OET interlinear ACTs 15:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀνθρώποις παραδεδωκόσι

men /having/_given_over

By men, the letter implicitly means Paul and Barnabas. You can include this information if your readers need it to understand the sentence. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “Those two men have handed over”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

παραδεδωκόσι τὰς ψυχὰς αὐτῶν

/having/_given_over the lives ˱of˲_them

The letter is using the term souls to mean the lives of Paul and Barnabas, by association with the way a living person has a soul. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “having handed over their lives”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

παραδεδωκόσι τὰς ψυχὰς αὐτῶν

/having/_given_over the lives ˱of˲_them

The letter is speaking as if Paul and Barnabas have literally handed over their lives. This means that they have been willing to risk their lives. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “having put their lives at risk”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

for the name ˱of˲_the Lord ˱of˲_us Jesus Christ

This is a figurative expression. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. This could mean: (1) that the name of Jesus represents his person. Alternate translation: “out of loyalty to our Lord Jesus Christ” (2) that the name of Jesus represents his cause in the world. Alternate translation: “for the cause of our Lord Jesus Christ”