OET interlinear ACTs 16:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐξῆλθεν ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς ἐργασίας αὐτῶν

going_out the hope ˱of˲_the business ˱of˲_them

The implication is that the masters could no longer profit from the woman because she could no longer tell fortunes. You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “their hope of profit had gone because their young female slave could no longer tell fortunes”

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

εἰς τὴν ἀγορὰν

into the marketplace

The marketplace was a public area for business where the buying and selling of goods and services took place. If you have a term in your language for such an area, you could use it in your translation. Alternate translation: “into the public square”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐπὶ τοὺς ἄρχοντας

before the rulers

The implication is that the masters of the young female slave brought Paul and Silas to the rulers in order to charge them with a crime and have them punished. You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “to the rulers so that they would judge and punish them”