OET interlinear ACTs 14:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἄνδρες

men

Although the term men is masculine, Paul and Barnabas are likely using the term in a generic sense that includes both men and women, since both men and women of Lystra were probably in the crowd that wanted to sacrifice to them. To make this clear to your readers, you could use a term in your language that includes both men and women. Alternate translation: “You people”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

ἄνδρες, τί ταῦτα ποιεῖτε?

men why these_‹things› ˱you_all˲_/are/_doing

Barnabas and Paul are rebuking the people for trying to sacrifice to them. If it would be helpful in your language, you would express this question as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “People, you must not do these things!”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καὶ ἡμεῖς ὁμοιοπαθεῖς ἐσμεν ὑμῖν ἄνθρωποι

and also we like_natured are ˱with˲_you_all humans

People in this culture believed that the gods did not have passions as humans do. So the implication of this statement is that Paul and Barnabas are human beings and not gods. You can include this information in your translation if your readers need it to understand the sentence. Alternate translation: “We are human beings just like you. We are not gods!”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀπὸ τούτων τῶν ματαίων ἐπιστρέφειν ἐπὶ Θεὸν ζῶντα

from these ¬the useless_‹things› /to_be/_turning_back to God living

Paul and Barnabas are speaking as if they want the people in Lystra physically to turn from idol worship and believe in the one true God. They mean that the people should stop living in one way and should start living in another way. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to get you to stop worshiping these false gods and lead you to worship the living God instead”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τούτων τῶν ματαίων

these ¬the useless_‹things›

Paul and Barnabas are using the adjective useless as a noun to mean the false gods that the people of Lystra had been worshiping. ULT adds the word things to show this. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this expression with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “these false gods”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

Θεὸν ζῶντα

God living

This expression is an idiom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the one God who truly exists”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

ὃς ἐποίησεν τὸν οὐρανὸν, καὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς

who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the_‹things› in them

Paul and Barnabas are referring to all of creation by naming its components. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “all of creation”