Revised Literal Translation

Revelation 8

1AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenG3753he had openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455the seventhτὴν ἑβδόμην,tēn hebdomēnG3588 G1442sealσφραγῖδα τὴνsphragida tēnG3588 G4973,there wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096silenceσιγὴsigēG4602inἐνenG1722heavenτῷ οὐρανῷtō ouranōG3588 G3772aboutὡςhōsG5613the space of half an hourἡμιώριον.hēmiōrionG2256.

2AndκαὶkaiG2532I sawG3708the sevenτοὺς ἑπτὰtous heptaG3588 G2033angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32whichοἳhoiG3739stoodἑστήκασινhestēkasinG2476beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316;andκαὶkaiG2532to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846were givenἐδόθησανedothēsanG1325sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033trumpetsσάλπιγγες.¶salpingesG4536.

3AndΚαὶKaiG2532anotherἄλλοςallosG243angelἄγγελοςangelosG32cameἦλθενēlthenG2064andκαὶkaiG2532stoodἐστάθηestathēG2476atἐπὶepiG1909the altarτοῦ θυσιαστηρίουtou thusiastēriouG3588 G2379,havingἔχωνechōnG2192a goldenχρυσοῦν.chrusounG5552censerλιβανωτὸνlibanōtonG3031;andκαὶkaiG2532there was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325unto himαὐτῷautōG846muchπολλὰpollaG4183incenseθυμιάματαthumiamataG2368,thatἵναinaG2443he should offerδώσειdōseiG1325itwith the prayersταῖς προσευχαῖςtais proseuchaisG3588 G4335of allπάντωνpantōnG3956saintsτῶν ἁγίωνtōn hagiōnG3588 G40uponἐπὶepiG1909the goldenτὸ χρυσοῦνto chrusounG3588 G5552altarθυσιαστήριον τὸthusiastērion toG3588 G2379which wasτὸtoG3588beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the throneτοῦ θρόνου.tou thronouG3588 G2362.

4AndκαὶkaiG2532the smokeὁ καπνὸςho kapnosG3588 G2586of the incenseτῶν θυμιαμάτωνtōn thumiamatōnG3588 G2368, which camewith the prayersταῖς προσευχαῖςtais proseuchaisG3588 G4335of the saintsτῶν ἁγίωνtōn hagiōnG3588 G40,ascended upἀνέβηanebēG305beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316outἐκekG1537of the angel’sἀγγέλου τοῦangelou touG3588 G32handχειρὸςcheirosG5495.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532the angelὁ ἄγγελοςho angelosG3588 G32tookεἴληφενeilēphenG2983the censerτὸν λιβανωτὸνton libanōtonG3588 G3031,andκαὶkaiG2532filledἐγέμισενegemisenG1072itαὐτὸνautonG846with fireτοῦ πυρὸςtou purosG3588 G4442ofἐκekG1537the altarτοῦ θυσιαστηρίουtou thusiastēriouG3588 G2379,andκαὶkaiG2532castἔβαλενebalenG906itintoεἰςeisG1519the earthτὴν γῆν.tēn gēnG3588 G1093:andκαὶkaiG2532there wereἐγένοντοegenontoG1096voicesφωναὶphōnaiG5456,andκαὶkaiG2532thunderingsβρονταὶbrontaiG1027,andκαὶkaiG2532lightningsἀστραπαὶastrapaiG796,andκαὶkaiG2532an earthquakeσεισμός.seismosG4578.

6AndκαὶkaiG2532theG3588 G32sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG3588 G32which hadἔχοντεςechontesG3588 G2192theG3588 G4536sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033trumpetsσάλπιγγαςsalpingasG3588 G4536preparedἡτοίμασανhētoimasanG2090themselvesG1438toἵναinaG2443soundσαλπίσωσιν.¶salpisōsinG4537.

7G2532The firstπρῶτοςprōtosG3588 G4413angelG32soundedἐσάλπισεν,esalpisenG4537,andG2532there followedἐγένετοegenetoG1096hailχάλαζαchalazaG5464andG2532fireπῦρpurG4442mingledμεμιγμέναmemigmenaG3396with bloodαἵματι,aimatiG129,andG2532they were castἐβλήθηeblēthēG906uponεἰςeisG1519the earthG3588 G1093:andG2532the third partG3588 G5154of treesδένδρωνdendrōnG3588 G1186was burnt upG2618,andG2532allπᾶςpasG3956greenχλωρὸςchlōrosG5515grassχόρτοςchortosG5528was burnt upG2618.

