and insubordinate /the/_ungodly and /the/_sinners unholy and profane

Paul here uses adjectives as nouns to refer to groups of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate these words with equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: “for righteous people, but for lawless and rebellious people, ungodly and sinful people, unholy and profane people”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πατρολῴαις καὶ μητρολῴαις, ἀνδροφόνοις

father_killers and mother_killers murderers

In this list Paul uses several compound words to express his meaning concisely and vividly. In each case the first term in the compound, a noun, is the object of the second term in the compound, a verb. Three of these compound words are in this verse, and two more are in the next verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express these terms by translating them either with single terms or with phrases. Alternate translations: “those who commit patricides and matricides and murders” or “people who kill other people, even their own fathers and mothers”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀνδροφόνοις

murderers

Although the term man is masculine, Paul is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “human-slayers”