OET interlinear 2TIM 4:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα ἠγώνισμαι

¬The good fight ˱I˲_/have/_fought

Here, Paul speaks about how he has persevered in believing in and obeying Jesus as if he had been a warrior fighting in a good fight or an athlete doing his best to win an event. He means that he has encountered opposition, pain, and problems, but he has persisted and persevered in believing in and obeying Jesus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I have lived as if I were fighting a good fight” or “I have persevered, no matter how hard it was”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα

¬The good fight

Here, the phrase the good fight could indicate: (1) that the fight is right or just. Alternate translation: “the just fight” or “the correct fight” (2) that someone is fighting well. Alternate translation: “the fight well”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὸν δρόμον τετέλεκα

¬The the course ˱I˲_/have/_finished

Here Paul speaks of how he has served God as if it were a race that he has now finished. He means that he has served God well, and now his time of service is about to end, since he will soon die. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I have completed what God wanted me to do, just as a runner has finished the race” or “I have completed what I needed to do”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὴν πίστιν τετήρηκα

the faith ˱I˲_/have/_kept

Here Paul speaks of the faith as if it were a valuable object that he has kept safe. He means that he has preserved and protected the faith. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I have guarded the faith” or “I have preserved the faith”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὴν πίστιν τετήρηκα

the faith ˱I˲_/have/_kept

Here, the word faith could refer to: (1) the act of having faith in Jesus. Alternate translation: “I have kept the faith that I have” (2) what Christians believe about Jesus when they have faith in him. Alternate translation: “I have kept what Christians believe” (3) the act of being faithful. Alternate translation: “I have remained faithful”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν πίστιν

the faith

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of faith, you could express the same idea in another way. Make sure that your translation fits with the option you chose in the previous note. Alternate translation: “the way that I believe in Jesus”