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OET (OET-RV) So he headed off, and on the road he came across an important official of the Ethiopian queen[fn] who was in charge of her treasury. This man had been in Yerushalem to worship God
8:27 Some translations list the queen’s name as ‘Candace’, but that was the name of the series of queens, cf., Far’oh (Pharaoh) or Caesar which came to be used as a title for more than one person.
OET-LV And having_risen_up, he_was_gone, and see, a_man, an_Aithiops/(Kūshiy) eunuch, official of_Kandakaʸ queen of_the_Aithiopss, who was over all the treasure of_her, who had_come going_to_prostrate in Hierousalaʸm,
SR-GNT Καὶ ἀναστὰς, ἐπορεύθη, καὶ ἰδοὺ, ἀνὴρ, Αἰθίοψ εὐνοῦχος, δυνάστης Κανδάκης βασιλίσσης Αἰθιόπων, ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς, ὃς ἐληλύθει προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, ‡
(Kai anastas, eporeuthaʸ, kai idou, anaʸr, Aithiops eunouⱪos, dunastaʸs Kandakaʸs basilissaʸs Aithiopōn, hos aʸn epi pasaʸs taʸs gazaʸs autaʸs, hos elaʸluthei proskunaʸsōn eis Ierousalaʸm,)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
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ULT And arising, he went, and behold, a man, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, an official of the Kandake, the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship,
UST So Philip got ready and went along that road. On the road he met a man from the land of Ethiopia. The man was an important official of the queen of Ethiopia. In his language people called their queen the Kandake. He took care of all of her funds. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship God,
BSB So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace,[fn] queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
8:27 Greek Kandakē
BLB And having risen up, he went. And behold, an Ethiopian eunuch, a potentate of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.
AICNT So he got up and went. And behold, there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a high official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasury, who had come to worship in Jerusalem.
OEB So Philip set out on a journey; and on his way he came on an official of high rank, in the service of Candace, Queen of the Abyssinians. He was her treasurer, and had been to Jerusalem to worship,
WEBBE He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So he got up and went. There he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship,
LSV And having arisen, he went on, and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a man of rank, of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;
FBV So Philip set out, and met an Ethiopian man, a eunuch who had a high position in the service of the Kandake,[fn] Queen of Ethiopia. He was her chief treasurer. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship there, and
8:27 Kandake is not the personal name of the Queen, but her title, like “Pharaoh.”
TCNT So he rose and went. And behold, there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians. This man had come to Jerusalem to worship
T4T So Philip got ready and went along that road. Suddenly he met a man from Ethiopia. He was an important official who took care of all the funds for the queen of Ethiopia. In his language people called their queen Candace. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship God,
LEB And he got up and[fn] went, and behold, there was a man, an Ethiopian eunuch (a court official of Candace,[fn] queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury) who had come to worship in Jerusalem
8:27 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb
8:27 Or “the Candace” (the title of the queen of Ethiopia)
BBE And he went and there was a man of Ethiopia, a servant of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and controller of all her property, who had come up to Jerusalem for worship;
Moff No Moff ACTs book available
Wymth Upon this he rose and went. Now, as it happened, an Ethiopian eunuch who was in a position of high authority with Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, as her treasurer, had visited Jerusalem to worship there,
ASV And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;
DRA And rising up, he went. And behold a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch, of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge over all her treasures, had come to Jerusalem to adore.
YLT And having arisen, he went on, and lo, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a man of rank, of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship to Jerusalem;
Drby And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,
RV And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem for to worship;
Wbstr And he arose, and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,
KJB-1769 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
(And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Yerusalem for to worship, )
KJB-1611 And hee arose, and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, an Eunuch of great authority vnder Candace queene of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Hierusalem for to worship,
(And he arose, and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, an Eunuch of great authority under Candace queene of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Yerusalem for to worship,)
Bshps And he arose, & went on: and behold a man of Ethiopia, an Eunuch, & of great auctoritie with Candace, Queene of the Ethiopias, & had the rule of all her treasure, came to Hierusale for to worship.
(And he arose, and went on: and behold a man of Ethiopia, an Eunuch, and of great authority with Candace, Queen of the Ethiopias, and had the rule of all her treasure, came to Hierusale for to worship.)
