Wahyu 5:6
Konteks5:6 Then 1 I saw standing in the middle of the throne 2 and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed. 3 He had 4 seven horns and seven eyes, which 5 are the seven 6 spirits of God 7 sent out into all the earth.
Wahyu 5:1
Konteks5:1 Then 8 I saw in the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne a scroll written on the front and back 9 and sealed with seven seals. 10
Wahyu 8:1-13
Konteks8:1 Now 11 when the Lamb 12 opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 8:2 Then 13 I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. 8:3 Another 14 angel holding 15 a golden censer 16 came and was stationed 17 at the altar. A 18 large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne. 8:4 The 19 smoke coming from the incense, 20 along with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand. 8:5 Then 21 the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it on the earth, and there were crashes of thunder, roaring, 22 flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
8:6 Now 23 the seven angels holding 24 the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.
8:7 The 25 first angel blew his trumpet, and there was hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was thrown at the earth so that 26 a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
8:8 Then 27 the second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain of burning fire was thrown into the sea. A 28 third of the sea became blood, 8:9 and a third of the creatures 29 living in the sea died, and a third of the ships were completely destroyed. 30
8:10 Then 31 the third angel blew his trumpet, and a huge star burning like a torch fell from the sky; 32 it landed 33 on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 8:11 (Now 34 the name of the star is 35 Wormwood.) 36 So 37 a third of the waters became wormwood, 38 and many people died from these waters because they were poisoned. 39
8:12 Then 40 the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. And there was no light for a third of the day 41 and for a third of the night likewise. 8:13 Then 42 I looked, and I heard an 43 eagle 44 flying directly overhead, 45 proclaiming with a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who live on the earth because of the remaining sounds of the trumpets of the three angels who are about to blow them!” 46
[5:6] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
[5:6] 2 tn Perhaps, “in the middle of the throne area” (see L&N 83.10).
[5:6] 3 tn Or “slaughtered”; traditionally, “slain.” The phrase behind this translation is ὡς ἐσφαγμένον (Jw" ejsfagmenon). The particle ὡς is used in Greek generally for comparison, and in Revelation it is used often to describe the appearance of what the author saw. This phrase does not imply that the Lamb “appeared to have been killed” but in reality was not, because the wider context of the NT shows that in fact the Lamb, i.e., Jesus, was killed. See 13:3 for the only other occurrence of this phrase in the NT.
[5:6] 4 tn Grk “killed, having.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “he.”
[5:6] 5 sn The relative pronoun which is masculine, referring back to the eyes rather than to the horns.
[5:6] 6 tc There is good ms evidence for the inclusion of “seven” (ἑπτά, Jepta; Ì24 א 2053 2351 ÏK). There is equally good ms support for the omission of the term (A 1006 1611 ÏA pc). It may have been accidentally added due to its repeated presence in the immediately preceding phrases, or it may have been intentionally added to maintain the symmetry of the phrases or more likely to harmonize the phrase with 1:4; 3:1; 4:5. Or it may have been accidentally deleted by way of homoioteleuton (τὰ ἑπτά, ta Jepta). A decision is difficult in this instance. NA27 also does not find the problem easy to solve, placing the word in brackets to indicate doubts as to its authenticity.
[5:6] 7 sn See the note on the phrase the seven spirits of God in Rev 4:5.
[5:1] 8 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
[5:1] 9 tn Grk “written on the inside and the outside” (an idiom for having writing on both sides).
[5:1] 10 tn L&N 6.55 states, “From the immediate context of Re 5:1 it is not possible to determine whether the scroll in question had seven seals on the outside or whether the scroll was sealed at seven different points. However, since according to chapter six of Revelation the seals were broken one after another, it would appear as though the scroll had been sealed at seven different places as it had been rolled up.”
[8:1] 11 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the resumption of the topic of the seals.
[8:1] 12 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the Lamb) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[8:2] 13 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
[8:3] 14 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[8:3] 16 sn A golden censer was a bowl in which incense was burned. The imagery suggests the OT role of the priest.
[8:3] 17 tn The verb “to station” was used to translate ἑστάθη (Jestaqh) because it connotes the idea of purposeful arrangement in English, which seems to be the idea in the Greek.
[8:3] 18 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[8:4] 19 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[8:4] 20 tn The expression τῶν θυμιαμάτων (twn qumiamatwn) is taken as a “genitive of producer,” i.e., the noun in the genitive produces the head noun.
[8:5] 21 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
[8:5] 22 tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”
[8:6] 23 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
[8:7] 25 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[8:7] 26 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so that” because what follows has the logical force of a result clause.
[8:8] 27 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
[8:8] 28 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[8:9] 29 tn Or “a third of the living creatures in the sea”; Grk “the third of the creatures which were in the sea, the ones having life.”
[8:9] 30 tn On the term translated “completely destroyed,” L&N 20.40 states, “to cause the complete destruction of someone or something – ‘to destroy utterly.’ τὸ τρίτον τῶν πλοίων διεφθάρησαν ‘a third of the ships were completely destroyed’ Re 8:9.”
[8:10] 31 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
[8:10] 32 tn Or “from heaven” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).
[8:11] 34 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” in keeping with the parenthetical nature of this remark.
[8:11] 35 tn Grk “is called,” but this is somewhat redundant in contemporary English.
[8:11] 36 sn Wormwood refers to a particularly bitter herb with medicinal value. According to L&N 3.21, “The English term wormwood is derived from the use of the plant as a medicine to kill intestinal worms.” This remark about the star’s name is parenthetical in nature.
[8:11] 37 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the star falling on the waters.
[8:11] 38 tn That is, terribly bitter (see the note on “Wormwood” earlier in this verse).
[8:11] 39 tn Grk “and many of the men died from these waters because they were bitter.”
[8:12] 40 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
[8:12] 41 tn Grk “the day did not shine [with respect to] the third of it.”
[8:13] 42 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
[8:13] 44 tc ÏA reads “angel” (ἀγγέλου, angelou) instead of “eagle” (ἀετοῦ, aetou), a reading strongly supported by {א A 046 ÏK and several versions}. On external grounds, ἀετοῦ is clearly the superior reading. ἀγγέλου could have arisen inadvertently due to similarities in spelling or sound between ἀετοῦ and ἀγγέλου. It may also have been intentional in order to bring this statement in line with 14:6 where an angel is mentioned as the one flying in midair. This seems a more likely reason, strengthened by the facts that the book only mentions eagles two other times (4:7; 12:14). Further, the immediate as well as broad context is replete with references to angels.
[8:13] 45 tn Concerning the word μεσουράνημα (mesouranhma), L&N 1.10 states, “a point or region of the sky directly above the earth – ‘high in the sky, midpoint in the sky, directly overhead, straight above in the sky.’ εἶδον, καὶ ἤκουσα ἑνὸς ἁετοῦ πετομένου ἐν μεσουρανήματι ‘I looked, and I heard an eagle that was flying overhead in the sky’ Re 8:13.”
[8:13] 46 tn Grk “about to sound their trumpets,” but this is redundant in English.
