OET interlinear ACTs 15:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

κατάλοιποι τῶν ἀνθρώπων

remnant ˱of˲_the people

Although the term men is masculine, God is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. You may wish to indicate this in your translation. Alternate translation: [the remnant of humanity]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

ἂν ἐκζητήσωσιν & τὸν Κύριον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅπως ἄν ἐκζητήσωσιν οἱ κατάλοιποι τῶν ἀνθρώπων τόν Κύριον καί παντᾶ τά ἔθνη ἐφʼ οὕς ἐπικέκληται τό ὄνομα μού ἐπʼ αὐτούς λέγει Κύριος ποιῶν ταῦτα)

God is speaking about himself in the third person. Alternate translation: [may seek me, the Lord]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἂν ἐκζητήσωσιν & τὸν Κύριον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅπως ἄν ἐκζητήσωσιν οἱ κατάλοιποι τῶν ἀνθρώπων τόν Κύριον καί παντᾶ τά ἔθνη ἐφʼ οὕς ἐπικέκληται τό ὄνομα μού ἐπʼ αὐτούς λέγει Κύριος ποιῶν ταῦτα)

God is speaking as if the Gentiles would literally seek or look for him. The expression means that the Gentiles will begin to worship God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [may begin to worship the Lord]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

ἐφ’ οὓς ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐπ’ αὐτούς

on (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅπως ἄν ἐκζητήσωσιν οἱ κατάλοιποι τῶν ἀνθρώπων τόν Κύριον καί παντᾶ τά ἔθνη ἐφʼ οὕς ἐπικέκληται τό ὄνομα μού ἐπʼ αὐτούς λέγει Κύριος ποιῶν ταῦτα)

It might seem that this phrase contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in your language. If so, you could shorten it. Alternate translation: [upon whom my name has been called]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐφ’ οὓς ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐπ’ αὐτούς

on (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅπως ἄν ἐκζητήσωσιν οἱ κατάλοιποι τῶν ἀνθρώπων τόν Κύριον καί παντᾶ τά ἔθνη ἐφʼ οὕς ἐπικέκληται τό ὄνομα μού ἐπʼ αὐτούς λέγει Κύριος ποιῶν ταῦτα)

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: [whom I have called by my name]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐφ’ οὓς ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐπ’ αὐτούς

on (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅπως ἄν ἐκζητήσωσιν οἱ κατάλοιποι τῶν ἀνθρώπων τόν Κύριον καί παντᾶ τά ἔθνη ἐφʼ οὕς ἐπικέκληται τό ὄνομα μού ἐπʼ αὐτούς λέγει Κύριος ποιῶν ταῦτα)

See how you translated the similar expression in 15:14. (1) Alternate translation: [who will belong to me]; (2) Alternate translation: [who will worship me]