# were extremely astonished

"were utterly amazed" or "were exceedingly astonished" or "were astonished beyond all measure"

# the deaf hear and the mute speak

These refer to people. Alternate translation: "the deaf people hear and the mute people speak" or "people who cannot hear, hear, and people who cannot speak, speak"  (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])