15:2 Then 6 I saw something like a sea of glass 7 mixed with fire, and those who had conquered 8 the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing 9 by 10 the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God. 11
1 tn Grk “fell down.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”
2 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
3 sn This interpretive comment by the author forms a parenthesis in the narrative.
4 tn Or “a voice” (cf. Rev 1:15), but since in this context nothing is mentioned as the content of the voice, it is preferable to translate φωνή (fwnh) as “sound” here.
5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of a new topic.
7 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
8 sn See Rev 4:6 where the sea of glass was mentioned previously.
9 tn Or “had been victorious over”; traditionally, “had overcome.”
10 tn Grk “of his name, standing.” A new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the words “They were.”
11 tn Or “on.” The preposition ἐπί (epi) with the accusative case could mean “on, at, by, near”; given the nature of this scene appearing in a vision, it is difficult to know precisely which the author of Revelation intended. See BDAG 363 s.v. ἐπί 1.c.γ, “At, by, near someone or someth.”
12 tn Grk “harps of God.” The phrase τοῦ θεοῦ (tou qeou) has been translated as a genitive of agency.