OET interlinear ACTs 12:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἦν Δέ θυμομαχῶν Τυρίοις καί Σιδωνίοις ὁμοθυμαδόν δέ παρῆσαν πρός αὐτόν καί πείσαντες Βλάστον τόν ἐπί τοῦ κοιτῶνος τοῦ βασιλέως ᾐτοῦντο εἰρήνην διά τό τρέφεσθαι αὐτῶν τήν χώραν ἀπό τῆς βασιλικῆς)

Luke is using the word translated as Now to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ἦν & θυμομαχῶν

˱he˲_was & raging

The pronoun he refers to Herod. Alternate translation: [Herod was quarreling]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

Τυρίοις & Σιδωνίοις

˱with˲_˓the˒_Tyrians & Sidonians

Tyrians is the name for people from the city of Tyre, and Sidonians is the name for people from the city of Sidon.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ὁμοθυμαδὸν & παρῆσαν πρὸς αὐτόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἦν Δέ θυμομαχῶν Τυρίοις καί Σιδωνίοις ὁμοθυμαδόν δέ παρῆσαν πρός αὐτόν καί πείσαντες Βλάστον τόν ἐπί τοῦ κοιτῶνος τοῦ βασιλέως ᾐτοῦντο εἰρήνην διά τό τρέφεσθαι αὐτῶν τήν χώραν ἀπό τῆς βασιλικῆς)

Your language may say “went” rather than came in contexts such as this. Use whichever is more natural. Alternate translation: [they went to him unanimously]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

ὁμοθυμαδὸν & παρῆσαν πρὸς αὐτόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἦν Δέ θυμομαχῶν Τυρίοις καί Σιδωνίοις ὁμοθυμαδόν δέ παρῆσαν πρός αὐτόν καί πείσαντες Βλάστον τόν ἐπί τοῦ κοιτῶνος τοῦ βασιλέως ᾐτοῦντο εἰρήνην διά τό τρέφεσθαι αὐτῶν τήν χώραν ἀπό τῆς βασιλικῆς)

It is unlikely that all the people of Tyre and Sidon came to Herod. Instead, they sent representatives. Luke is using the names of their groups to refer to one part of those groups, these representatives. Alternate translation: [they sent representatives to him unanimously]

ὁμοθυμαδὸν & παρῆσαν πρὸς αὐτόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἦν Δέ θυμομαχῶν Τυρίοις καί Σιδωνίοις ὁμοθυμαδόν δέ παρῆσαν πρός αὐτόν καί πείσαντες Βλάστον τόν ἐπί τοῦ κοιτῶνος τοῦ βασιλέως ᾐτοῦντο εἰρήνην διά τό τρέφεσθαι αὐτῶν τήν χώραν ἀπό τῆς βασιλικῆς)

The word unanimously indicates that the Tyrians and Sidonians recognized that they had a common interest and that they agreed to act together to pursue that interest. See how you translated the same word in 1:14. Alternate translation: [they agreed together to send representatives to him]

Note 6 topic: translate-names

Βλάστον

Blastus

The word Blastus is the name of a man.

Note 7 topic: translate-unknown

τὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιτῶνος τοῦ βασιλέως

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἦν Δέ θυμομαχῶν Τυρίοις καί Σιδωνίοις ὁμοθυμαδόν δέ παρῆσαν πρός αὐτόν καί πείσαντες Βλάστον τόν ἐπί τοῦ κοιτῶνος τοῦ βασιλέως ᾐτοῦντο εἰρήνην διά τό τρέφεσθαι αὐτῶν τήν χώραν ἀπό τῆς βασιλικῆς)

This phrase indicates that Blastus was an official whom the king trusted with important responsibilities for his personal affairs. In your translation, use the word or phrase for the most comparable role in your culture. Alternate translation: [the king’s chamberlain]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ᾐτοῦντο εἰρήνην

˱they˲_˓were˒_requesting peace

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of peace, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [they were asking the king to restore peaceful relations]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τὸ τρέφεσθαι αὐτῶν τὴν χώραν ἀπὸ τῆς βασιλικῆς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἦν Δέ θυμομαχῶν Τυρίοις καί Σιδωνίοις ὁμοθυμαδόν δέ παρῆσαν πρός αὐτόν καί πείσαντες Βλάστον τόν ἐπί τοῦ κοιτῶνος τοῦ βασιλέως ᾐτοῦντο εἰρήνην διά τό τρέφεσθαι αὐτῶν τήν χώραν ἀπό τῆς βασιλικῆς)

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: [their country depended on the king’s country for its food supply]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸ τρέφεσθαι αὐτῶν τὴν χώραν ἀπὸ τῆς βασιλικῆς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἦν Δέ θυμομαχῶν Τυρίοις καί Σιδωνίοις ὁμοθυμαδόν δέ παρῆσαν πρός αὐτόν καί πείσαντες Βλάστον τόν ἐπί τοῦ κοιτῶνος τοῦ βασιλέως ᾐτοῦντο εἰρήνην διά τό τρέφεσθαι αὐτῶν τήν χώραν ἀπό τῆς βασιλικῆς)

The implication is that Herod had stopped supplying food to the people of Tyre and Sidon because he was angry with them. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [their country depended on the king’s country for its food supply, and Herod had cut off that supply because he was angry with them]