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OET (OET-LV) to whom I_answered that it_is not the_custom with_Ɽōmaios to_be_granting any person before or/than the one being_accused, might_be_having to face the accusers and the_place of_defense might_take concerning the indictment.
OET (OET-RV) I told them that it’s not the Roman way to convict someone until they’ve been able to face their accusers and make their defence against the accusations.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ὁ κατηγορούμενος
the_‹one› /being/_accused
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: “the one against whom people are making accusations”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
κατὰ πρόσωπον ἔχοι τοὺς κατηγόρους
to face /might_be/_having the accusers
Here, the word face represents the presence of a person by association with the way people can see the face of someone who is present. Your language may have a similar expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: “may meet face to face with the accusers”
25:16 It was a fundamental principle: Roman law did not convict people without a trial. They must be given an opportunity to confront their accusers and defend themselves (cp. 19:38-39). This put Roman judicial procedure in a favorable light for readers of Acts.
OET (OET-LV) to whom I_answered that it_is not the_custom with_Ɽōmaios to_be_granting any person before or/than the one being_accused, might_be_having to face the accusers and the_place of_defense might_take concerning the indictment.
OET (OET-RV) I told them that it’s not the Roman way to convict someone until they’ve been able to face their accusers and make their defence against the accusations.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.