Gnva And hee arose and went on: and beholde, a certaine Eunuche of Ethiopia, Candaces the Queene of the Ethiopians chiefe Gouernour, who had the rule of all her treasure, and came to Hierusalem to worship:
(And he arose and went on: and behold, a certain Eunuche of Ethiopia, Candaces the Queen of the Ethiopians chief Gouernour, who had the rule of all her treasure, and came to Yerusalem to worship: )
Cvdl And he rose, and wente on. And beholde, a ma of the Morians lode (a chamberlayne and of auctorite with Candace ye quene of the londe of the Morians) which had the rule of all hir treasuries, ye same came to Ierusale to worshipe.
(And he rose, and went on. And behold, a man of the Morians land (a chamber/roomlayne and of authority with Candace ye/you_all quene of the land of the Morians) which had the rule of all her treasurys, ye/you_all same came to Yerusalem to worshipe.)
TNT And he arose and wet on. And beholde a man of Ethiopia which was a chaberlayne and of grete auctorite with Candace quene of the Ethiopias and had the rule of all her treasure came to Ierusalem for to praye.
(And he arose and wet on. And behold a man of Ethiopia which was a chaberlayne and of great authority with Candace quene of the Ethiopias and had the rule of all her treasure came to Yerusalem for to pray. )
Wyc And he roos, and wente forth. And lo! a man of Ethiopie, a myyti man seruaunt, a yelding of Candace, the queen of Ethiopiens, which was on alle her richessis, cam to worschipe in Jerusalem.
(And he rose, and went forth. And lo! a man of Ethiopie, a mighty man servant, a yelding of Candace, the queen of Ethiopiens, which was on all her richessis, came to worship in Yerusalem.)
Luth Und er stund auf und ging hin. Und siehe, ein Mann aus Mohrenland, ein Kämmerer und Gewaltiger der Königin Kandaze in Mohrenland, welcher war über ihre ganze Schatzkammer, der war kommen gen Jerusalem, anzubeten,
(And he stood on and went hin. And look, a man out_of Mohrenland, a Kämmerer and Gewaltiger the/of_the kingin Kandaze in Mohrenland, which what/which above their/her ganze Schatzkammer, the/of_the what/which coming to/toward Yerusalem, anzubeten,)
ClVg Et surgens abiit. Et ecce vir Æthiops, eunuchus, potens Candacis reginæ Æthiopum, qui erat super omnes gazas ejus, venerat adorare in Jerusalem:[fn]
(And surgens abiit. And behold man Æthiops, eunuchus, powerful Candacis reginæ Æthiopum, who was over everyone gazas his, venerat adorare in Yerusalem: )
8.27 Æthiops. Natura et merito. Æthiops enim tenebrosus. Unde: Æthiopia præveniet manus ejus Deo Psal. 67.. Potens, etc. BEDA. Regina Æthiopum thesaurarium præmittens, etc., usque ad, Audi, filia, et vide et inclina aurem tuam Psal. 44., etc. Candacis reginæ. Mos erat illius regionis a feminis regi, et eas Candaces vocari.
8.27 Æthiops. Natura and merito. Æthiops because tenebrosus. Whence: Æthiopia præveniet hands his Deo Psal. 67.. Potens, etc. BEDA. Regina Æthiopum thesaurarium præmittens, etc., usque ad, Listen, daughter, and vide and inclina aurem tuam Psal. 44., etc. Candacis reginæ. Mos was illius regionis from feminis regi, and eas Candaces vocari.
