OET interlinear 2TIM 2:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὑπομίμνῃσκε

/be/_reminding_‹them›

Here Paul implies that Timothy should Remind the believers who are with him and over whom he has responsibility. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “Remind the believers there of”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ταῦτα

these_‹things›

Here the phrase these things refer to what Paul has previously written. This includes the trustworthy word in 2:11–13 and perhaps also 2:1–10. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “what I have written” or “the things I have just said”

Note 3 topic: writing-oathformula

διαμαρτυρόμενος ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ

testifying before ¬the God

Here Paul could be: (1) indicating that God knows and approves what Timothy should command the believers. Alternate translation: “declaring with God hearing and approving” or “declaring by God’s authority” (2) asking Timothy to put the believers under oath, making them swear by God, that they will do what Timothy tells them to do. Alternate translation: “making them swear before God” or “requiring that they solemnly promise God”

Note 4 topic: translate-textvariants

τοῦ Θεοῦ

¬the God

Many ancient manuscripts read God. The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “the Lord.” 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 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μὴ λογομαχεῖν

not /to_be/_quibbling_about_words

Here Paul refers to arguments about what words mean as if they were battles. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “not to dispute about words”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐπὶ καταστροφῇ τῶν ἀκουόντων

to /the/_ruin ˱of˲_the_‹ones› hearing

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of destruction, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “and it destroys the ones hearing”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐπὶ καταστροφῇ τῶν ἀκουόντων

to /the/_ruin ˱of˲_the_‹ones› hearing

Here Paul implies that battling about words damages the faith of the ones hearing and stops their spiritual growth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “to the destruction of the faith of the ones hearing” or “to the ruin of the spiritual growth of the ones hearing”