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OET (OET-LV) The_older_men to_be sober, dignified, sensible, being_sound the in_faith, the in_love, the in_endurance.
OET (OET-RV) Older men need to be sober, dignified, sensible, and sound in their faith, their love, and their endurance.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
πρεσβύτας & εἶναι
/the/_older_men & to_be
A verb is lacking here that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. If it would be clearer in your language, you could supply a verb here, drawing from the idea of “speak” in the previous verse, such as “teach” or “exhort.” Alternate translation: “Teach older men to be”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
νηφαλίους & σεμνούς, σώφρονας
sober & dignified sensible
These three words are very close in meaning and may be combined into one or two terms if the target language does not have three separate terms.
νηφαλίους
sober
Alternate translation: “sober-minded” or “self-controlled”
σώφρονας
sensible
Alternate translation: “in control of their desires”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ὑγιαίνοντας τῇ πίστει τῇ ἀγάπῃ, τῇ ὑπομονῇ
being_sound ¬the ˱in˲_faith ¬the ˱in˲_love ¬the ˱in˲_endurance
Here the word sound means to be firm and unwavering. It applies to faith, love, and perseverance. See the note about sound on Titus 1:9 and the note about sound in faith on Titus 1:13. Alternate translation: “unwavering in faith, in loving others, and in continuing to persevere”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
ὑγιαίνοντας τῇ πίστει
being_sound ¬the ˱in˲_faith
You can state the abstract noun faith as a verb if that is clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “to firmly believe the true teachings about God”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
τῇ ἀγάπῃ
¬the ¬the ˱in˲_love
You can state the abstract noun love as a verb if that is more clear in your language. Alternate translation: “in loving others well”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
τῇ ὑπομονῇ
¬the ¬the ¬the ˱in˲_endurance
You can state the abstract noun perseverance as a verb if that is more clear in your language. Alternate translation: “and to continually serve God in all circumstances”
2:1-15 Wholesome teaching was especially urgent on account of the false teachers, who had wreaked havoc on “whole families” (1:11). In 2:1-10, Paul addresses different groups within the household of faith, showing his concern for the public testimony of the church (2:5, 8, 10; see also 1 Tim 5:1–6:2). Paul then elaborates on the coming of Christ (Titus 2:11-14) before giving a direct charge to Titus (2:15).
OET (OET-LV) The_older_men to_be sober, dignified, sensible, being_sound the in_faith, the in_love, the in_endurance.
OET (OET-RV) Older men need to be sober, dignified, sensible, and sound in their faith, their love, and their endurance.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.