OET interlinear ACTs 7:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

οὗτος

he

He refers to the new king of Egypt, not to Joseph. Alternate translation: “This king”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τοὺς πατέρας

the fathers

Here and frequently throughout the rest of his speech to the Sanhedrin, Stephen is using the term fathers to mean “ancestors.” If your readers might not understand this, you could express the meaning in a non-figurative way. Alternate translation: “our ancestors”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

τοὺς πατέρας

the fathers

Although the term fathers is masculine, when Stephen uses it to mean “ancestors,” it has a generic sense that includes both men and women. Here and throughout the speech, if you retain the metaphor in your translation, you could state “our fathers and mothers” to indicate this generic sense.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῦ ποιεῖν τὰ βρέφη ἔκθετα αὐτῶν

¬which /to_be/_making the babies abandoned ˱of˲_them

Stephen assumes that his listeners will know that by exposed he means “left outside.” This was an unfortunate means of infanticide in the ancient world. Alternate translation: “forcing them to leave their babies outside”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

εἰς τὸ μὴ ζῳογονεῖσθαι

in_order that not /to_be_being/_kept_alive

Stephen is using a double negative that consists of the negative particle not and the verb keep alive, which was negative from Pharaoh’s perspective, since it was contrary to his intentions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this double negative as a positive statement. Alternate translation: “in order to kill them”