OET interlinear 1TIM 5:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-textvariants

πιστὴ

believing_‹woman›

Many ancient manuscripts read believing woman. The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “believing man or woman.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἔχει χήρας

/is/_having widows

The implication is that she has widows within her extended family. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “has relatives who are widows”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

ἐπαρκείτω

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἴ τις πιστὴ ἔχει χήρας ἐπαρκείσθω αὐταῖς καὶ μὴ βαρείσθω ἡ ἐκκλησία ἵνα ταῖς ὄντως χήραις ἐπαρκέσῃ)

If your language does not use the third-person imperative in this way, you could state this in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “she must aid”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

καὶ

and

Here, the word and introduces what the intended result is when believing women aid the widows in their own families. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an intended result. Alternate translation: “and so” or “and thus”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μὴ βαρείσθω ἡ ἐκκλησία

not /let_be_being/_weighed_down the assembly

Paul speaks of the church having to help more widows than it is able to help as if it were carrying too much weight on its back. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translations: “let the church not have more work than it can do” or “let the church not have to support widows whose families could provide for them”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

μὴ βαρείσθω ἡ ἐκκλησία

not /let_be_being/_weighed_down the assembly

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 what would do the action, it is clear from the context that it would be supporting widows who have family members who could support them instead. Alternate translation: “let supporting those widows not weigh down the church”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

μὴ βαρείσθω ἡ ἐκκλησία

not /let_be_being/_weighed_down the assembly

If your language does not use the third-person imperative in this way, you could state this in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the church must not be weighed down”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ταῖς ὄντως χήραις

˱to˲_the really widows

Here Paul again defines the kind of widow to which he is particularly referring. As in 5:3, the word real indicates that these women are not only widows but also have no close relatives to support them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “the widows who have no one else to provide for them” or “the widows with no family left”