diff --git a/luk/01/16.md b/luk/01/16.md index c7f6bc7da..805e88550 100644 --- a/luk/01/16.md +++ b/luk/01/16.md @@ -1,10 +1,6 @@ -# Many of the people of Israel +# Many of the people of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God -If it sounds as though this does not include Zechariah, this phrase could be translated as "Many of you descendants of Israel" or "Many of you who are God's people, Israel." If this change is made, make sure that "their God" is also changed to "your (plural) God." - -# be turned - -> "Turned" is a metonym for "repent." AT: "be turned back" or "be caused to return"(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]). +Here "be turned" is a metaphor for a person repenting and worshiping the Lord. This can be stated in active form. AT: "He will cause many of the people of Israel to repent and worship the Lord their God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) # will go before the face of the Lord @@ -12,7 +8,7 @@ Before the Lord comes, he will go and announce to the people that the Lord will # the face of the Lord -"the face of" someone can be an idiom that refers to the that person's presence. It is sometimes omitted in translation. AT: "the Lord" +Here "the face of" someone can be an idiom that refers to the that person's presence. It is sometimes omitted in translation. AT: "the Lord" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]) # in the spirit and power of Elijah