OET interlinear ACTs 9:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀπῆλθεν δὲ Ἁνανίας καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν

went_away (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπῆλθεν Δέ Ἁνανίας καί εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τήν οἰκίαν καί ἐπιθείς ἐπʼ αὐτόν τάς χεῖρας εἶπεν Σαούλ ἀδελφέ ὁ Κύριος ἀπέσταλκεν μέ Ἰησοῦς ὁ ὀφθείς σοί ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἤρχου ὅπως ἀναβλέψῃς καί πλησθῇς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου)

It may be helpful to state that Ananias went to the house before he entered into it. UST models one way to express this.

Note 2 topic: translate-symaction

ἐπιθεὶς ἐπ’ αὐτὸν τὰς χεῖρας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπῆλθεν Δέ Ἁνανίας καί εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τήν οἰκίαν καί ἐπιθείς ἐπʼ αὐτόν τάς χεῖρας εἶπεν Σαούλ ἀδελφέ ὁ Κύριος ἀπέσταλκεν μέ Ἰησοῦς ὁ ὀφθείς σοί ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἤρχου ὅπως ἀναβλέψῃς καί πλησθῇς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου)

When Ananias laid his hands on Saul, this was a symbolic way of giving him a blessing. See the explanation at [9:12](../09/12.md) and see how you translated the same expression there.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

σοι & ἤρχου & ἀναβλέψῃς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπῆλθεν Δέ Ἁνανίας καί εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τήν οἰκίαν καί ἐπιθείς ἐπʼ αὐτόν τάς χεῖρας εἶπεν Σαούλ ἀδελφέ ὁ Κύριος ἀπέσταλκεν μέ Ἰησοῦς ὁ ὀφθείς σοί ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἤρχου ὅπως ἀναβλέψῃς καί πλησθῇς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου)

All of the occurrences of the word you in this verse are singular and refer to Saul.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

Σαοὺλ, ἀδελφέ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπῆλθεν Δέ Ἁνανίας καί εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τήν οἰκίαν καί ἐπιθείς ἐπʼ αὐτόν τάς χεῖρας εἶπεν Σαούλ ἀδελφέ ὁ Κύριος ἀπέσταλκεν μέ Ἰησοῦς ὁ ὀφθείς σοί ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἤρχου ὅπως ἀναβλέψῃς καί πλησθῇς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου)

Brother is a figurative title that Ananias is using for Saul. The two men are not actual brothers. This could mean: (1) that Ananias is already addressing Saul as someone who shares the same faith. See how you translated “brother” with this meaning in [1:15](../01/15.md) and [6:3](../06/03.md). Alternate translation: [Saul, my fellow believer]; (2) that Ananias is addressing Saul as a fellow Israelite, as the word is used in [3:17](../03/17.md) and many other places in this book. Alternate translation: [Saul, my fellow Israelite]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ὁ ὀφθείς σοι

the the_‹one› ˓having_been˒_seen (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπῆλθεν Δέ Ἁνανίας καί εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τήν οἰκίαν καί ἐπιθείς ἐπʼ αὐτόν τάς χεῖρας εἶπεν Σαούλ ἀδελφέ ὁ Κύριος ἀπέσταλκεν μέ Ἰησοῦς ὁ ὀφθείς σοί ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἤρχου ὅπως ἀναβλέψῃς καί πλησθῇς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου)

Ananias is using the participle having appeared, which functions as an adjective, as a noun to mean a person, Jesus. ULT adds the term one to show this. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [who appeared to you]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ᾗ ἤρχου

˱in˲_which ˱you˲_˓were˒_coming

Your language may say “coming” rather than going in a context such as this. Use whichever word is more natural. Alternate translation: [by which you were coming]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὅπως ἀναβλέψῃς καὶ πλησθῇς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου

so_that ˱you˲_˓may˒_receive_sight (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀπῆλθεν Δέ Ἁνανίας καί εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τήν οἰκίαν καί ἐπιθείς ἐπʼ αὐτόν τάς χεῖρας εἶπεν Σαούλ ἀδελφέ ὁ Κύριος ἀπέσταλκεν μέ Ἰησοῦς ὁ ὀφθείς σοί ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἤρχου ὅπως ἀναβλέψῃς καί πλησθῇς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου)

If your language does not use the passive form filled, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [so that you might see again and that the Holy Spirit might fill you]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πλησθῇς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου

˓may_be˒_filled ˱with˲_˓the˒_Spirit Holy

Ananias is speaking as if Saul were a container that the Holy Spirit could fill. Alternate translation: [receive the Holy Spirit]