OET interlinear 2 TIM 4:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-oathformula

διαμαρτύρομαι ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ, τοῦ μέλλοντος κρίνειν ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς, καὶ τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Διαμαρτύρομαι ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ καί Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ μέλλοντος κρίνειν ζῶντας καί νεκρούς καί τήν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ καί τήν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ)

Here Paul could be: (1) indicating that God and Christ Jesus know and approve what Paul is about to write. Also, he means that he is as sure about what he is about to write as he is sure about Jesus’ appearing and kingdom. Alternate translation: [God and Christ Jesus, the one being about to judge living and dead, hear and approve when I declare by his appearing and kingdom] or [What I declare is approved by God and Christ Jesus, the one being about to judge living and dead, and I am as sure about it as I am sure about his appearing and his kingdom] (2) putting Timothy under oath, making him swear by God and Christ Jesus, that he will do what Paul is about to write. Also, he wants Timothy to be as sure about doing what Paul is about to write as Timothy is sure about Jesus’ appearing and kingdom. Alternate translation: [I make you swear before God and Christ Jesus, the one being about to judge living and dead, and as you think about his appearing and his kingdom] or [I require that you solemnly promise God and Christ Jesus, the one being about to judge living and dead, that you will do what I am about to write, and I want you to guarantee it as much as Jesus’ appearing and kingdom are guaranteed]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς

˓the˒_living (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Διαμαρτύρομαι ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ καί Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ μέλλοντος κρίνειν ζῶντας καί νεκρούς καί τήν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ καί τήν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ)

Paul is using the adjectives living and dead as nouns to mean people who are living and people who are dead. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [those who are still alive and those who are dead]

Note 3 topic: translate-textvariants

καὶ τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Διαμαρτύρομαι ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ καί Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ μέλλοντος κρίνειν ζῶντας καί νεκρούς καί τήν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ καί τήν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ)

Many ancient manuscripts read and by his appearing. The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “according to his appearing.” 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 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Διαμαρτύρομαι ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ καί Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ μέλλοντος κρίνειν ζῶντας καί νεκρούς καί τήν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ καί τήν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ)

Here the phrase his appearing refers to when Jesus will come back to this world, which is when he will judge everyone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [by his second coming]