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OET (OET-LV) For/Because Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) from ancient generations in_every city the ones proclaiming him, is_having being_read in the synagogues on every day_of_rest.
OET (OET-RV) Moses’ writings have been preached in every city and are read in our meeting halls on every Rest Day.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
Μωϋσῆς γὰρ ἐκ γενεῶν ἀρχαίων κατὰ πόλιν τοὺς κηρύσσοντας αὐτὸν, ἔχει ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς κατὰ πᾶν Σάββατον ἀναγινωσκόμενος
Moses for from generations ancient in_every city the_‹ones› proclaiming him /is/_having in the synagogues on every Sabbath /being/_read
James is saying implicitly that Gentile believers should observe at least the four regulations he has listed because they embody essential aspects of the law of Moses (not worshiping idols, not practicing sexual immorality, and respecting the blood of sacrifices), and the law of Moses is well known because it is read aloud regularly in the Jewish synagogues. If the Gentiles did not observe even these regulations, that would upset Jewish believers and make Jews who were not yet believers more hostile to Christianity. You can include this information if your readers need it to understand what James is saying. UST models one way to do this.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
Μωϋσῆς & ἐκ γενεῶν ἀρχαίων κατὰ πόλιν τοὺς κηρύσσοντας αὐτὸν, ἔχει & ἀναγινωσκόμενος
Moses & from generations ancient in_every city the_‹ones› proclaiming him /is/_having & /being/_read
James is using the name Moses to mean the law associated with Moses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “people have been proclaiming the law of Moses by city from ancient generations; it is read”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ἀναγινωσκόμενος
/being/_read
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. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “People read him” or “People read from the law of Moses”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
κατὰ πόλιν
in_every city
The expression by city means “in every city,” and James implicitly means every city in which there are Jews. You can include this information if your readers need it to understand the sentence. Alternate translation: “in every city in which there are Jews”
15:4-21 The first council of the church met to resolve the dispute concerning Gentiles and circumcision (15:1-2).
OET (OET-LV) For/Because Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) from ancient generations in_every city the ones proclaiming him, is_having being_read in the synagogues on every day_of_rest.
OET (OET-RV) Moses’ writings have been preached in every city and are read in our meeting halls on every Rest Day.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.