BSA_en_tn/act/13/08.md

Elymas "the magician"

This was Bar-Jesus, who was also called "the magician." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

that is how his name is translated

"that was what he was called in Greek"

opposed them; he tried to turn

"resisted them by trying to turn" or "attempted to stop them by trying to turn"

tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith

Here "to turn ... away from" is a metaphor for convincing someone to not do something. Alternate translation: "attempted to persuade the governor not to believe the gospel message" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)