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OET (OET-LV) And while they_were_passing_through the cities, they_were_giving_over to_them the decrees to_be_keeping which having_been_judged by of_the ambassadors and elders which in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim).
OET (OET-RV) As they passed through various towns, they explained the decision of the missionaries and elders in Yerushalem about which commands they must adhere to.
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
διεπορεύοντο & παρεδίδοσαν αὐτοῖς
˱they˲_/were/_passing_through & ˱they˲_/were/_giving_over ˱to˲_them
The pronoun they refers to Paul, Silas, and Timothy, and the pronoun them refers to the believers in the cities they were visiting. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “Paul, Silas, and Timothy were going … they were delivering to the believers in those cities”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
αὐτοῖς φυλάσσειν
˱to˲_them /to_be/_keeping
Luke is writing in a compact way. You can explain his meaning more fully if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “to the believers the decrees that had been decided by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, and they were instructing the believers to keep”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
τὰ κεκριμένα ὑπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ πρεσβυτέρων τῶν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις
the ¬which /having_been/_judged by ˱of˲_the ambassadors and elders ¬which in Jerusalem
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: “that the apostles and elders in Jerusalem had decided”
16:4-5 Paul and Silas faithfully communicated the decisions of the Jerusalem council. The wisdom of the decision was indicated as the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew larger every day (cp. 2:41; 4:4; 5:14; 6:1; 9:31; 21:20).
OET (OET-LV) And while they_were_passing_through the cities, they_were_giving_over to_them the decrees to_be_keeping which having_been_judged by of_the ambassadors and elders which in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim).
OET (OET-RV) As they passed through various towns, they explained the decision of the missionaries and elders in Yerushalem about which commands they must adhere to.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.