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OET (OET-RV) Suddenly there was a strong earthquake that shook even the foundations of the prison, and immediately all the prison doors opened up and the chains of all the prisoners came loose.
OET-LV And suddenly an_ great _earthquake became, so_that the foundations of_the prison to_be_shaken, and immediately all the doors were_opened_up, and the bonds of_all was_unfastened.
SR-GNT Ἄφνω δὲ σεισμὸς ἐγένετο μέγας, ὥστε σαλευθῆναι τὰ θεμέλια τοῦ δεσμωτηρίου, ἠνεῴχθησαν δὲ παραχρῆμα αἱ θύραι πᾶσαι, καὶ πάντων τὰ δεσμὰ ἀνέθη. ‡
(Afnō de seismos egeneto megas, hōste saleuthaʸnai ta themelia tou desmōtaʸriou, aʸneōⱪthaʸsan de paraⱪraʸma hai thurai pasai, kai pantōn ta desma anethaʸ.)
Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And suddenly a great earthquake happened, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and the chains of all were unfastened.
UST Suddenly there was a very strong earthquake that shook the whole jail. As soon as the earthquake struck, it caused all of the doors of the jail to open and all of the chains that fastened the prisoners to fall off.
BSB Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
BLB And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that foundations of the prison house were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and the chains of all were loosed.
AICNT And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately[fn] all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were unfastened.
16:26, immediately: Absent from some manuscripts.
OEB suddenly there was an earthquake of such violence that the jail was shaken to its foundations; all the doors flew open, and all the prisoners’ chains were loosened.
WEB Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.
NET Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose.
LSV and suddenly a great earthquake came, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, also all the doors were immediately opened, and of all—the bands were loosed;
FBV Suddenly a tremendous earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. Immediately all the doors flew open and everyone's chains fell off.
TCNT Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors opened, and all the chains came loose.
T4T Suddenly there was a very strong earthquake. It shook the entire jail [SYN] and its foundation [SYN]. The earthquake caused all the doors of the jail to open suddenly, and caused all the chains that fastened the prisoners to fall off.
LEB And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and all the bonds[fn] were unfastened.
?:? Or “chains”
BBE And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.
MOF No MOF ACTs book available
ASV and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison-house were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened; and every one’s bands were loosed.
DRA And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and the bands of all were loosed.
YLT and suddenly a great earthquake came, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, opened also presently were all the doors, and of all — the bands were loosed;
DBY And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison shook, and all the doors were immediately opened, and the bonds of all loosed.
RV and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison-house were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened; and every one’s bands were loosed.
WBS And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
KJB And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.
BB And sodenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the pryson was shaken, and immediatly all the doores opened, and euery mans bandes were loosed.
(And sodenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the pryson was shaken, and immediately all the doors opened, and every mans bandes were loosed.)
GNV And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the prison was shaken: and by and by all the doores opened, and euery mans bands were loosed.
(And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the prison was shaken: and by and by all the doors opened, and every mans bands were loosed. )
CB Sodenly was there a greate earth quake, so that the foundacions of the preson were shaken. And immediatly were all the dores open, & all their bondes lowsed
(Sodenly was there a great earth quake, so that the foundacions of the preson were shaken. And immediately were all the doors open, and all their bondes lowsed)
TNT And sodenly ther was a greate erth quake so that the fonndacion of the preson was shaken and by and by all the dores opened and every mannes bondes were lowsed.
(And sodenly there was a great earth quake so that the fonndacion of the preson was shaken and by and by all the doors opened and every mannes bondes were lowsed. )
WYC And sudenli a greet erthe mouyng was maad, so that the foundementis of the prisoun weren moued. And anoon alle the doris weren openyd, and the boondis of alle weren lousid.
(And sudenli a great earth moving was made, so that the foundementis of the prisoun were moved. And anon/immediately all the doris were opened, and the boondis of all were lousid.)
LUT Schnell aber ward ein großes Erdbeben, also daß sich bewegeten die Grundfesten des Gefängnisses. Und von Stund‘ an wurden alle Türen aufgetan und aller Bande los.
