OET interlinear ACTs 14:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐκ ἀμάρτυρον αὑτὸν ἀφῆκεν

not without_witness (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καίτοι οὐκ ἀμάρτυρον αὐτόν ἀφῆκεν ἀγαθουργῶν οὐρανόθεν ὑμῖν ὑετούς διδούς καί καιρούς καρποφόρους ἐμπιπλῶν τροφῆς καί εὐφροσύνης τάς καρδίας ὑμῶν)

If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative particle not and the negative preposition without. Alternate translation: [he left himself a witness] or [he showed you what he was like]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

οὐρανόθεν ὑμῖν ὑετοὺς διδοὺς

from_heaven ˱to˲_you_all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καίτοι οὐκ ἀμάρτυρον αὐτόν ἀφῆκεν ἀγαθουργῶν οὐρανόθεν ὑμῖν ὑετούς διδούς καί καιρούς καρποφόρους ἐμπιπλῶν τροφῆς καί εὐφροσύνης τάς καρδίας ὑμῶν)

It might seem that the expression rains from the sky contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in your language. If so, you could shorten it. Alternate translation: [providing rain]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

ἐμπιπλῶν & τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν

filling & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καίτοι οὐκ ἀμάρτυρον αὐτόν ἀφῆκεν ἀγαθουργῶν οὐρανόθεν ὑμῖν ὑετούς διδούς καί καιρούς καρποφόρους ἐμπιπλῶν τροφῆς καί εὐφροσύνης τάς καρδίας ὑμῶν)

Paul and Barnabas are using one part of these people, their hearts, meaning their desires, to mean their entire beings. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or plain language. Alternate translation: [satisfying you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

τροφῆς καὶ εὐφροσύνης

˱with˲_food (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καίτοι οὐκ ἀμάρτυρον αὐτόν ἀφῆκεν ἀγαθουργῶν οὐρανόθεν ὑμῖν ὑετούς διδούς καί καιρούς καρποφόρους ἐμπιπλῶν τροφῆς καί εὐφροσύνης τάς καρδίας ὑμῶν)

This phrase expresses a single idea by using two words connected with and. The word gladness tells how the food that God provided made these people feel. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this meaning with an equivalent phrase that does not use “and.” Alternate translation: [enjoyable food]