2 Peter 1:18

1:18 When this voice was conveyed from heaven, we ourselves ¹  heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain. ² 

2 Peter 2:16

2:16 yet was rebuked ³  for his own transgression (a dumb donkey, ⁴  speaking with a human voice, ⁵  restrained the prophet’s madness). ⁶ 

2 Peter 1:17

1:17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father, when that ⁷  voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory: “This is my dear Son, in whom I am delighted.” ⁸ 

[1:18]  ¹ tn The “we” in v. 18 is evidently exclusive, that is, it refers to Peter and the other apostles.

[1:18]  ² tn 2 Pet 1:17-18 comprise one sentence in Greek, with the main verb “heard” in v. 18. All else is temporally subordinate to that statement. Hence, more literally these verses read as follows: “For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory: ‘This is my beloved Son, in whom I am delighted,’ we ourselves heard this voice when it was conveyed from heaven, when we were with him on the holy mountain.”

[2:16]  ³ tn Grk “but he had a rebuke.”

[2:16]  ⁴ tn The Greek word ἄφωνος (afwno") means “mute, silent” or “incapable of speech.” For reasons of English style the word “dumb” was used in the translation. Despite the potential for misunderstanding (since “dumb” can refer to a lack of intellectual capability) more dynamic glosses were judged to be inelegant.

[2:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “a voice of a (man/person).”

[2:16]  ⁶ sn Balaam’s activities are detailed in Num 22—24 (see also Num 31:8, 16).

[1:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “such a.” The pronoun τοιᾶσδε (toiasde) most likely refers to what follows, connoting something of the uniqueness of the proclamation.

[1:17]  ⁶ tn The verb εὐδόκησα (eudokhsa) in collocation with εἰς ὅν (ei" Jon) could either mean “in whom I am well-pleased, delighted” (in which case the preposition functions like ἐν [en]), or “on whom I have set my favor.”