OET interlinear ACTs 22:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

εἶπέν μοι, Σαοὺλ, ἀδελφέ, ἀνάβλεψον

˱he˲_said ˱to˲_me Saul brother receive_sight

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “addressed me as a brother and told me to look up”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

Σαοὺλ, ἀδελφέ

Saul brother

Ananias was using the word brother as a title for Saul. The two men were not actual brothers. This could mean: (1) that Ananias was already addressing Saul as someone who shared the same faith. Alternate translation: “Saul, my fellow believer” (2) that Ananias is addressing Saul as a fellow Israelite, as the word “brother” is used in 3:17 and many other places in this book. Alternate translation: “Saul, my fellow Israelite”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

ἀνάβλεψον

receive_sight

In one sense, this was not a command that Paul was capable of obeying, since he could not see. Instead, it was a command that directly caused him to be healed, if he would look up as if he could see. Alternate translation: “if you look up, you will be able to see” or see next note for another possibility.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀνάβλεψον

receive_sight

The expression look up can also mean “see again,” that is, to have one’s sight restored. If this is the meaning, then Ananias was telling Paul what Jesus was going to do for him. Alternate translation: “Jesus is restoring your sight”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ

˱to˲_same the hour

In the ancient world, an hour was the shortest time span that people envisioned. In this context, the term does not mean a literal hour of 60 minutes, but it means the shortest time imaginable. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “right at that instant”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κἀγὼ & ἀνέβλεψα εἰς αὐτόν

and_I & looked_up on him

Paul means implicitly that when he looked up at Ananias, he was able to see him clearly. You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “And … when I looked up at him, I could see him” or see next note for another possibility.