OET interlinear ACTs 13:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Ἰωάννου

˱of˲_John

By John, Paul is referring implicitly to John the Baptist. Alternate translation: [John the Baptist]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

πρὸ προσώπου τῆς εἰσόδου αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: προκηρύξαντος Ἰωάννου πρό προσώπου τῆς εἰσόδου αὐτοῦ βάπτισμα μετανοίας παντί τῷ λαῷ Ἰσραήλ)

In your language, the expression before the face of his entrance, meaning “before the appearance of his entry into ministry” (See: next two notes), might seem to convey redundant information that would be not be natural to express. If so, you could abbreviate it. Alternate translation: [before he appeared] or [before he entered into his ministry]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πρὸ προσώπου τῆς εἰσόδου αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: προκηρύξαντος Ἰωάννου πρό προσώπου τῆς εἰσόδου αὐτοῦ βάπτισμα μετανοίας παντί τῷ λαῷ Ἰσραήλ)

Here the term face means “appearance.” Alternate translation: [appearance]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τῆς εἰσόδου αὐτοῦ

˱of˲_the entrance ˱of˲_him

By entrance, Paul is referring to Jesus beginning his ministry. Alternate translation: [of the start of his ministry]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

τῆς εἰσόδου αὐτοῦ

˱of˲_the entrance ˱of˲_him

The pronoun his refers to Jesus. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [of Jesus’ entrance]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

βάπτισμα μετανοίας παντὶ τῷ λαῷ Ἰσραήλ

˓a˒_baptism ˱of˲_repentance (Some words not found in SR-GNT: προκηρύξαντος Ἰωάννου πρό προσώπου τῆς εἰσόδου αὐτοῦ βάπτισμα μετανοίας παντί τῷ λαῷ Ἰσραήλ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of repentance, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [to all the people of Israel a baptism that people received to show that they were repenting]