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OET (OET-LV) But speaking_against of_the Youdaiōns, I_was_compelled to_appeal to_Kaisar, not as having anything to_be_accusing against_the nation of_me.
OET (OET-RV) But in defending myself against the Jews there, I felt compelled to appeal to Caesar, although I myself had no complaint against the Jews.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
τῶν Ἰουδαίων
˱of˲_the Jews
Paul is using the name of a whole group, the Jews, to refer to some members of that group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ἠναγκάσθην
˱I˲_/was/_compelled
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: “my concern for my safety forced me”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
τοῦ ἔθνους μου
˱against˲_the nation ˱of˲_me
Paul is referring by association to the people of the Jewish nation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the Jewish people”
28:17-20 Conscious that the Good News was to be presented to the Jews first (13:46; Rom 1:16) and concerned that the false charges against him might already have reached Rome, Paul summoned the local Jewish leaders and gave an account of his life and work. He insisted that he was guilty of no criminal offense, but strong Jewish opposition had made it necessary for him to appeal to the emperor. Paul had nothing against his own people; rather, he wanted to explain his great conviction that the Messiah they had been expecting had already come in the person of Jesus of Nazareth.
OET (OET-LV) But speaking_against of_the Youdaiōns, I_was_compelled to_appeal to_Kaisar, not as having anything to_be_accusing against_the nation of_me.
OET (OET-RV) But in defending myself against the Jews there, I felt compelled to appeal to Caesar, although I myself had no complaint against the Jews.
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.