OET interlinear ACTs 15:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

μετὰ ταῦτα ἀναστρέψω

after these_‹things› ˱I˲_/will_be/_returning

See the discussion in the General Notes to this chapter about whether to represent this as the beginning of a third-level quotation or a second-level quotation, or whether to use some other punctuation or convention that is available in your language to indicate who the various speakers are in verses 16–18.

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ἀναστρέψω & ἀνοικοδομήσω & ἀνοικοδομήσω

˱I˲_/will_be/_returning & ˱I˲_/will_be/_rebuilding_up & ˱I˲_/will_be/_rebuilding_up

The pronoun I refers to God, who is speaking through the prophet Amos. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “I, God, will return”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀναστρέψω

˱I˲_/will_be/_returning

God is speaking of showing favor to the Israelites once again as if he had gone somewhere else but will now return. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I will show favor to the Israelites once again”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

ἀνοικοδομήσω τὴν σκηνὴν Δαυεὶδ τὴν πεπτωκυῖαν, καὶ τὰ κατεστραμμένα αὐτῆς, ἀνοικοδομήσω καὶ ἀνορθώσω αὐτήν

˱I˲_/will_be/_rebuilding_up the tabernacle ˱I˲_/will_be/_rebuilding_up (Some words not found in SR-GNT: μετὰ ταῦτα ἀναστρέψω καὶ ἀνοικοδομήσω τὴν σκηνὴν Δαυὶδ τὴν πεπτωκυῖαν καὶ τὰ κατεστραμμένα αὐτῆς ἀνοικοδομήσω καὶ ἀνορθώσω αὐτήν)

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and it would be good to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation rather than combining them. However, if the repetition might be confusing, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “I will rebuild the fallen tent of David, yes, I will rebuild its ruins and restore it”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀνοικοδομήσω τὴν σκηνὴν Δαυεὶδ τὴν πεπτωκυῖαν, καὶ τὰ κατεστραμμένα αὐτῆς, ἀνοικοδομήσω καὶ ἀνορθώσω αὐτήν

˱I˲_/will_be/_rebuilding_up the tabernacle ˱I˲_/will_be/_rebuilding_up (Some words not found in SR-GNT: μετὰ ταῦτα ἀναστρέψω καὶ ἀνοικοδομήσω τὴν σκηνὴν Δαυὶδ τὴν πεπτωκυῖαν καὶ τὰ κατεστραμμένα αὐτῆς ἀνοικοδομήσω καὶ ἀνορθώσω αὐτήν)

God is speaking of the royal dynasty of David as if it were a tent that had fallen down. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I will restore the dynasty of David, which is no longer ruling over the people of Israel, yes, I will make one of David’s descendants king again and restore his dynasty”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τὴν σκηνὴν Δαυεὶδ τὴν πεπτωκυῖαν

the tabernacle which (Some words not found in SR-GNT: μετὰ ταῦτα ἀναστρέψω καὶ ἀνοικοδομήσω τὴν σκηνὴν Δαυὶδ τὴν πεπτωκυῖαν καὶ τὰ κατεστραμμένα αὐτῆς ἀνοικοδομήσω καὶ ἀνορθώσω αὐτήν)

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: “the tent of David that has fallen”