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OET (OET-LV) But the Paulos:
Is_saying I_am_ not _raving_mad:
most_excellent Faʸstos, but I_am_speaking_out messages of_truth and sobriety.
OET (OET-RV) But Paul said, “I haven’t gone mad, most excellent Festus, but I’m speaking the truth in all seriousness.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives
οὐ μαίνομαι
not ˱I˲_/am/_raving_mad
If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative particle not and the negative adjective insane. Alternate translation: [I am completely sane]
Note 2 topic: writing-politeness
κράτιστε Φῆστε
most_excellent Festus
The expression most excellent was a formal title by which people addressed Roman officials. Your language and culture may have a comparable title that you can use in your translation. See how you translated the similar expression in Acts 23:26. Alternate translation: [Honorable Governor Festus]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession
ἀληθείας καὶ σωφροσύνης ῥήματα
˱of˲_truth and sobriety words
Paul is using the possessive form to describe the character of the words he is speaking. Alternate translation: [words that are true and sane]
OET (OET-LV) But the Paulos:
Is_saying I_am_ not _raving_mad:
most_excellent Faʸstos, but I_am_speaking_out messages of_truth and sobriety.
OET (OET-RV) But Paul said, “I haven’t gone mad, most excellent Festus, but I’m speaking the truth in all seriousness.
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.