OET interlinear ACTs 5:32

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμεῖς

we

Peter is addressing the Sanhedrin, but he is using the word we to refer only to himself and the other apostles. So if your language distinguishes between exclusive and inclusive “us,” it would be accurate to use the exclusive form here. Other languages may have other ways of indicating that we is exclusive here. Alternate translation: [we apostles]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, ὃ ἔδωκεν ὁ Θεὸς τοῖς πειθαρχοῦσιν αὐτῷ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἡμεῖς ἐσμέν μάρτυρες τῶν ῥημάτων τούτων καί τό Πνεῦμα τό Ἅγιον ὅ ἔδωκεν ὁ Θεός τοῖς πειθαρχοῦσιν αὐτῷ)

Peter is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages in order to be complete. Alternate translation: [and the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those obeying him, is also a witness of these things]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὃ ἔδωκεν ὁ Θεὸς τοῖς πειθαρχοῦσιν αὐτῷ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἡμεῖς ἐσμέν μάρτυρες τῶν ῥημάτων τούτων καί τό Πνεῦμα τό Ἅγιον ὅ ἔδωκεν ὁ Θεός τοῖς πειθαρχοῦσιν αὐτῷ)

Here at the end of his response to the high priest, Peter is echoing what he said at the beginning: “It is necessary to obey God rather than men.” He is defining himself and his fellow apostles as people who are committed to obeying God and to testifying about Jesus even if the authorities forbid them to do that. Peter is saying that God has given the apostles the Holy Spirit to empower them to give that testimony in obedience to him. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [whom God has given us to empower us to obey him by testifying about Jesus]