OET interlinear ACTs 9:24

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ἐγνώσθη δὲ τῷ Σαύλῳ ἡ ἐπιβουλὴ αὐτῶν

˓was˒_known (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγνώσθη δέ τῷ Σαύλῳ ἡ ἐπιβουλή αὐτῶν Παρετηροῦντο δέ καί τάς πύλας ἡμέρας τέ καί νυκτός ὅπως αὐτόν ἀνέλωσιν)

This could mean: (1) that a person realized there was a plot by recognizing that the Jewish leaders were watching the gates, and that person told Saul. In that case it may be helpful to move this information to the end of the verse, as UST does. (2) that someone told Saul about the plot, but even so, he was not able to flee for his life, because the gates were being watched. In that case you could change the second instance of But in the verse to “However.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐγνώσθη δὲ τῷ Σαύλῳ ἡ ἐπιβουλὴ αὐτῶν

˓was˒_known (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγνώσθη δέ τῷ Σαύλῳ ἡ ἐπιβουλή αὐτῶν Παρετηροῦντο δέ καί τάς πύλας ἡμέρας τέ καί νυκτός ὅπως αὐτόν ἀνέλωσιν)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Saul learned about their plot]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

παρετηροῦντο & τὰς πύλας & ὅπως αὐτὸν ἀνέλωσιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγνώσθη δέ τῷ Σαύλῳ ἡ ἐπιβουλή αὐτῶν Παρετηροῦντο δέ καί τάς πύλας ἡμέρας τέ καί νυκτός ὅπως αὐτόν ἀνέλωσιν)

The city of Damascus had a wall surrounding it. People could normally only enter and exit the city through the gates in this wall. Saul’s enemies expected that he would try to leave the city eventually and they hoped to catch him and kill him when he did. Alternate translation: [they were … watching the gates in the city wall … in order to kill him when he tried to leave the city]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὰς πύλας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγνώσθη δέ τῷ Σαύλῳ ἡ ἐπιβουλή αὐτῶν Παρετηροῦντο δέ καί τάς πύλας ἡμέρας τέ καί νυκτός ὅπως αὐτόν ἀνέλωσιν)

Luke is using the gates to mean the people going through the gates. Alternate translation: [to see who was going through the gates]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

ἡμέρας τε καὶ νυκτὸς

day (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγνώσθη δέ τῷ Σαύλῳ ἡ ἐπιβουλή αὐτῶν Παρετηροῦντο δέ καί τάς πύλας ἡμέρας τέ καί νυκτός ὅπως αὐτόν ἀνέλωσιν)

Luke is using the two parts of a full day, day and night, to mean all the time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [all the time]