OET interlinear ACTs 15:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οἱ & ἀπολυθέντες, κατῆλθον

they & ˓having_been˒_sent_away came_down

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: [once the apostles and elders had dismissed them, they came down]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / pronouns

οἱ

they

The pronoun they refers to Paul, Barnabas, Judas, and Silas. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [Paul, Barnabas, Judas, and Silas]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

κατῆλθον

came_down

Luke says that these four men came down to Antioch because that city is lower in elevation than Judea. Alternate translation: [traveled]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / go

κατῆλθον

came_down

You may wish to retain the idiom for travel to a lower elevation, and if so, your language might say “went” instead of came. Alternate translation: [went down]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸ πλῆθος

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οἱ μέν Οὖν ἀπολυθέντες κατῆλθον εἰς Ἀντιοχείαν καί συναγαγόντες τό πλῆθος ἐπέδωκαν τήν ἐπιστολήν)

Luke assumes that his readers will know that by the crowd, he means the people of the church in Antioch. You can include this information if your readers need it to understand this sentence. Alternate translation: [the people of the church in Antioch]