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OET (OET-RV) When they heard this noise, lots of people came to investigate but they were confused because they heard the believers talking in their own languages from around the world.
OET-LV And of_ the this _sound having_become, the multitude came_together and was_confounded, because each one heard speaking of_them in_his.
own language.
SR-GNT Γενομένης δὲ τῆς φωνῆς ταύτης, συνῆλθε τὸ πλῆθος καὶ συνεχύθη, ὅτι ἤκουσεν εἷς ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ λαλούντων αὐτῶν. ‡
(Genomenaʸs de taʸs fōnaʸs tautaʸs, sunaʸlthe to plaʸthos kai suneⱪuthaʸ, hoti aʸkousen heis hekastos taʸ idia dialektōi lalountōn autōn.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And when this sound happened, the multitude came together and was confused, because each one was hearing them speaking in his own language.
UST When they heard this loud noise, a large crowd of these Jews gathered at the place where the believers were. The people in the crowd were amazed because they were each hearing the believers speak in their own languages.
BSB And [when] this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking [his] own language.
MSB (Same as above)
BLB Now of this sound having come about, the multitude came together and was confounded, because each one was hearing them speaking the own language.
AICNT And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together and were confounded, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
OEB and, when this sound was heard, numbers of people collected, in the greatest excitement, because each of them heard the disciples speaking in his own language.
WEBBE When this sound was heard, the multitude came together and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET When this sound occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
LSV and the rumor of this having come, the multitude came together, and was confounded, because they were, each one, hearing them speaking in his proper dialect,
FBV When they heard this noise, a large crowd of them gathered. They were puzzled because everyone heard their own language being spoken.
TCNT When this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and they were bewildered because each one of them heard his own language being spoken.
T4T When they heard that loud noise like a wind, a crowd came together to the place where the believers were. The crowd ◄was amazed/did not know what to think►, because each of them was hearing one of the believers speaking in that person’s own language.
LEB No LEB ACTs book available
BBE And when this sound came to their ears, they all came together, and were greatly surprised because every man was hearing the words of the disciples in his special language.
Moff No Moff ACTs book available
Wymth So when this noise was heard, they came crowding together, and were amazed because everyone heard his own language spoken.
ASV And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language.
DRA And when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded in mind, because that every man heard them speak in his own tongue.
YLT and the rumour of this having come, the multitude came together, and was confounded, because they were each one hearing them speaking in his proper dialect,
Drby But the rumour of this having spread, the multitude came together and were confounded, because each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.
RV And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language.
SLT And there having been this voice, the multitude came together, and were disturbed, for each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.
Wbstr Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because every man heard them speak in his own language.
KJB-1769 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
KJB-1611 Now [fn]when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were [fn]confounded, because that euery man heard them speake in his owne language.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)
Bshps No Bshps ACTs book available
Gnva Nowe when this was noised, the multitude came together and were astonied, because that euery man heard them speake his owne language.
(Now when this was noised, the multitude came together and were astonished, because that every man heard them speak his own language. )
Cvdl No Cvdl ACTs book available
TNT When this was noysed aboute the multitude came to gether and were astonyed because that every man hearde the speake his awne tounge.
(When this was noised about the multitude came to gether and were astonished because that every man heard the speak his own townge. )
Wycl No Wycl ACTs book available
Luth No Luth ACTs book available
ClVg Facta autem hac voce, convenit multitudo, et mente confusa est, quoniam audiebat unusquisque lingua sua illos loquentes.[fn]
(Done however this_way voce, convenit multitude/crowd, and mind confusa it_is, since/because listenebat each_one/everybody tongue/language his_own those speaking. )
2.6 Confusa. Confusio ista confusioni linguarum opponitur, a qua Babel vocabulum sortita est. Sic humilitas apostolorum humanæ superbiæ respondet. Unusquisque. Linguæ omnes dicuntur esse septuaginta duæ: unde et discipuli secundi ordinis sub hoc numero sunt electi, ut numerus prædicatorum concordaret numero linguarum.
2.6 Confusa. Confusio these_(ones) confusioni tongue/languagerum opponitur, from which Babel word lucky it_is. So humility apostolorum human pride respondet. Everyone. Linguæ everyone are_said to_be seventy two: whence and students secundi ordinis under this number are electi, as number beforedicatorum concordaret number tongue/languagerum.
UGNT γενομένης δὲ τῆς φωνῆς ταύτης, συνῆλθε τὸ πλῆθος καὶ συνεχύθη, ὅτι ἤκουον εἷς ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ λαλούντων αὐτῶν.
(genomenaʸs de taʸs fōnaʸs tautaʸs, sunaʸlthe to plaʸthos kai suneⱪuthaʸ, hoti aʸkouon heis hekastos taʸ idia dialektōi lalountōn autōn.)
SBL-GNT γενομένης δὲ τῆς φωνῆς ταύτης συνῆλθε τὸ πλῆθος καὶ συνεχύθη, ὅτι ⸀ἤκουον εἷς ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ λαλούντων αὐτῶν·
(genomenaʸs de taʸs fōnaʸs tautaʸs sunaʸlthe to plaʸthos kai suneⱪuthaʸ, hoti ⸀aʸkouon heis hekastos taʸ idia dialektōi lalountōn autōn;)
RP-GNT Γενομένης δὲ τῆς φωνῆς ταύτης, συνῆλθεν τὸ πλῆθος καὶ συνεχύθη, ὅτι ἤκουον εἷς ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ λαλούντων αὐτῶν.
(Genomenaʸs de taʸs fōnaʸs tautaʸs, sunaʸlthen to plaʸthos kai suneⱪuthaʸ, hoti aʸkouon heis hekastos taʸ idia dialektōi lalountōn autōn.)
TC-GNT Γενομένης δὲ τῆς φωνῆς ταύτης, συνῆλθε τὸ πλῆθος καὶ συνεχύθη, ὅτι [fn]ἤκουον εἷς ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ λαλούντων αὐτῶν.
(Genomenaʸs de taʸs fōnaʸs tautaʸs, sunaʸlthe to plaʸthos kai suneⱪuthaʸ, hoti aʸkouon heis hekastos taʸ idia dialektōi lalountōn autōn. )
2:6 ηκουον ¦ ηκουσεν WH
Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
2:5-11 Because Pentecost was a pilgrimage festival (see study note on 2:1-4), Jews from every nation were present in Jerusalem at that time and were thus able to hear the Good News being proclaimed in their own languages. The Good News is for all people (2:38-39).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
συνεχύθη
˓was˒_confounded
If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this with an active form, and you could state what did the action. Alternate translation: [what they heard confused them]
Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns
ἤκουον εἷς ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ λαλούντων αὐτῶν
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: γενομένης δὲ τῆς φωνῆς ταύτης συνῆλθε τὸ πλῆθος καὶ συνεχύθη ὅτι ἤκουσεν εἷς ἕκαστος τῇ ἰδίᾳ διαλέκτῳ λαλούντων αὐτῶν)
The pronoun them refers to the believers and the pronoun his refers to each person in the multitude. Alternate translation: [each person in the multitude could hear one of the disciples speaking in that person’s own language]