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OET (OET-LV) But the Paulos said:
On_one_hand I am a_Youdaiōns a_man, from_Tarsos, of_ the _Kilikia, a_citizen of_an_ not _insignificant city.
On_the_other_hand I_am_beseeching of_you, permit to_me to_speak to the people.
OET (OET-RV) “No, I’m a Jew from Tarsus in Cilica—a citizen of an important city,” said Paul. “But please, let me speak to these people.”
Note 1 topic: translate-names
Ταρσεὺς
Tarsian
The word Tarsian is the name for someone who comes from the city of Tarsus.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes
οὐκ ἀσήμου πόλεως πολίτης
not ˱of˲_/an/_insignificant city /a/_citizen
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: [a very distinguished city]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative
ἐπίτρεψόν μοι
permit ˱to˲_me
This is an imperative, but as Paul’s phrase I ask of you shows, it communicates a polite request rather than a command. Use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [please allow me]
21:37-40 The commander had mistaken Paul for an Egyptian false messiah who had planned to seize power from the Romans around AD 54 (roughly three years earlier; see Josephus, War 2.13.5). Paul corrected the mistake, gained permission to speak to the people, and addressed the crowd in Aramaic, the common language of Judea. He gave a strong statement of his faith in Jesus as the Messiah (Acts 22:1-21).
OET (OET-LV) But the Paulos said:
On_one_hand I am a_Youdaiōns a_man, from_Tarsos, of_ the _Kilikia, a_citizen of_an_ not _insignificant city.
On_the_other_hand I_am_beseeching of_you, permit to_me to_speak to the people.
OET (OET-RV) “No, I’m a Jew from Tarsus in Cilica—a citizen of an important city,” said Paul. “But please, let me speak to these people.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.