OET interlinear ACTs 2:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

καὶ ἔσται ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις, λέγει ὁ Θεός, ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Πνεύματός μου ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔσται ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις λέγει ὁ Θεός Ἐκχεῶ ἀπό τοῦ Πνεύματος μού ἐπί πασᾶν σάρκα καί προφητεύσουσιν οἱ υἱοί ὑμῶν καί αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν καί οἱ νεανίσκοι ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται καί οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνυπνίοις ἐνυπνιασθήσονται)

The material in 2:17–21 contains a quotation within a quotation within a quotation. Luke is quoting Peter, Peter is quoting Joel, and Joel is quoting God. You could avoid having a third-level quotation by moving the phrase God says to before the quotation from Joel. (The phrase itself does not occur in the passage from Joel that Peter quotes. It appears to be something that Peter supplies within the quotation to show that God is the speaker. Since that is the case, putting it before the quotation would not change the actual biblical text.) Alternate translation: [God said, “And it will be in the last days, I will pour out from my Spirit on all flesh]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

καὶ ἔσται ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις, λέγει ὁ Θεός, ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Πνεύματός μου ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔσται ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις λέγει ὁ Θεός Ἐκχεῶ ἀπό τοῦ Πνεύματος μού ἐπί πασᾶν σάρκα καί προφητεύσουσιν οἱ υἱοί ὑμῶν καί αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν καί οἱ νεανίσκοι ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται καί οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνυπνίοις ἐνυπνιασθήσονται)

You could also avoid having a second-level quotation by turning the direct quotation into an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: [God said that in the last days he would pour out his Spirit on all flesh]

καὶ ἔσται

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔσται ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις λέγει ὁ Θεός Ἐκχεῶ ἀπό τοῦ Πνεύματος μού ἐπί πασᾶν σάρκα καί προφητεύσουσιν οἱ υἱοί ὑμῶν καί αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν καί οἱ νεανίσκοι ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται καί οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνυπνίοις ἐνυπνιασθήσονται)

Alternate translation: [This is what will happen] or [This is what I will do]

ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις

the last days

See the discussion of this phrase in the introduction to this chapter, which recommends not interpreting or explaining it, but representing it simply as ULT does.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Πνεύματός μου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔσται ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις λέγει ὁ Θεός Ἐκχεῶ ἀπό τοῦ Πνεύματος μού ἐπί πασᾶν σάρκα καί προφητεύσουσιν οἱ υἱοί ὑμῶν καί αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν καί οἱ νεανίσκοι ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται καί οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνυπνίοις ἐνυπνιασθήσονται)

God says that he will pour out his Spirit, as if the Spirit were a liquid, to mean that he will give the Spirit generously and abundantly. Alternate translation: [I will lavish my Spirit]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔσται ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις λέγει ὁ Θεός Ἐκχεῶ ἀπό τοῦ Πνεύματος μού ἐπί πασᾶν σάρκα καί προφητεύσουσιν οἱ υἱοί ὑμῶν καί αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν καί οἱ νεανίσκοι ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται καί οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνυπνίοις ἐνυπνιασθήσονται)

God refers to flesh to mean people by association with the way that people are made of flesh. Alternate translation: [to all people]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

καὶ προφητεύσουσιν οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν, καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν; καὶ οἱ νεανίσκοι ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται, καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνυπνίοις ἐνυπνιασθήσονται

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔσται ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις λέγει ὁ Θεός Ἐκχεῶ ἀπό τοῦ Πνεύματος μού ἐπί πασᾶν σάρκα καί προφητεύσουσιν οἱ υἱοί ὑμῶν καί αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν καί οἱ νεανίσκοι ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται καί οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνυπνίοις ἐνυπνιασθήσονται)

If you have decided to turn Peter’s quotation from Joel into an indirect quotation in order to avoid having a second-level quotation, also do that here in the rest of the verse. It may be helpful to make this a new sentence. Alternate translation: [God said that our sons and our daughters would prophesy and our young men would see visions and our old men would dream dreams]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

(All occurrences) ὑμῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἔσται ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις λέγει ὁ Θεός Ἐκχεῶ ἀπό τοῦ Πνεύματος μού ἐπί πασᾶν σάρκα καί προφητεύσουσιν οἱ υἱοί ὑμῶν καί αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν καί οἱ νεανίσκοι ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται καί οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνυπνίοις ἐνυπνιασθήσονται)

If you turn the direct quotation into an indirect quotation and translate these instances of your as “our,” use the inclusive form of the word “our” in each instance if your language marks that distinction, since Joel would be referring to himself and his listeners.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

οἱ νεανίσκοι & οἱ πρεσβύτεροι

the the young_men & the elders

God speaks separately of sons and daughters in this verse and of “male servants” and “female servants” in the next verse. But here the contrast is between young and old. So the word men could have a generic sense that includes both men and women. Alternate translation: [young people … old people]