OET interlinear ACTs 15:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τινες

some

Luke assumes that his readers will recognize that these were Jews who believed in Jesus. You can include this information if your readers will need it to understand this sentence. Alternate translation: [certain Jews who believed in Jesus]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

κατελθόντες ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας

˓having˒_come_down from ¬the Judea

Luke speaks of these Jews coming down to Antioch because that city is lower in elevation than Judea. Alternate translation: [who had traveled]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐδίδασκον τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς

˓were˒_teaching the brothers

Luke is using the term brothers to mean people who share the same faith. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [were teaching the believers]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐὰν μὴ περιτμηθῆτε

if not ˱you_all˲_˓may_be˒_circumcised

If your language does not use this passive form, you could state this in active form. Alternate translation: [Unless someone circumcises you]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οὐ δύνασθε σωθῆναι

not ˱you_all˲_˓are˒_being_able ˓to_be˒_saved

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. If you need to say who would do the action, it is clear from the context that it would be God. Alternate translation, as in UST: [God will not save you]