2:18a

Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days: The word Even emphasizes the fact that God will pour his Spirit on his menservants and maidservants. Also, the Greek and the Berean Standard Bible place the phrases Even on My menservants and maidservants in the front position in the clause. That emphasizes those phrases. Here are some other ways to translate this emphasis:

Indeed, it is on my menservants and maidservants, that I will pour my Spirit in those days.
-or-
In those days, I will pour out my Spirit on my menservants and maidservants; yes, I will do that to all of them.

on My menservants and maidservants: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as on My menservants and maidservants is literally “on my male-slaves and on my female-slaves.” The word “slave” refers to people who belong to and obey someone. The difference between “slave” and “servant” is not important here. Many English versions use the word “servants” here. For example:

on my servants, both men and women (New International Version)
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on my servants—men and women alike (New Living Translation (2004))

I will pour out My Spirit: You should translate this clause as you did in 2:17a.

in those days: This phrase refers to “the last days” of 2:17.

2:18b

and they will prophesy: God’s servants (2:18a) will prophesy as a result of God’s Spirit working in them. For example:

and ⌊so⌋ they will prophesy

prophesy: You should translate prophesy like you did in 2:17b.

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