OET interlinear ACTs 15:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

στάσεως καὶ ζητήσεως οὐκ ὀλίγης

dissension (Some words not found in SR-GNT: γενομένης Δέ στάσεως καί ζητήσεως οὐκ ὀλίγης τῷ Παύλῳ καί τῷ Βαρναβᾷ πρός αὐτούς ἔταξαν ἀναβαίνειν Παῦλον καί Βαρναβᾶν καί τινάς ἄλλους ἐξ αὐτῶν πρός τούς ἀποστόλους καί πρεσβυτέρους εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ περί τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου)

Luke is using a figure of speech that expresses a positive meaning by using a negative word, not, together with a word, little, that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could states the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a great dispute and debate]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

στάσεως καὶ ζητήσεως

dissension (Some words not found in SR-GNT: γενομένης Δέ στάσεως καί ζητήσεως οὐκ ὀλίγης τῷ Παύλῳ καί τῷ Βαρναβᾷ πρός αὐτούς ἔταξαν ἀναβαίνειν Παῦλον καί Βαρναβᾶν καί τινάς ἄλλους ἐξ αὐτῶν πρός τούς ἀποστόλους καί πρεσβυτέρους εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ περί τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου)

The terms dispute and debate mean similar things. Luke may be using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single word or phrase. Alternate translation: [controversy]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

πρὸς αὐτοὺς & ἔταξαν & ἐξ αὐτῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: γενομένης Δέ στάσεως καί ζητήσεως οὐκ ὀλίγης τῷ Παύλῳ καί τῷ Βαρναβᾷ πρός αὐτούς ἔταξαν ἀναβαίνειν Παῦλον καί Βαρναβᾶν καί τινάς ἄλλους ἐξ αὐτῶν πρός τούς ἀποστόλους καί πρεσβυτέρους εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ περί τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου)

The first instance of the pronoun them refers to the Jewish believers from Judea, and the pronoun they and the second instance of the pronoun them refers to the believers in the church in Antioch. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [with the Jewish believers from Judea … the believers in Antioch appointed … from the church there]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀναβαίνειν & εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ

˓to_be˒_going_up & in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: γενομένης Δέ στάσεως καί ζητήσεως οὐκ ὀλίγης τῷ Παύλῳ καί τῷ Βαρναβᾷ πρός αὐτούς ἔταξαν ἀναβαίνειν Παῦλον καί Βαρναβᾶν καί τινάς ἄλλους ἐξ αὐτῶν πρός τούς ἀποστόλους καί πρεσβυτέρους εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ περί τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου)

Luke says to go up because that was the customary way of speaking about traveling to Jerusalem, since that city is up on a mountain.. Use a natural way in your language of referring to traveling to a higher elevation.