8AndΚαὶKaiG2532the secondὁ δεύτεροςho deuterosG3588 G1208angelἄγγελοςangelosG32soundedἐσάλπισεν,esalpisenG4537,andκαὶkaiG2532as it wereὡςhōsG5613a greatμέγαmegaG3173mountainὄροςorosG3735burningκαιόμενονkaiomenonG2545with fireπυρὶpuriG4442was castἐβλήθηeblēthēG906intoεἰςeisG1519the seaτὴν θάλασσαν·tēn thalassanG3588 G2281:andκαὶkaiG2532the third partτὸ τρίτονto tritonG3588 G5154of the seaτῆς θαλάσσηςtēs thalassēsG3588 G2281becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096bloodαἷμα.haimaG129;

9AndκαὶkaiG2532the third partτὸ τρίτονto tritonG3588 G5154of the creaturesτῶν κτισμάτωνtōn ktismatōnG3588 G2938which wereτῶνtōnG3588inἐνenG1722the seaτῇ θαλάσσῃ,tēa thalassēG3588 G2281,and hadτὰ ἔχονταta echontaG3588 G2192lifeψυχάς,psuchasG5590,diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599;andκαὶkaiG2532the third partτὸ τρίτονto tritonG3588 G5154of the shipsτῶν πλοίωνtōn ploiōnG3588 G4143were destroyedδιεφθάρησαν.¶diephtharēsanG1311.

10AndΚαὶKaiG2532the thirdτρίτοςtritosG3588 G5154angelἄγγελοςangelosG32soundedἐσάλπισεν,esalpisenG4537,andκαὶkaiG2532there fellἔπεσενepesenG4098a greatμέγαςmegasG3173starἀστὴρastērG792fromἐκekG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3588 G3772,burningκαιόμενοςkaiomenosG2545as it wereὡςhōsG5613a lampλαμπὰςlampasG2985,andκαὶkaiG2532it fellἔπεσενepesenG4098uponἐπὶepiG1909the third partτρίτονtritonG3588 G5154of the riversποταμῶνpotamōnG3588 G4215,andκαὶkaiG2532uponἐπὶepiG1909the fountainsπηγὰςpēgasG3588 G4077of watersὑδάτων.hudatōnG5204;

11AndκαὶkaiG2532the nameὄνομαonomaG3588 G3686of the starἀστέροςasterosG3588 G792is calledλέγεταιlegetaiG3004WormwoodἌψινθος·ApsinthosG894:andκαὶkaiG2532the third partτρίτονtritonG3588 G5154of the watersὑδάτωνhudatōnG3588 G5204becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096wormwoodεἰς ἄψινθον,eis apsinthonG1519 G894;andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444diedἀπέθανονapethanonG599ofἐκekG1537the watersὑδάτωνhudatōnG3588 G5204,becauseὅτιhotiG3754they were made bitterἐπικράνθησαν.¶epikranthēsanG4087.

12AndΚαὶKaiG2532the fourthὁ τέταρτοςho tetartosG3588 G5067angelἄγγελοςangelosG32soundedἐσάλπισεν,esalpisenG4537,andκαὶkaiG2532the third partτὸ τρίτονto tritonG3588 G5154of the sunτοῦ ἡλίουtou hēliouG3588 G2246was smittenἐπλήγηeplēgēG4141,andκαὶkaiG2532the third partτὸ τρίτονto tritonG3588 G5154of the moonτῆς σελήνηςtēs selēnēsG3588 G4582,andκαὶkaiG2532the third partτὸ τρίτονto tritonG3588 G5154of the starsτῶν ἀστέρωνtōn asterōnG3588 G792;so asἵναinaG2443the third partτὸ τρίτονto tritonG3588 G5154of themαὐτῶν,autōnG846was darkenedσκοτισθῇskotisthēaG4654,andκαὶkaiG2532the dayἡ ἡμέραhē hēmeraG3588 G2250shoneφάνῃphanēG5316notμὴmēG3361for a third partτὸ τρίτονto tritonG3588 G5154of itαὐτῆςautēsG846,andκαὶkaiG2532the nightἡ νὺξhē nuxG3588 G3571likewiseὁμοίως.¶homoiōsG3668.

13AndΚαὶKaiG2532I beheldG3708,andκαὶkaiG2532heardἤκουσαēkousaG191anἑνὸςhenosG1520angelἀγγέλωνangelōnG32flyingπετομένουpetomenouG4072throughἐνenG1722the midst of heavenμεσουρανήματιmesouranēmatiG3321,sayingλέγοντοςlegontosG3004withG5456a loudμεγάλῃ·megalēG3173voiceG5456,WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759,woeοὐαὶouaiG3759,woeοὐαὶouaiG3759,to the inhabitersτοὺς κατοικοῦνταςtous katoikountasG3588 G2730ofἐπὶepiG1909the earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588 G1093by reasonἐκekG1537of the otherτῶν λοιπῶνtōn loipōnG3588 G3062voicesG5456of the trumpetτῆς σάλπιγγοςtēs salpingosG3588 G4536of the threeτῶν τριῶνtōn triōnG3588 G5140angelsG32,which are yetτῶν μελλόντωνtōn mellontōnG3588 G3195to soundσαλπίζειν.¶salpizeinG4537!

Commentaries on Revelation 8