OET interlinear 2TIM 2:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

and

Here the word Now introduces the next thing that Paul wants to write about. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next topic, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: [Further,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

ἐν μεγάλῃ & οἰκίᾳ, οὐκ ἔστιν μόνον σκεύη χρυσᾶ καὶ ἀργυρᾶ, ἀλλὰ καὶ ξύλινα καὶ ὀστράκινα; καὶ ἃ μὲν εἰς τιμὴν, ἃ δὲ εἰς ἀτιμίαν

in /a/_great & house not ˱there˲_is only vessels golden and silver but also wooden and earthen and some on_one_hand for honor some on_the_other_hand to dishonor

To teach Timothy, Paul speaks of the church as if it were a great house that contained containers, which represent people who are part of the church. This is an important figure of speech that Paul continues in the next verse, so you should preserve it. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use a form that introduces an illustration or example. Alternate translation: [here is an illustration: in a great house, there are not only gold and silver containers, but also wood and clay, and some for honor and some for dishonor]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

σκεύη

vessels

The word translated as container is a general term for items that people use when they are performing household duties. These items include bowls and pots but also tools such as knives and shovels. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a general word that refers to this kind of item, or you could list several examples. Alternate translation: [bowls, knives, and similar items]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἀλλὰ καὶ ξύλινα καὶ ὀστράκινα

but also wooden and earthen

Paul is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [but there are also wood and clay containers]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἃ μὲν εἰς τιμὴν, ἃ δὲ εἰς ἀτιμίαν

some on_one_hand for honor some on_the_other_hand to dishonor

Paul is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [some are made for honor and some are made for dishonor]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἃ μὲν εἰς τιμὴν, ἃ δὲ εἰς ἀτιμίαν

some on_one_hand for honor some on_the_other_hand to dishonor

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of honor and dishonor, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [some for being used in honorable ways and some for being used in dishonorable ways]