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ULTAnd as they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the chiliarch of the cohort that all Jerusalem was agitated,
USTWhile they were trying to kill Paul, someone ran to the fortress near the temple and told the Roman commander that many people in Jerusalem were rioting at the temple.
BSBWhile they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment [fn] received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
NETWhile they were trying to kill him, a report was sent up to the commanding officer of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
LSVand they seeking to kill him, a rumor came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem has been thrown into confusion,
FBVAs they tried to kill him, news came to the Roman troop commander that the whole of Jerusalem was in an uproar.
TCNTBut as they were trying to kill him, a report went up to the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
T4TWhile they were trying to kill Paul, someone ran to the fort near the Temple and told the Roman commander that many [HYP] people [MTY] in Jerusalem were rioting at the Temple.
LEBAnd as they[fn] were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the military tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
?:?*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were seeking”)
BBEAnd while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control.
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ASVAnd as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
DRAAnd as they went about to kill him, it was told the tribune of the band, That all Jerusalem was in confusion.
YLTand they seeking to kill him, a rumour came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem hath been thrown into confusion,
DBYAnd as they were seeking to kill him, a representation came to the chiliarch of the band that the whole of Jerusalem was in a tumult;
RVAnd as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
WBSAnd as they went about to kill him, tidings came to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
KJB-1769And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. (And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Yerusalem was in an uproar. )
KJB-1611And as they went about to kil him, tidings came vnto the chiefe captaine of the band, that all Hierusalem was in an vprore. (And as they went about to kil him, tidings came unto the chiefe captaine of the band, that all Yerusalem was in an uprore.)
BBAnd as they went about to kyll hym, tydynges came vnto the hye captaine of the souldiers, that all Hierusalem was in an vprore. (And as they went about to kyll him, tidings/news came unto the high captaine of the souldiers, that all Yerusalem was in an uprore.)
GNVBut as they went about to kill him, tydings came vnto the chiefe captaine of the band, that all Hierusalem was on an vproare. (But as they went about to kill him, tidings/news came unto the chiefe captaine of the band, that all Yerusalem was on an uproare. )
CBBut whan they wete aboute to kyll him, tydinges came to the chefe captayne of the company, that all Ierusalem was moued. (But when they went about to kyll him, tidings/news came to the chief captayne of the company, that all Yerusalem was moved.)
TNTAs they went about to kyll him tydinges came vnto the hye captayne of the soudiers that all Ierusalem was moved. (As they went about to kyll him tidings/news came unto the high captayne of the soudiers that all Yerusalem was moved. )
WYCAnd whanne thei souyten to sle hym, it was teld to the tribune of the cumpany of knyytis, that al Jerusalem is confoundid. (And when they sought to slay/kill him, it was teld to the tribune of the cumpany of knyytis, that all Yerusalem is confoundid.)
LUTDa sie ihn aber töten wollten, kam das Geschrei hinauf vor den obersten Hauptmann der Schar, wie das ganze Jerusalem sich empörete. (So they/she/them him/it but töten wantedn, came the Geschrei up before/in_front_of the obersten Hauptmann the Schar, like the ganze Yerusalem itself/yourself/themselves empörete.)
CLVQuærentibus autem eum occidere, nuntiatum est tribuno cohortis quia tota confunditur Jerusalem. (Quærentibus however him occidere, nuntiatum it_is tribuno cohortis because tota confunditur Yerusalem. )
The pronoun they refers to the mob, and the pronoun him refers to Paul. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “And as the mob was seeking to kill Paul”
Luke is speaking of this report as if they were a living thing that came up to the commander on its own. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “a messenger brought a report to the commander of the guard”
Luke uses the phrase came up because the commander was in a fortress connected to the temple that was higher in elevation than the temple courtyard. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “a messenger brought a report to the commander of the guard up in the temple fortress”
A chiliarch was an officer in the Roman army who was in charge of a group of 1,000 soldiers. A cohort was a large military guard unit. Alternate translation: “to the commander of the military guard”
all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ζητούντων τε αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι ἀνέβη φάσις τῷ χιλιάρχῳ τῆς σπείρης ὅτι ὅλη συγχύννεται Ἰερουσαλήμ)
Here, the word Jerusalem means the people who lived in the city of Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “all the people who lived in the city of Jerusalem were agitated”
all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ζητούντων τε αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι ἀνέβη φάσις τῷ χιλιάρχῳ τῆς σπείρης ὅτι ὅλη συγχύννεται Ἰερουσαλήμ)
Luke says all here as a generalization for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: “the people who lived in the city of Jerusalem were very agitated” or “the people who lived in the city of Jerusalem were rioting”
all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ζητούντων τε αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι ἀνέβη φάσις τῷ χιλιάρχῳ τῆς σπείρης ὅτι ὅλη συγχύννεται Ἰερουσαλήμ)
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: “something was greatly agitating the people who lived in Jerusalem”
The Final Stops along Paul’s Third Missionary Journey
Acts 21
The final days of Paul’s third missionary journey are a beautiful snapshot of the love and hospitality that characterized the early church. The story picks up just after Paul and his coworkers had boarded a ship in Patara on the Lycian coast and headed for Phoenicia. They landed at the international commercial hub of Tyre, where the ship unloaded its cargo. While they were there they found some believers and stayed with them for seven days. Such an unannounced and lengthy request for hospitality would likely be met with offense and resentment by many in the Western world today, but in ancient times travel and lodging were not always safe, and accommodations with a trusted friend were highly valued–by both host and guest–for just as hosts provided guests with safe, warm lodging, guests often provided hosts with news updates or cherished greetings from loved ones far away. Thus, hospitality for traveling believers became a hallmark of the early church as they sought to care for the needs of those within the family of God, regardless of their personal familiarity with them (see 2 John 10; 3 John 5-8). During this time in Tyre, the believers, no doubt aware of Jewish animosity against Paul, urged Paul not to go to Jerusalem. Yet Paul was determined to continue his journey, so all the believers and their entire families escorted him to the beach where he was to board another ship. There they knelt down, prayed, and said their farewells. The next day Paul arrived in Ptolemais and stayed with believers there for one day. Then he set sail for Caesarea, the headquarters of Roman forces in Palestine and also the home of Philip the Evangelist, a prominent deacon in the church who had led many Samaritans, an Ethiopian royal official, and many people along the coast to faith in Christ (Acts 6:1-7; 8:1-40). While he was there, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea and warned Paul of his impending arrest in Jerusalem if he continued on. When other believers heard this, they began to weep and urged Paul not to go. Yet Paul remained resolute, and after several days he and his coworkers headed to Jerusalem. Some believers from Caesarea traveled with Paul and made arrangements for him to stay with a believer named Mnason from Cyprus. Paul was warmly received by believers in Jerusalem, and the next day he visited James and the other elders of the church. He recounted to them all the things God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry, and they praised God. They also mentioned, however, that many Jews living in Jerusalem had been hearing false reports that Paul was teaching Jews to abandon the laws of Moses. So they requested that Paul take part in and even pay for a vow ceremony (likely a nazirite vow; see Numbers 6) for four men to demonstrate that he still observed and valued the law of Moses. Paul agreed, but, ironically, it was this very act of obedience to the law of Moses that ultimately led to a riot among the Jews, for some of them accused Paul of defiling the holy place by bringing Greeks into the Temple.
