OET interlinear REV 16:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐκαυματίσθησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι καῦμα μέγα

˓were˒_scorched the people ˱with˲_burning great

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the sun scorched men greatly]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐβλασφήμησαν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ

˱they˲_slandered (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐκαυματίσθησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι καῦμα μέγα καί ἐβλασφήμησαν τό ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ἔχοντος τήν ἐξουσίαν ἐπί τάς πληγάς ταύτας καί οὒ μετενόησαν δοῦναι αὐτῷ δόξαν)

Here, name represents the character and reputation of person by association with the way that each person has a name. Alternate translation: [they maligned the character of the God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

οὐ μετενόησαν δοῦναι αὐτῷ δόξαν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐκαυματίσθησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι καῦμα μέγα καί ἐβλασφήμησαν τό ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ἔχοντος τήν ἐξουσίαν ἐπί τάς πληγάς ταύτας καί οὒ μετενόησαν δοῦναι αὐτῷ δόξαν)

In the Bible, a person giving God glory often means that person acknowledging that he has sinned and that God is justly punishing him. Alternate translation: [they did not repent of their sin and acknowledge that God was punishing them for it justly]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

δοῦναι αὐτῷ δόξαν

˓to˒_give ˱to˲_him glory

If you wish to retain the biblical idiom in your translation but your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of glory, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and glorify him]