Wahyu 1:3

1:3 Blessed is the one who reads the words of this ¹  prophecy aloud, ²  and blessed are ³  those who hear and obey ⁴  the things written in it, because the time is near! ⁵ 

Wahyu 13:5

13:5 The beast ⁶  was given a mouth speaking proud words ⁷  and blasphemies, and he was permitted ⁸  to exercise ruling authority ⁹  for forty-two months.

Wahyu 16:6

16:6 because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets,

so ¹⁰  you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!” ¹¹ 

Wahyu 17:17

17:17 For God has put into their minds ¹²  to carry out his purpose ¹³  by making ¹⁴  a decision ¹⁵  to give their royal power ¹⁶  to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled. ¹⁷ 

Wahyu 18:14

18:14 (The ripe fruit ¹⁸  you greatly desired ¹⁹ 

has gone from you,

and all your luxury ²⁰  and splendor ²¹ 

have gone from you –

they will never ever be found again!) ²² 

[1:3]  ¹ tn The word “this” is used to translate the Greek article τῆς (ths), bringing out its demonstrative force.

[1:3]  ² tn The word “aloud” has been supplied to indicate that in the original historical setting reading would usually refer to reading out loud in public rather than silently to oneself.

[1:3]  ³ tn The words “blessed are” are repeated from the beginning of this verse for stylistic reasons and for clarity.

[1:3]  ⁴ tn Grk “keep.” L&N 36.19 has “to continue to obey orders or commandments – ‘to obey, to keep commandments, obedience.’”

[1:3]  ⁵ sn The time refers to the time when the things prophesied would happen.

[13:5]  ⁶ tn Grk “and there was given to him.” Here the passive construction has been simplified, the referent (the beast) has been specified for clarity, and καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[13:5]  ⁷ tn For the translation “proud words” (Grk “great things” or “important things”) see BDAG 624 s.v. μέγας 4.b.

[13:5]  ⁸ tn Grk “to it was granted.”

[13:5]  ⁹ tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.

[16:6]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that this judgment is the result of what these wicked people did to the saints and prophets.

[16:6]  ¹¹ tn Grk “They are worthy”; i.e., of this kind of punishment. By extension, “they got what they deserve.”

[17:17]  ¹² tn Grk “hearts.”

[17:17]  ¹³ tn Or “his intent.”

[17:17]  ¹⁴ tn The infinitive ποιῆσαι (poihsai) was translated here as giving the logical means by which God’s purpose was carried out.

[17:17]  ¹⁵ tn On this term BDAG 203 s.v. γνώμη 4 states, “declaration, decision, resolution…of God Rv 17:17.”

[17:17]  ¹⁶ tn For this translation see BDAG 168 s.v. βασιλεία 1.a, “kingship, royal power, royal rule.”

[17:17]  ¹⁷ tn Or “completed.”

[18:14]  ¹⁸ tn On ὀπώρα (opwra) L&N 3.34 states, “ἡ ὀπώρα σου τῆς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ψυχῆς ‘the ripe fruit for which you longed’ Re 18:14. In this one occurrence of ὀπώρα in the NT, ‘ripe fruit’ is to be understood in a figurative sense of ‘good things.’”

[18:14]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “you desired in your soul.”

[18:14]  ²⁰ tn On λιπαρός (liparo") BDAG 597 s.v. states, “luxury Rv 18:14.”

[18:14]  ²¹ tn On τὰ λαμπρά (ta lampra) BDAG 585 s.v. λαμπρός 4 states, “splendor…in which a rich man takes delight (cp. Jos., Ant. 12, 220 δωρεὰς δοὺς λαμπράς) Rv 18:14.”

[18:14]  ²² tn Verse 14 is set in parentheses because in it the city, Babylon, is addressed directly in second person.

[18:14]  sn This verse forms a parenthetical aside in the narrative.