OET interlinear ACTs 21:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἁγνίσθητι σὺν αὐτοῖς

/be/_purified with them

James and the elders assume that Paul will know that in order to make an offering at the end of the time of their vows, these men will need to be made ceremonially clean so that they can go into the temple area. You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “be purified with them so that you can all go to the temple area together”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἁγνίσθητι

/be/_purified

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: “participate in a purification ceremony”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

δαπάνησον ἐπ’ αὐτοῖς

spend for them

James and the elders assume that Paul will know that the expenses at the end of a vow included buying a male and female lamb, a ram, grain, and wine for offerings. They also assume that Paul will know that the Jews considered paying such expenses for those who could not afford them to be an act of great piety. Alternate translation: “piously help them buy the animals and foods they will need for offerings”

Note 4 topic: translate-symaction

ἵνα ξυρήσονται τὴν κεφαλήν

in_order_that ˱they˲_/will_be/_shaving his head

The men would cut the hair off their heads to show that he had fulfilled the vows that they had made to God. If this would not be clear to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. See how you translated it in 18:18.

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

ἵνα ξυρήσονται τὴν κεφαλήν

in_order_that ˱they˲_/will_be/_shaving his head

Even though James and the elders are using the future tense, they are actually stating the purpose for which Paul would be purified with these four men and pay their expenses. Use a natural way in your language for expressing a purpose. Alternate translation: “so that they may shear their heads” or “so that they will be able to shear their heads to show that they have fulfilled their vows”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὧν κατήχηνται περὶ σοῦ οὐδέν ἐστιν

˱of˲_which ˱they˲_/have_been/_instructed about you nothing is

The expression there is nothing in these things means that they are not true. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the things they have been told about you are not true”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

κατήχηνται περὶ σοῦ

˱they˲_/have_been/_instructed about you

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: “people have told them about you”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

καὶ αὐτὸς, φυλάσσων τὸν νόμον

and and also yourself keeping the law

James and the elders are using the word yourself for emphasis. Use a way that is natural in your language to indicate this emphasis. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “You too observe the law very carefully”