OET interlinear REV 1:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

καὶ ὁ ζῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ὁ ζῶν καί ἐγενόμην νεκρός καί ἰδού ζῶν εἰμί εἰς τούς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων καί ἔχω τάς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καί τοῦ ᾍδου)

If you translated “I am the first and the last” in the previous verse as “I am the one who has always existed,” then the phrase “and the one living” means basically the same thing. Jesus would be using repetition for emphasis. In your translation, you could connect these phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation, following a comma at the end of the previous verse: [yes, I have always been alive]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων

to (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ὁ ζῶν καί ἐγενόμην νεκρός καί ἰδού ζῶν εἰμί εἰς τούς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων καί ἔχω τάς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καί τοῦ ᾍδου)

See how you translated the similar expression in [1:6](../01/06.md). Alternate translation: [forever]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἔχω τὰς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καὶ τοῦ ᾍδου

˱I˲_˓am˒_having (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ὁ ζῶν καί ἐγενόμην νεκρός καί ἰδού ζῶν εἰμί εἰς τούς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων καί ἔχω τάς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καί τοῦ ᾍδου)

Jesus is speaking as if he possesses literal keys to death and Hades. He means that he has authority over the realm of the dead. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I have authority over death and Hades]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἔχω τὰς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καὶ τοῦ ᾍδου

˱I˲_˓am˒_having (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ὁ ζῶν καί ἐγενόμην νεκρός καί ἰδού ζῶν εἰμί εἰς τούς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων καί ἔχω τάς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καί τοῦ ᾍδου)

In this context, the terms death and Hades mean the same thing. They both refer to the abode of the dead. Jesus is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [I have complete authority over the realm of the dead]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἔχω τὰς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καὶ τοῦ ᾍδου

˱I˲_˓am˒_having (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ὁ ζῶν καί ἐγενόμην νεκρός καί ἰδού ζῶν εἰμί εἰς τούς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων καί ἔχω τάς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καί τοῦ ᾍδου)

The implication is that Jesus is able to give life to those who have died and let them out of Hades. You can indicate this in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [I am able to give life to people who have died and let them out of Hades]

Note 6 topic: translate-transliterate

τοῦ θανάτου καὶ τοῦ ᾍδου

¬the ˱of˲_death ¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί ὁ ζῶν καί ἐγενόμην νεκρός καί ἰδού ζῶν εἰμί εἰς τούς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων καί ἔχω τάς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καί τοῦ ᾍδου)

The word Hades is the Greek name for the abode of the dead. In your translation, you could spell this word the way it sounds in your language and then explain its meaning. Alternatively, you could use a word for the abode of the dead in your language. Alternate translation: [of Hades, the abode of the dead]