OET interlinear ACTs 13:46

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

λαληθῆναι τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ

˓to_be˒_spoken (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παρρησιασάμενοι τέ ὁ Παῦλος καί ὁ Βαρναβᾶς εἶπαν Ὑμῖν ἦν ἀναγκαῖον πρῶτον λαληθῆναι τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἐπειδή δέ ἀπωθεῖσθε αὐτόν καί οὐκ ἀξίους κρίνετε ἑαυτούς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς ἰδού στρεφόμεθα εἰς τά ἔθνη)

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: [for us to speak the word of God]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὑμῖν & ἀναγκαῖον πρῶτον λαληθῆναι τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παρρησιασάμενοι τέ ὁ Παῦλος καί ὁ Βαρναβᾶς εἶπαν Ὑμῖν ἦν ἀναγκαῖον πρῶτον λαληθῆναι τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἐπειδή δέ ἀπωθεῖσθε αὐτόν καί οὐκ ἀξίους κρίνετε ἑαυτούς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς ἰδού στρεφόμεθα εἰς τά ἔθνη)

Paul and Barnabas are using the term word to mean the message that God commanded them to share by using words. Alternate translation: [the message from God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὑμῖν & πρῶτον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παρρησιασάμενοι τέ ὁ Παῦλος καί ὁ Βαρναβᾶς εἶπαν Ὑμῖν ἦν ἀναγκαῖον πρῶτον λαληθῆναι τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἐπειδή δέ ἀπωθεῖσθε αὐτόν καί οὐκ ἀξίους κρίνετε ἑαυτούς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς ἰδού στρεφόμεθα εἰς τά ἔθνη)

Paul means implicitly that it was necessary to speak to the Jews first because they were God’s chosen people, and God had sent the Messiah initially to them. Alternate translation: [to you Jews first because you are God’s chosen people, and God sent the Messiah initially to you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐπειδὴ ἀπωθεῖσθε αὐτὸν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παρρησιασάμενοι τέ ὁ Παῦλος καί ὁ Βαρναβᾶς εἶπαν Ὑμῖν ἦν ἀναγκαῖον πρῶτον λαληθῆναι τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἐπειδή δέ ἀπωθεῖσθε αὐτόν καί οὐκ ἀξίους κρίνετε ἑαυτούς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς ἰδού στρεφόμεθα εἰς τά ἔθνη)

Their rejection of the word of God is spoken of as if it were something they pushed away. Alternate translation: [Since you reject the word of God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

οὐκ ἀξίους κρίνετε ἑαυτοὺς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς

not worthy ˱you_all˲_˓are˒_judging (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παρρησιασάμενοι τέ ὁ Παῦλος καί ὁ Βαρναβᾶς εἶπαν Ὑμῖν ἦν ἀναγκαῖον πρῶτον λαληθῆναι τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἐπειδή δέ ἀπωθεῖσθε αὐτόν καί οὐκ ἀξίους κρίνετε ἑαυτούς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς ἰδού στρεφόμεθα εἰς τά ἔθνη)

Paul does not seriously believe that the Jewish leaders do not consider themselves worthy of eternal life. Paul actually means to communicate the opposite of the literal meaning of his words. Alternate translation: [are acting as if you judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἰδοὺ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παρρησιασάμενοι τέ ὁ Παῦλος καί ὁ Βαρναβᾶς εἶπαν Ὑμῖν ἦν ἀναγκαῖον πρῶτον λαληθῆναι τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἐπειδή δέ ἀπωθεῖσθε αὐτόν καί οὐκ ἀξίους κρίνετε ἑαυτούς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς ἰδού στρεφόμεθα εἰς τά ἔθνη)

Paul and Barnabas are using the term behold to focus the attention of the Jewish leaders on what they are about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

στρεφόμεθα εἰς τὰ ἔθνη

˱we˲_˓are_being˒_turned to (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παρρησιασάμενοι τέ ὁ Παῦλος καί ὁ Βαρναβᾶς εἶπαν Ὑμῖν ἦν ἀναγκαῖον πρῶτον λαληθῆναι τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἐπειδή δέ ἀπωθεῖσθε αὐτόν καί οὐκ ἀξίους κρίνετε ἑαυτούς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς ἰδού στρεφόμεθα εἰς τά ἔθνη)

Paul and Barnabas are speaking as if they are going to be physically turning toward the Gentiles. They mean that they are going to stop preaching in the Jewish synagogue and begin preaching to gatherings of Gentiles. Alternate translation: [we will leave you and start preaching to the Gentiles]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

στρεφόμεθα

˱we˲_˓are_being˒_turned

By we, Paul and Barnabas mean themselves, but not the Jewish leaders to whom they are speaking, so use the exclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction.