OET interlinear ACTs 28:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

αὐτὸν μέλλειν πίμπρασθαι, ἢ καταπίπτειν ἄφνω νεκρόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οἱ Δέ προσεδόκων αὐτόν μέλλειν πίμπρασθαι ἤ καταπίπτειν ἄφνω νεκρόν ἐπί πολύ Δέ αὐτῶν προσδοκώντων καί θεωρούντων μηδέν ἄτοπον εἰς αὐτόν γινόμενον μεταβαλόμενοι ἔλεγον αὐτόν εἶναι θεόν)

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: [that the effects of the venom would begin to inflame him or that he would suddenly fall down dead] or [that the effects of the venom would make his body start to swell or that he would suddenly fall down dead]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

μηδὲν ἄτοπον εἰς αὐτὸν γινόμενον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οἱ Δέ προσεδόκων αὐτόν μέλλειν πίμπρασθαι ἤ καταπίπτειν ἄφνω νεκρόν ἐπί πολύ Δέ αὐτῶν προσδοκώντων καί θεωρούντων μηδέν ἄτοπον εἰς αὐτόν γινόμενον μεταβαλόμενοι ἔλεγον αὐτόν εἶναι θεόν)

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 nothing and the negative adjective unusual. Alternate translation: [everything happening to him as usual]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μεταβαλόμενοι

˓having˒_changed_their_minds

Luke is speaking as if the natives of Malta were literally turning themselves around. He means that they came to a different opinion about who Paul was. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use an expression from your own language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [changing their minds]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

ἔλεγον αὐτὸν εἶναι θεόν

˱they˲_˓were˒_saying (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οἱ Δέ προσεδόκων αὐτόν μέλλειν πίμπρασθαι ἤ καταπίπτειν ἄφνω νεκρόν ἐπί πολύ Δέ αὐτῶν προσδοκώντων καί θεωρούντων μηδέν ἄτοπον εἰς αὐτόν γινόμενον μεταβαλόμενοι ἔλεγον αὐτόν εἶναι θεόν)

It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: [they said, “He is a god!”]