UGNT καὶ ἀναστὰς, ἐπορεύθη; καὶ ἰδοὺ, ἀνὴρ, Αἰθίοψ εὐνοῦχος, δυνάστης Κανδάκης βασιλίσσης Αἰθιόπων, ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς, ὃς ἐληλύθει προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ,
(kai anastas, eporeuthaʸ; kai idou, anaʸr, Aithiops eunouⱪos, dunastaʸs Kandakaʸs basilissaʸs Aithiopōn, hos aʸn epi pasaʸs taʸs gazaʸs autaʸs, hos elaʸluthei proskunaʸsōn eis Ierousalaʸm,)
SBL-GNT καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐπορεύθη, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ Αἰθίοψ εὐνοῦχος δυνάστης ⸀Κανδάκης βασιλίσσης Αἰθιόπων, ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς, ὃς ἐληλύθει προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ,
(kai anastas eporeuthaʸ, kai idou anaʸr Aithiops eunouⱪos dunastaʸs ⸀Kandakaʸs basilissaʸs Aithiopōn, hos aʸn epi pasaʸs taʸs gazaʸs autaʸs, hos elaʸluthei proskunaʸsōn eis Ierousalaʸm,)
TC-GNT Καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐπορεύθη· καὶ ἰδού, ἀνὴρ Αἰθίοψ εὐνοῦχος δυνάστης Κανδάκης [fn]τῆς βασιλίσσης Αἰθιόπων, ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς, ὃς ἐληλύθει προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ,
(Kai anastas eporeuthaʸ; kai idou, anaʸr Aithiops eunouⱪos dunastaʸs Kandakaʸs taʸs basilissaʸs Aithiopōn, hos aʸn epi pasaʸs taʸs gazaʸs autaʸs, hos elaʸluthei proskunaʸsōn eis Hierousalaʸm, )
8:27 της ¦ — CT
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
8:27 In the ancient world, a eunuch was an official, typically castrated, who served in a royal court (see 2 Kgs 9:30-32; Esth 1:10; 2:3, 14-15, 21; 4:4-5). Eunuchs were often scorned by Jews because they could not perpetuate the covenant family, and the law of Moses excluded men who had damaged genitals from the assembly of Israel (Deut 23:1; cp. Lev 21:17-23), but Isaiah spoke of God’s acceptance of Gentiles and eunuchs (Isa 56:3-8; see also Matt 19:12). In the new covenant, all who have genuine faith have a place among the people of God.
• The eunuch had traveled from Africa to Jerusalem to worship in the Temple, probably for one of the great Jewish festivals.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
ἀναστὰς, ἐπορεύθη
/having/_risen_up ˱he˲_/was/_gone
As in the previous verse, the word arising means that Philip took preparatory action, not that he stood up from a seated position. Alternate translation: “he prepared for a journey and left”
Note 2 topic: writing-participants
ἰδοὺ
behold
Luke is using the word behold to alert his audience to a new person in the story. Use the natural form in your language for introducing a new character.
Note 3 topic: writing-background
ἀνὴρ, Αἰθίοψ εὐνοῦχος, δυνάστης Κανδάκης βασιλίσσης Αἰθιόπων, ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς, ὃς ἐληλύθει προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ
/a/_man /an/_Ethiopian eunuch official ˱of˲_Candace queen ˱of˲_/the/_Ethiopians who was over all the treasure ˱of˲_her who /had/_come /going_to/_prostrate in Jerusalem
This verse provides background information about this Ethiopian official and why he was travelling along this road. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence and to use a natural form for introducing background information. Alternate translation: “a man from Ethiopia. Now this man was a eunuch, an official of the Kandake, the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, and he had come to Jerusalem to worship”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
ἀνὴρ, Αἰθίοψ
/a/_man /an/_Ethiopian
This is an idiomatic way of describing someone. Alternate translation: “a man from Ethiopia”
Note 5 topic: translate-unknown
εὐνοῦχος, δυνάστης Κανδάκης
eunuch official ˱of˲_Candace
While the word eunuch describes a man who has been castrated, as men sometimes were who served in royal courts in the ancient world, the emphasis here is on the fact that this man was a high government official, not on his physical state. Alternate translation: “an important official in the court of the Kandake”
Note 6 topic: translate-names
Κανδάκης
˱of˲_Candace
Kandake was a title for the queens of Ethiopia. It is similar to the word Pharaoh, the title that was used for the kings of Egypt. So in your translation, make clear that it is a title rather than a name.
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς
who was over all the treasure ˱of˲_her
Luke is using a spatial metaphor when says that this man was over the treasure of the Kandake. He means that the man was responsible for it. Alternate translation: “who was in charge of her treasury”
Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ὃς ἐληλύθει προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ
who who /had/_come /going_to/_prostrate in Jerusalem
The implication is that this man was a Gentile who believed in the true God and had come to worship at the Jewish temple. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “Even though he was a Gentile, he had come to worship the true God at the temple in Jerusalem”
Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / go
ὃς ἐληλύθει
who who /had/_come
Your language may say “gone” rather than come in a context such as this. Use whichever is more natural. Alternate translation: “who had gone”