OET interlinear ACTs 5:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν

˱of˲_the fathers ˱of˲_us

Peter is using the term fathers to mean “ancestors.” Alternate translation: [of our ancestors]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν

˱of˲_the fathers ˱of˲_us

Although the term fathers is masculine, Peter is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If you retain the metaphor in your translation, you could state “of our fathers and mothers” to indicate this.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἤγειρεν Ἰησοῦν

raised Jesus

As in 2:24, the idiom raised up means that God made Jesus alive again after he died. Alternate translation: [brought Jesus back to life]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / you

ὃν ὑμεῖς διεχειρίσασθε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὁ Θεός τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ἤγειρεν Ἰησοῦν ὅν ὑμεῖς διεχειρίσασθε κρεμάσαντες ἐπί ξύλου)

The word you is plural. Even though Peter is responding to the high priest, who has been interrogating the apostles, Peter is referring here to the entire council. If your language does not use separate forms for singular and plural “you,” you could indicate that in some other way. Alternate translation: [whom you Sanhedrin members killed]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

ὃν ὑμεῖς διεχειρίσασθε

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὁ Θεός τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ἤγειρεν Ἰησοῦν ὅν ὑμεῖς διεχειρίσασθε κρεμάσαντες ἐπί ξύλου)

It was the Romans who literally killed Jesus, but Peter says that the Sanhedrin members killed him because their demands led to his death. Alternate translation: [whom you demanded to be killed]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

κρεμάσαντες ἐπὶ ξύλου

˓having˒_hanged_‹him› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὁ Θεός τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ἤγειρεν Ἰησοῦν ὅν ὑμεῖς διεχειρίσασθε κρεμάσαντες ἐπί ξύλου)

The word translated as tree can mean either an actual tree or something made of wood. Peter is using the word to refer to the cross, which was made out of wood. Alternate translation: [having hung him on a wooden cross]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

κρεμάσαντες ἐπὶ ξύλου

˓having˒_hanged_‹him› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὁ Θεός τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ἤγειρεν Ἰησοῦν ὅν ὑμεῖς διεχειρίσασθε κρεμάσαντες ἐπί ξύλου)

In some languages the word hung would suggest a different method of execution. For clarity, you could use a different word that might indicate the actual meaning better. Alternate translation: [having suspended him from a wooden cross]