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OET (OET-LV) saying:
What we_may_do to_ the these _men?
For/Because indeed that has_become a_known sign through them, to_all the ones dwelling_in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) is manifest, and we_are_ not _being_able to_be_disowning it.
OET (OET-RV) “What should we do with these fellows? By now everyone in Yerushalem has heard about the miracle they did, and we have no way to rebuff it.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
τί ποιήσωμεν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τούτοις?
what ˱we˲_/may/_do ¬the ˱to˲_men these
This could mean: (1) the Jewish leaders were using the question form to express their frustration because they realize that they cannot punish Peter and John. As 4:21 indicates explicitly, and as the leaders suggest here, they are afraid of how the people might respond if they do. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [It is very difficult to know what we should do to these men!] (2) the leaders were asking one another a genuine question, because ultimately they do decide to do something to Peter and John. They warn them not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus, with an implied threat of punishment if they do. In that case it would be accurate to translate this as a question.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
πᾶσιν τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν Ἰερουσαλὴμ
˱to˲_all the_‹ones› dwelling_in Jerusalem
This is a generalization that the leaders are making to emphasize how widely the news of the healing has spread. Alternate translation: [people who live throughout Jerusalem]
γνωστὸν σημεῖον
/a/_known sign
Here the word sign has the same sense that it has in the phrase “wonders and signs” in 2:22 and 2:43. It means a miracle. Alternate translation: [a remarkable miracle]
4:1-22 Persecution was a common experience of God’s people throughout the Bible. God’s servants often faced hostility and opposition (Deut 30:7; 1 Kgs 18:13; Neh 4:1-3; Jer 37–38; Matt 23:34-37; Luke 11:49-51; 1 Thes 2:14-15). Jesus himself was persecuted (Luke 4:29; John 5:16), and he told his disciples to expect the same kind of treatment (Matt 10:23; 24:9; Mark 13:9; Luke 21:12; John 16:2), but he promised that the Holy Spirit would provide strength (Acts 1:8; Luke 12:11-12; 21:15). Acts records frequent times of persecution (Acts 4:3; 5:17-41; 7:54–8:3; 9:1-2; 11:19; 12:2; 13:50; 14:19; 16:19-24), but Acts also reiterates that the Holy Spirit empowers disciples to bear witness in such circumstances (2:44; 4:8-13; 6:10; 7:55). The boldness of Peter and John before the hostile high council exemplifies facing persecution with courage and power (4:20).
OET (OET-LV) saying:
What we_may_do to_ the these _men?
For/Because indeed that has_become a_known sign through them, to_all the ones dwelling_in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) is manifest, and we_are_ not _being_able to_be_disowning it.
OET (OET-RV) “What should we do with these fellows? By now everyone in Yerushalem has heard about the miracle they did, and we have no way to rebuff it.
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.