OET interlinear REV 14:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν οὐχ εὑρέθη ψεῦδος

in the mouth ˱of˲_them not /was/_found /a/_falsehood

Since John is referring to a group of people, it might be more natural in your language to use the plural form of mouth. Alternate translation: [no lie has been found in their mouths]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν οὐχ εὑρέθη ψεῦδος

in the mouth ˱of˲_them not /was/_found /a/_falsehood

Here the expression has been found means “could be found” or “was there.” Alternate translation: [there was no lie in their mouths]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν οὐχ εὑρέθη ψεῦδος

in the mouth ˱of˲_them not /was/_found /a/_falsehood

John is referring to people speaking by association with the way that a person speaks with his mouth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [they have told no lies]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν οὐχ εὑρέθη ψεῦδος

in the mouth ˱of˲_them not /was/_found /a/_falsehood

If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative particle no and the negative word lies. Alternate translation: [they have always told the truth]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν οὐχ εὑρέθη ψεῦδος

in the mouth ˱of˲_them not /was/_found /a/_falsehood

The implication is that these people have told no lie about who Jesus is, despite the pressure they have been facing to deny that he is Lord and Savior. You can provide this information in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [they have always told the truth about who Jesus is]

Note 6 topic: translate-textvariants

ἄμωμοί γὰρ εἰσιν

blameless (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν οὐχ εὑρέθη ψεῦδος ἄμωμοί γάρ εἰσιν)

Some ancient manuscripts read for they are blameless. ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts add “before the throne of God.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of ULT.