OET interlinear ACTs 21:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

ἄρας τὴν ζώνην τοῦ Παύλου, δήσας ἑαυτοῦ τοὺς πόδας καὶ τὰς χεῖρας

˓having˒_taken_up (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἐλθών πρός ἡμάς καί ἄρας τήν ζώνην τοῦ Παύλου δήσας ἑαυτοῦ τούς πόδας καί τάς χεῖρας εἶπεν τάδε λέγει Τό Πνεῦμα τό Ἅγιον Τόν ἄνδρα οὗ ἐστίν ἡ ζώνη αὕτη οὕτως δήσουσιν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καί παραδώσουσιν εἰς χεῖρας ἐθνῶν)

Agabus bound his own feet and hands with Paul’s belt as a symbolic action to illustrate the prophecy he was delivering. If this would not be clear to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: [having taken the belt of Paul and bound his own feet and hands to illustrate the prophecy he was delivering]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

τάδε λέγει τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, τὸν ἄνδρα οὗ ἐστιν ἡ ζώνη αὕτη, οὕτως δήσουσιν ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, καὶ παραδώσουσιν εἰς χεῖρας ἐθνῶν

these_‹things› ˓is˒_saying (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ἐλθών πρός ἡμάς καί ἄρας τήν ζώνην τοῦ Παύλου δήσας ἑαυτοῦ τούς πόδας καί τάς χεῖρας εἶπεν τάδε λέγει Τό Πνεῦμα τό Ἅγιον Τόν ἄνδρα οὗ ἐστίν ἡ ζώνη αὕτη οὕτως δήσουσιν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καί παραδώσουσιν εἰς χεῖρας ἐθνῶν)

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [The Holy Spirit says that in this way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and that they will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι

the Jews

Agabus is using the name of a whole group, the Jews, to refer to one part of that group, its leaders. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that plainly. Alternate translation: [the leaders of the Jews]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

εἰς χεῖρας ἐθνῶν

into ˓the˒_hands ˱of˲_˓the˒_pagans

Here, hands represents the power of someone, in this case the power of an authority to hold an accused person in custody. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [into the custody of the Gentiles]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

ἐθνῶν

˱of˲_˓the˒_pagans

Agabus is using the name of a whole group, the Gentiles, to refer to one part of that group, its members who are in authority. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that plainly. Alternate translation: [of the Gentile authorities]