OET interlinear ACTs 4:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

παρέστησαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες συνήχθησαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ κατὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ κατὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παρέστησαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καί οἱ ἄρχοντες συνήχθησαν ἐπί τό αὐτό κατά τοῦ Κυρίου καί κατά τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ)

This is the rest of the quotation from Psalm 2 that the believers started in 4:25. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [David said that the kings of the earth had taken their stand and the rulers had gathered to the same against the Lord and against his Christ]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

παρέστησαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες συνήχθησαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παρέστησαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καί οἱ ἄρχοντες συνήχθησαν ἐπί τό αὐτό κατά τοῦ Κυρίου καί κατά τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ)

In keeping with the conventions of Hebrew poetry, these two phrases mean basically the same thing. If the repetition might be confusing for your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [The kings of the earth took their stand, yes, the rulers were gathered to the same]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

παρέστησαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παρέστησαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καί οἱ ἄρχοντες συνήχθησαν ἐπί τό αὐτό κατά τοῦ Κυρίου καί κατά τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ)

The expression took their stand describes an army lining up for battle. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [The kings of the earth lined up their troops for battle] or [The kings of the earth formed their battle lines]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οἱ ἄρχοντες συνήχθησαν

the the rulers ˓were˒_gathered_together

If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this with an active form. Alternate translation: [the rulers gathered]

ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Παρέστησαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καί οἱ ἄρχοντες συνήχθησαν ἐπί τό αὐτό κατά τοῦ Κυρίου καί κατά τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ)

See the discussion of this phrase in Part 3 of the Introduction to Acts. Here it could mean “by agreement” or “in the same place.” You could use either phrase as an alternate translation.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῦ Κυρίου & τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ

the Lord & the Messiah ˱of˲_him

Here the word Lord refers to God and the word Christ refers to the Messiah. Alternate translation: [God the Lord … his Messiah]