OET interlinear ACTs 21:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κατηχήθησαν & περὶ σοῦ

˱they˲_/were/_instructed & concerning you

James and the elders mean implicitly that people have been told this about Paul even though it is not true. You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “even though it is not true, they have been told about you”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

κατηχήθησαν

˱they˲_/were/_instructed

If your language does not use this passive form, you could state this in active form. Alternate translation: “people have told them”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἀποστασίαν & ἀπὸ Μωϋσέως

apostasy & from Moses

James and the elders are referring to the Jewish law by association with Moses, through whom God gave the law. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “apostasy from the law of Moses”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἀποστασίαν & ἀπὸ Μωϋσέως

apostasy & from Moses

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of apostasy, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “not to obey the law of Moses”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μηδὲ τοῖς ἔθεσιν περιπατεῖν

nor ˱in˲_the customs /to_be/_walking

James and the elders are speaking as if the Jewish customs were a path that people walked on. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “nor to observe the customs”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μηδὲ τοῖς ἔθεσιν περιπατεῖν

nor ˱in˲_the customs /to_be/_walking

By the customs, James and the elders implicitly mean the customs that Jews ordinarily observe. You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “nor to observe our Jewish customs”