OET interlinear ACTs 2:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐπλήσθησαν πάντες Πνεύματος Ἁγίου

˱they˲_˓were˒_filled all ˱with˲_˓the˒_Spirit Holy

If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this with an active form. Alternate translation: [the Holy Spirit filled them all]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐπλήσθησαν πάντες Πνεύματος Ἁγίου

˱they˲_˓were˒_filled all ˱with˲_˓the˒_Spirit Holy

Luke is speaking as if the believers were containers that the Holy Spirit filled. Alternate translation: [they were all inspired by the Holy Spirit] or [the Holy Spirit inspired them all]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

ἤρξαντο λαλεῖν ἑτέραις γλώσσαις

˱they˲_began ˓to_be˒_speaking ˱with˲_other tongues

Luke is using the word began to indicate that the disciples had been doing something else (speaking in their own languages) but then began to do something new when the Holy Spirit filled them. It might not be necessary to translate the word began, since it may seem to convey redundant information that would be not be natural to express in your language. Alternate translation: [they spoke in other languages]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἤρξαντο λαλεῖν ἑτέραις γλώσσαις

˱they˲_began ˓to_be˒_speaking ˱with˲_other tongues

The implication, as 2:6–11 makes clear, is that the disciples were speaking languages that they did not know. Alternate translation: [they began to speak in languages that they did not know]

καθὼς τὸ Πνεῦμα ἐδίδου ἀποφθέγγεσθαι αὐτοῖς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐπλήσθησαν πάντες Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καί ἤρξαντο λαλεῖν ἑτέραις γλώσσαις καθώς τό Πνεῦμα ἐδίδου ἀποφθέγγεσθαι αὐτοῖς)

Here, giving has the sense of enabling. Alternate translation: [as the Spirit was enabling them to speak out]

καθὼς τὸ Πνεῦμα ἐδίδου ἀποφθέγγεσθαι αὐτοῖς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐπλήσθησαν πάντες Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καί ἤρξαντο λαλεῖν ἑτέραις γλώσσαις καθώς τό Πνεῦμα ἐδίδου ἀποφθέγγεσθαι αὐτοῖς)

The word translated as to speak out means to speak clearly and articulately. To express this meaning, it may be helpful to make this a separate sentence. Alternate translation: [The Spirit was enabling them to speak these languages clearly and articulately]