(Schnell but was a large Erdbeben, also that itself/yourself/themselves bewegeten the Grundfesten the Gefängnisses. And from Stund‘ at became all Türen aufgetan and aller Bande los.)
CLV Subito vero terræmotus factus est magnus, ita ut moverentur fundamenta carceris. Et statim aperta sunt omnia ostia: et universorum vincula soluta sunt.[fn]
(Subito vero terræmotus factus it_is big, ita as moverentur fundamenta carceris. And statim aperta are omnia ostia: and universorum vincula soluta are.)
16.26 Terræ motus factus est magnus, etc. Devotio orantium et virtus orationis exprimitur, quia illis in carcere hymnos canentibus, laus eorum terram movet: carceris fundamenta concutit, ostia aperit, catenas vinctorum solvit.
16.26 Terræ motus factus it_is big, etc. Devotio orantium and virtus orationis exprimitur, because illis in carcere hymnos canentibus, laus eorum the_earth/land movet: carceris fundamenta concutit, ostia aperit, catenas vinctorum solvit.
UGNT ἄφνω δὲ σεισμὸς ἐγένετο μέγας, ὥστε σαλευθῆναι τὰ θεμέλια τοῦ δεσμωτηρίου; ἠνεῴχθησαν δὲ παραχρῆμα αἱ θύραι πᾶσαι, καὶ πάντων τὰ δεσμὰ ἀνέθη.
(afnō de seismos egeneto megas, hōste saleuthaʸnai ta themelia tou desmōtaʸriou? aʸneōⱪthaʸsan de paraⱪraʸma hai thurai pasai, kai pantōn ta desma anethaʸ.)
SBL-GNT ἄφνω δὲ σεισμὸς ἐγένετο μέγας ὥστε σαλευθῆναι τὰ θεμέλια τοῦ δεσμωτηρίου, ἠνεῴχθησαν ⸀δὲ παραχρῆμα αἱ θύραι πᾶσαι, καὶ πάντων τὰ δεσμὰ ἀνέθη.
(afnō de seismos egeneto megas hōste saleuthaʸnai ta themelia tou desmōtaʸriou, aʸneōⱪthaʸsan ⸀de paraⱪraʸma hai thurai pasai, kai pantōn ta desma anethaʸ. )
TC-GNT ἄφνω δὲ σεισμὸς ἐγένετο μέγας, ὥστε σαλευθῆναι τὰ θεμέλια τοῦ δεσμωτηρίου· [fn]ἀνεῴχθησάν [fn]τε παραχρῆμα αἱ θύραι πᾶσαι, καὶ πάντων τὰ δεσμὰ ἀνέθη.
(afnō de seismos egeneto megas, hōste saleuthaʸnai ta themelia tou desmōtaʸriou; aneōⱪthaʸsan te paraⱪraʸma hai thurai pasai, kai pantōn ta desma anethaʸ.)
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
16:26 The massive earthquake is reminiscent of the great earthquake at Jesus’ resurrection (Matt 28:2-3).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
σεισμὸς ἐγένετο μέγας, ὥστε σαλευθῆναι τὰ θεμέλια τοῦ δεσμωτηρίου
/an/_earthquake became great so_that /to_be/_shaken the foundations ˱of˲_the prison
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “a severe earthquake shook the foundations of the prison”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
σαλευθῆναι τὰ θεμέλια τοῦ δεσμωτηρίου
/to_be/_shaken the foundations ˱of˲_the prison
Luke is using one part of the prison, its foundations, to refer to the entire prison in the state of being shaken. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “a shaking that began in the prison’s foundations shook the entire prison”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ἠνεῴχθησαν & αἱ θύραι πᾶσαι
/were/_opened_up & the doors all
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “all the doors opened”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
πάντων τὰ δεσμὰ ἀνέθη
˱of˲_all the bonds /was/_unfastened
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the chains of all came loose”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
πάντων
˱of˲_all
Luke assumes that his readers will know that by all he means all the prisoners. You can include this information if your readers need it to understand this sentence. Alternate translation: “all the prisoners”