OET interlinear ACTs 16:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

σεισμὸς ἐγένετο μέγας, ὥστε σαλευθῆναι τὰ θεμέλια τοῦ δεσμωτηρίου

/an/_earthquake became great so_that /to_be/_shaken the foundations ˱of˲_the prison

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: “a severe earthquake shook the foundations of the prison”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

σαλευθῆναι τὰ θεμέλια τοῦ δεσμωτηρίου

/to_be/_shaken the foundations ˱of˲_the prison

Luke is using one part of the prison, its foundations, to refer to the entire prison in the state of being shaken. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “a shaking that began in the prison’s foundations shook the entire prison”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἠνεῴχθησαν & αἱ θύραι πᾶσαι

/were/_opened_up & the doors all

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: “all the doors opened”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

πάντων τὰ δεσμὰ ἀνέθη

˱of˲_all the bonds /was/_unfastened

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: “the chains of all came loose”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πάντων

˱of˲_all

Luke assumes that his readers will know that by all he means all the prisoners. You can include this information if your readers need it to understand this sentence. Alternate translation: “all the prisoners”