OET interlinear ACTs 6:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: προσκαλεσάμενοι Δέ οἱ δώδεκα τό πλῆθος τῶν μαθητῶν εἶπαν οὐκ ἀρεστόν Ἐστίν ἡμάς καταλείψαντας τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ διακονεῖν τραπέζαις)

Luke is using the word So to introduce the results of what the previous sentence described. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for this same purpose.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

οἱ δώδεκα

the twelve

Luke is using the adjective Twelve as a noun in order to indicate a group of people, the apostles who led the church. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [the 12 apostles] or see the next note for a further possibility.

Note 3 topic: translate-names

οἱ δώδεκα

the twelve

Alternatively, even if your language does not ordinarily use adjectives as nouns, you may be able to do that in this case, since this is a title by which the apostles were known. Even though it is a number, if you translate it as a title, as ULT does, follow the conventions for titles in your language. For example, capitalize main words and write out numbers rather than use digits.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

καταλείψαντας τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ

˓having˒_left (Some words not found in SR-GNT: προσκαλεσάμενοι Δέ οἱ δώδεκα τό πλῆθος τῶν μαθητῶν εἶπαν οὐκ ἀρεστόν Ἐστίν ἡμάς καταλείψαντας τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ διακονεῖν τραπέζαις)

The apostles are speaking as if they would walk away from the word of God and leave it behind them. Alternate translation: [to stop preaching and teaching the word of God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: προσκαλεσάμενοι Δέ οἱ δώδεκα τό πλῆθος τῶν μαθητῶν εἶπαν οὐκ ἀρεστόν Ἐστίν ἡμάς καταλείψαντας τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ διακονεῖν τραπέζαις)

Luke is using the term word to mean the message that God wanted the believers to share by using words. Alternate translation: [the message from God]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

διακονεῖν τραπέζαις

˓to_be˒_serving ˱unto˲_tables

To describe the work that would be required for them personally to monitor the church’s program of distributing food to people in need, the apostles speak as if they would be bringing food to people who were sitting at tables. Alternate translation: [to give our attention to food distribution]