OET interlinear ACTs 28:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

πλείονες

more

Luke is using the adjective more as a noun to mean the larger number of people who came to hear Paul speak. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [more people]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

διαμαρτυρόμενος τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ

testifying (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ταξάμενοι Δέ αὐτῷ ἡμέραν ἦλθον πρός αὐτόν εἰς τήν ξενίαν πλείονες οἷς ἐξετίθετο διαμαρτυρόμενος τήν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ πείθων τέ αὐτούς περί τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἀπό τέ τοῦ νόμου Μωϋσέως καί τῶν προφητῶν ἀπό πρωΐ ἕως ἑσπέρας)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of a kingdom, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [testifying about how God had begun to rule as king]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

ἀπό τε τοῦ νόμου Μωϋσέως, καὶ τῶν προφητῶν

from from (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ταξάμενοι Δέ αὐτῷ ἡμέραν ἦλθον πρός αὐτόν εἰς τήν ξενίαν πλείονες οἷς ἐξετίθετο διαμαρτυρόμενος τήν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ πείθων τέ αὐτούς περί τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἀπό τέ τοῦ νόμου Μωϋσέως καί τῶν προφητῶν ἀπό πρωΐ ἕως ἑσπέρας)

Luke is referring to all of the Hebrew Scriptures by naming two of their major parts. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [from passages throughout the Scriptures]