OET interlinear ACTs 28:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

ἐγένετο δὲ

˱it˲_became and

Luke is using this phrase to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

τῶν Ἰουδαίων πρώτους

˱of˲_the Jews leaders

Luke is using the adjective first as a noun to mean a particular group of people. Here, first has the sense of most prominent. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “most prominent among the Jews”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί

men brothers

This is an idiomatic form of address. Use a way that is natural in your language to refer to a particular group of people. Alternate translation: “My brothers”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἄνδρες, ἀδελφοί

men brothers

Paul is using the term brothers to mean people who share the same faith. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “My fellow Jews”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τοῖς ἔθεσι τοῖς πατρῴοις

the customs ¬the ancestral

Paul is using the term fathers’ to describe customs that have been passed down among the Jews through the generations. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to the ancestral customs”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῷ λαῷ

˱to˲_the people

By the people, Paul means specifically the Jewish people. Alternate translation: “to the Jewish people”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐγώ & δέσμιος ἐξ Ἱεροσολύμων παρεδόθην

I & /a/_prisoner from Jerusalem /was/_given_over

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 Jewish leaders in Jerusalem delivered me as a prisoner”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὰς χεῖρας

the hands

Here, hands represents the power of someone, in this case the power of an authority to hold an accused person in custody. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the custody”