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OET (OET-RV) However the highest one doesn’t actually live in structures made by people, but as the prophet wrote,
Note 1 topic: translate-names
ὁ Ὕψιστος
the Highest
This a name for God. UST suggests one way to express its meaning.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
χειροποιήτοις
handmade_‹houses›
Stephen is using the adjective made with hands (or “handmade”) as a noun, to mean structures built by humans. ULT adds houses to show this. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: “temples that people build”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
χειροποιήτοις
handmade_‹houses›
Stephen is using the word hand, one part of a person, to mean the whole person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or plain language. Alternate translation: “houses that people build”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
χειροποιήτοις
handmade_‹houses›
The word houses means “temples.” Alternate translation: “temples that people build”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
καθὼς ὁ προφήτης λέγει
as the prophet /is/_saying
Stephen assumes that his listeners will know that by the prophet, he means Isaiah. Alternate translation: “as the prophet Isaiah says”
7:1-53 Stephen responded to the accusations by testifying about his Lord (cp. Luke 21:12-17). Instead of defending himself against their prosecution, he became a witness in God’s prosecution of them, exposing their stubbornness and unfaithfulness to God. Stephen’s recital of Israel’s past reminded them of their repeated rejections of those whom God had sent.
• Stephen’s review of Israel’s history has three principal parts, dealing with the work of the patriarchs (Acts 7:2-16), the ministry of Moses (7:17-43), and the role of the Tabernacle and the Temple (7:44-50). Stephen followed up his historical survey with a clear attack on the hard-heartedness of his own people. With a prophetic challenge, he urged them to stop rebelling against the Holy Spirit and turn to God with repentance and faith.
OET (OET-RV) However the highest one doesn’t actually live in structures made by people, but as the prophet wrote,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.