OET interlinear REV 16:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

In this verse, Jesus breaks into John’s narrative of his vision to address the believers who are listening to it or reading it. ULT puts the verse in parentheses to show this. There may be a comparable convention in your language that you can use in your translation. You can also state explicitly that the Lord Jesus said this, as UST does.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

ἔρχομαι ὡς κλέπτης

˱I˲_˓am˒_coming like ˓a˒_thief

The point of this comparison is that Jesus is coming at a time when people will not be expecting him, just as a thief comes when people are not expecting him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [I am coming at a time when you are not expecting me]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τηρῶν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ, ἵνα μὴ γυμνὸς περιπατῇ, καὶ βλέπωσιν τὴν ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτοῦ

keeping (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰδού ἔρχομαι ὡς κλέπτης Μακάριος ὁ γρηγορῶν καί τηρῶν τά ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἵνα μή γυμνός περιπατῇ καί βλέπωσιν τήν ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτοῦ)

As the General Introduction to Revelation discusses, here the term “keeping” means “preserving,” that is, maintaining the garments in good repair. This represents living in a way that pleases God. Walking around naked similarly stands for living in a way that displeases God, that is, committing sins. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [continuing to live in a way that pleases God and not committing sins that others can see]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τηρῶν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ

keeping (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰδού ἔρχομαι ὡς κλέπτης Μακάριος ὁ γρηγορῶν καί τηρῶν τά ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἵνα μή γυμνός περιπατῇ καί βλέπωσιν τήν ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτοῦ)

This expression means to keep one’s garments on, that is, to continue to wear clothes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [continuing to wear clothes]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

καὶ βλέπωσιν τὴν ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰδού ἔρχομαι ὡς κλέπτης Μακάριος ὁ γρηγορῶν καί τηρῶν τά ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἵνα μή γυμνός περιπατῇ καί βλέπωσιν τήν ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτοῦ)

The pronoun they is an indefinite pronoun that does not refer to anyone in the immediate context. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this with a different expression that does not use an indefinite pronoun. Alternate translation: [so that people can see his indecency]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν ἀσχημοσύνην

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἰδού ἔρχομαι ὡς κλέπτης Μακάριος ὁ γρηγορῶν καί τηρῶν τά ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἵνα μή γυμνός περιπατῇ καί βλέπωσιν τήν ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτοῦ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of indecency, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [indecent behavior]