16:12 Then 8 the sixth angel 9 poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and dried up its water 10 to prepare the way 11 for the kings from the east. 12
8:12 Then 13 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 14 and for a third of the night likewise.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
2 tn Grk “from the rising of the sun.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου…from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12…simply ἀπὸ ἀ. …21:13.”
3 tn Grk “having,” but v. 3 makes it clear that the angel’s purpose is to seal others with the seal he carries.
4 tn Or “signet” (L&N 6.54).
5 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.
6 tn The word “permission” is implied; Grk “to whom it was given to them to damage the earth.”
7 tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
8 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
9 tn Grk “the sixth”; the referent (the sixth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
10 tn Grk “and its water was dried up.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.
11 tn Grk “in order that the way might be prepared.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.
12 tn Grk “from the rising of the sun.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου…from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12; simply ἀπὸ ἀ. …21:13.”
15 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
16 tn Grk “the day did not shine [with respect to] the third of it.”