en_tn_condensed/act/16/16.md

# Connecting Statement:

This begins the first event in another short story during Paul's travels; it is about a young fortune teller.

# General Information:

Background information is given here to explain that this young fortune teller brought much financial gain to her masters by guessing people's futures. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# It came about that

This phrase marks the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.

# a certain young woman

The phrase "a certain" introduces a new person to the story. AT: "there was a young woman" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])

# a spirit of divination

An evil spirit spoke to her often about the immediate future of people.

# the way of salvation

How a person can be saved is spoken of here as if it were a way or path that a person walks on. AT: "how God can save you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# But Paul, being greatly annoyed by her, turned

This can be stated in active form. AT: "But she greatly annoyed Paul so he turned around" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# in the name of Jesus Christ

Here "name" stands for speaking with the authority or as the representative of Jesus Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# it came out right away

"the spirit came out immediately"
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This begins the first event in another short story during Paul's travels; it is about a young fortune teller.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`

			`Background information is given here to explain that this young fortune teller brought much financial gain to her masters by guessing people's futures. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])`

			`# It came about that`

			`This phrase marks the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.`

			`# a certain young woman`

			`The phrase "a certain" introduces a new person to the story. AT: "there was a young woman" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])`

			`# a spirit of divination`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`An evil spirit spoke to her often about the immediate future of people.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the way of salvation`

			`How a person can be saved is spoken of here as if it were a way or path that a person walks on. AT: "how God can save you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# But Paul, being greatly annoyed by her, turned`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "But she greatly annoyed Paul so he turned around" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# in the name of Jesus Christ`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "name" stands for speaking with the authority or as the representative of Jesus Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# it came out right away`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"the spirit came out immediately"`