OET interlinear ACTs 22:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν προεχειρίσατό σε γνῶναι τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἰδεῖν τὸν Δίκαιον, καὶ ἀκοῦσαι φωνὴν ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ

he and said the God ˱of˲_the fathers ˱of˲_us appointed you /to/_know the will ˱of˲_him and /to/_see the Righteous_‹One› and /to/_hear /the/_voice out_of the mouth ˱of˲_him

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “And he told me that the God of our fathers had appointed me to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear the voice from his mouth”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τῶν πατέρων

˱of˲_the fathers

Paul is using the term fathers to mean “ancestors.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “our ancestors”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τὸν Δίκαιον

the Righteous_‹One›

Ananias is using the adjective Righteous as a noun to mean a particular person who is righteous. ULT adds the word one to show that. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “the One who is righteous”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸν Δίκαιον

the Righteous_‹One›

Ananias is referring to the Messiah by association with the way the Messiah was Righteous. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the Messiah”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

φωνὴν ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ

/the/_voice out_of the mouth ˱of˲_him

It might seem that the expression the voice from his own mouth contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in your language. If so, you could shorten it. Alternate translation: “his own voice”