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OET (OET-LV) and in the_midst of_the lampstands:
similar son of_Man, having_dressed_in reaching_the_feet, and having_been_girded_about at the breasts a_belt golden.
OET (OET-RV) and standing among them was a man who looked like humanity’s child,[fn] wearing a long robe with a golden sash around His chest.
1:13 It’s not certain what was meant here: either ‘a man who looked like humanity’s child’ or ‘a form that looked like a human man’.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
ὅμοιον Υἱὸν Ἀνθρώπου
similar (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῶν λυχνιῶν ὅμοιον ὑιῷ Ἀνθρώπου ἐνδεδυμένον ποδήρη καὶ περιεζωσμένον πρὸς τοῖς μαστοῖς ζώνην χρυσᾶν)
The expression like a son of man is an allusion to Daniel 7:13. It means “like a human being.” The point of this comparison is that the figure whom John saw looked like a human. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “a figure who was human in form”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
καὶ περιεζωσμένον πρὸς τοῖς μαστοῖς ζώνην χρυσᾶν
and and /having_been/_girded_about at the breasts /a/_belt golden
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. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “He had wrapped a golden sash around his chest”
Note 3 topic: translate-unknown
ζώνην χρυσᾶν
/a/_belt golden
A sash was a strip of cloth that someone would wrap around the chest to keep a robe closed. Your language may have a term of its own for such an article that you can use in your translation, or you could use plain language. Alternate translation: “a wide strip of golden cloth”
1:13 the Son of Man (or a son of man.): Son of Man is a title Jesus used for himself (see Dan 7:13; Matt 8:20; 9:6; 16:13; Mark 2:28; 9:9; 14:41; John 1:51; 3:13; 5:27).
• The long robe and gold sash give Christ an authoritative appearance (see Rev 19:13-16; Dan 10:5). The robe was a priestly garment symbolizing purity and holiness.
OET (OET-LV) and in the_midst of_the lampstands:
similar son of_Man, having_dressed_in reaching_the_feet, and having_been_girded_about at the breasts a_belt golden.
OET (OET-RV) and standing among them was a man who looked like humanity’s child,[fn] wearing a long robe with a golden sash around His chest.
1:13 It’s not certain what was meant here: either ‘a man who looked like humanity’s child’ or ‘a form that looked like a human man’.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.