OET interlinear REV 20:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἠγαπημένην

the the city ¬which /having_been/_loved

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, as in UST: “the city that God loves”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἠγαπημένην

the the city ¬which /having_been/_loved

John assumes that his readers will understand that by the beloved city he means Jerusalem. You can use that name in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “the city of Jerusalem”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

κατέβη πῦρ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ κατέφαγεν αὐτούς

came_down fire out_of the sky and ˱it˲_devoured them

John is speaking of this fire as if it were a living thing that came down from heaven and devoured this army by itself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “God sent fire down from heaven, and it devoured them”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

κατέφαγεν αὐτούς

˱it˲_devoured them

John is speaking as if this fire literally devoured or ate up the nations that attacked the saints. He means that the fire destroyed them completely. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “destroyed them completely”