OET interlinear REV 1:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ ἀναγινώσκων

the_‹one› reading

In this context, the word reading implicitly means “reading aloud.” In John's culture, a message to a church, such as the one he is sending to the seven churches in this book, would have been read aloud to the assembled believers. You can indicate this in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. (Revelation is not simply declaring a blessing upon any believer today who would read the book out loud in private.) Alternate translation: “the one reading aloud” or “the one reading for others to hear”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

ὁ ἀναγινώσκων

the_‹one› reading

Here, the one reading does not refer to a specific person. It refers to anyone who reads the words of the prophecy aloud. Express this in the way that would be most natural in your language. Alternate translation: “anyone who reads aloud”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τηροῦντες

keeping

See the discussion of the term “keep” in the General Introduction to Revelation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning of this expression plainly here and elsewhere throughout the book. Alternate translation: “obeying”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ γεγραμμένα

the_‹things› in it /having_been/_written

If your language does not use this passive form, you could state this in active form. Alternate translation: “the things that I have written in it”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ γὰρ καιρὸς

the_‹one› the for /the/_time_‹is›

Here, the time refers specifically to the appointed time when God will make the prophecies in this book come true. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “for the time for the fulfillment of what is written in this book”