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OET (OET-LV) On_the_other_hand if you_all_are_seeking_after anything concerning others, it_will_be_being_settled in the lawful assembly.
OET (OET-RV) But for the rest of you, if you have a grievance against others, it needs to be settled in a lawful assembly
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
εἰ δέ τι περὶ ἑτέρων ἐπιζητεῖτε
if on_the_other_hand anything concerning others ˱you_all˲_/are/_seeking_after
The word seek does not mean that Demetrius and his colleagues would be searching for something. The city clerk is speaking. Alternate translation: “But if you have other matters to discuss”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ἐν τῇ ἐννόμῳ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐπιλυθήσεται
in the lawful assembly ˱it˲_/will_be_being/_settled
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 regular assembly will settle it”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / declarative
ἐν τῇ ἐννόμῳ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐπιλυθήσεται
in the lawful assembly ˱it˲_/will_be_being/_settled
The city clerk may be using a future statement to give an command. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural form for giving a command. Alternate translation: “you must settle it in the regular assembly”
Note 4 topic: translate-unknown
τῇ ἐννόμῳ ἐκκλησίᾳ
the lawful assembly
This regular assembly refers to a public gathering of citizens over which the county clerk presided. In your translation, you could use a term for a comparable deliberative body in your culture. Alternate translation: “the town meeting”
19:23-41 The patron deity of Ephesus was the Greek goddess Artemis. Her birthplace was believed to be Ephesus, so Ephesus was the official guardian of the temple. Twice annually, elaborate festivals were held in her honor with athletic, musical, and theatrical celebrations that included singing Great is Artemis of the Ephesians! The temple of Artemis at Ephesus was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Conversions to Christianity clearly damaged the worship of Artemis and the associated economic activity, but it became clear that Paul and his associates had committed no crime.
OET (OET-LV) On_the_other_hand if you_all_are_seeking_after anything concerning others, it_will_be_being_settled in the lawful assembly.
OET (OET-RV) But for the rest of you, if you have a grievance against others, it needs to be settled in a lawful assembly
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.