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OET (OET-LV) to_be_seeking the god, if perhaps surely they_might_grope for_him and might_find him, also surely being not far from one each of_us.
OET (OET-RV) He made them so that they would try to discover God, and if they did search for him they might find him as he’s not far from any one of us
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ζητεῖν τὸν Θεὸν
/to_be/_seeking ¬the God
Paul means implicitly that God did the things he described in the previous verse, giving the nations of humanity particular times to live in particular places, so that they would seek him. You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “God did this so that people would seek him”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ψηλαφήσειαν αὐτὸν καὶ εὕροιεν
˱they˲_/might/_grope ˱for˲_him and /might/_find_‹him›
Paul is speaking as if people could feel around for God and find him that way. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “they might sincerely try to know God and come to know him”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes
οὐ μακρὰν ἀπὸ
not far from
Paul is using a figure of speech that expresses a positive meaning by using a negative word together with a word that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “close to”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive
ἡμῶν
˱of˲_us
Paul is using the pronoun us to refer to himself and his listeners, so use the inclusive form of that word if your language marks that distinction.
17:16-34 In this chapter, we see Paul presented as a model witness for Christ, engaging the thinkers of his day and challenging them with the Christian message. Paul quoted writers his audience would be familiar with and showed the relevance of the gospel by dialoguing with them, critiquing their assumptions, and offering Jesus as a constructive alternative (see Col 1:28). Paul reminded these proud intellectuals that there is a living God to whom all human beings are answerable; that they will be judged by him through Jesus, whom God raised from the dead; and that they should therefore repent and put their faith in Jesus.
OET (OET-LV) to_be_seeking the god, if perhaps surely they_might_grope for_him and might_find him, also surely being not far from one each of_us.
OET (OET-RV) He made them so that they would try to discover God, and if they did search for him they might find him as he’s not far from any one of us
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.