Revelation 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 

Revelation 8:7-12

8:7 The ⁶  first angel blew his trumpet, and there was hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was thrown at the earth so that ⁷  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 ⁸  the second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain of burning fire was thrown into the sea. A ⁹  third of the sea became blood, 8:9 and a third of the creatures ¹⁰  living in the sea died, and a third of the ships were completely destroyed. ¹¹ 

8:10 Then ¹²  the third angel blew his trumpet, and a huge star burning like a torch fell from the sky; ¹³  it landed ¹⁴  on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 8:11 (Now ¹⁵  the name of the star is ¹⁶  Wormwood.) ¹⁷  So ¹⁸  a third of the waters became wormwood, ¹⁹  and many people died from these waters because they were poisoned. ²⁰ 

8:12 Then ²¹  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 ²²  and for a third of the night likewise.

[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.

[8:7]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[8:7]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so that” because what follows has the logical force of a result clause.

[8:8]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[8:8]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[8:9]  ¹⁰ 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]  ¹¹ 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]  ¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[8:10]  ¹³ tn Or “from heaven” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).

[8:10]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “fell.”

[8:11]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” in keeping with the parenthetical nature of this remark.

[8:11]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “is called,” but this is somewhat redundant in contemporary English.

[8:11]  ¹⁷ 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]  ¹⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the star falling on the waters.

[8:11]  ¹⁹ tn That is, terribly bitter (see the note on “Wormwood” earlier in this verse).

[8:11]  ²⁰ tn Grk “and many of the men died from these waters because they were bitter.”

[8:12]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[8:12]  ²² tn Grk “the day did not shine [with respect to] the third of it.”