Paragraph 21:10–11
21:10a
After we had been there several days: The Greek words are literally “And staying many days.” It probably indicates they stayed more days than they at first thought they would stay. It would probably refer to five days or more. For example:
While we were staying for many days (English Standard Version)
21:10b
a prophet: A prophet was a person to whom God tells messages to tell people. These messages are called “prophecies”; see note at 21:9. The person speaks the prophecy to the people or writes it for them. Some ways to translate prophet are:
a spokesman for God
-or-
a man who speaks God’s words
-or-
God’s message-speaker
It is good to use a general term that does not focus only on foretelling the future.
When choosing a term for prophet, consider how you will distinguish prophet from other words such as “angel,” “apostle,” “evangelist,” and “preacher.”
See how you translated this word in 2:16 or 15:32.
came down from Judea: This phrase indicates that the word Judea refers to the hilly region of Judea. Jerusalem is in the middle of this region. It is 760 meters (2,490 ft) above the sea. Caesarea is on the sea coast. It is at least a one day journey from the hilly region of Judea to Caesarea. Indicate that kind of journey in your translation.
In some languages it is not important to indicate going uphill or downhill. If that is true in your language, you may not need to translate the idea of down here. For example:
arrived from Judea (Good News Translation)
Judea: This word usually refers to the province called Judea. The Romans had conquered Judea and ruled it at this time. But the Roman capitol of Judea was Caesarea. So here it probably refers to the hilly region of Judea. For example:
⌊the hills of⌋ Judea
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