OET interlinear REV 2:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

εἰ δὲ μή

if (Some words not found in SR-GNT: μετανόησον Οὖν εἰ Δέ μή ἔρχομαι σοί ταχύ καί πολεμήσω μετʼ αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ ῥομφαίᾳ τοῦ στόματος μού)

Jesus is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [But if you do not repent]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτῶν

them

The pronoun them refers to the “ones holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans,” whom Jesus describes in the previous verse. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [these people who obey the teachings of the Nicolaitans]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πολεμήσω μετ’ αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ ῥομφαίᾳ τοῦ στόματός μου

˱I˲_˓will_be˒_warring with them with the sword ˱of˲_the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: μετανόησον Οὖν εἰ Δέ μή ἔρχομαι σοί ταχύ καί πολεμήσω μετʼ αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ ῥομφαίᾳ τοῦ στόματος μού)

Jesus is speaking as if he will literally wage war against the disobedient believers in Pergamum with the sword in his mouth. He likely means that he will announce a punishment against them that will become effective as soon as he speaks it. You could say that in your translation. The UST models one way to do that. However, since the symbol of the sword comes from the opening vision in the book, and since Jesus uses it to identify himself at the beginning of this letter, and since the symbol also appears in one of the last visions in the book, in [19:15-21](../19/15.md), you may wish to retain the symbol in your translation rather than state the meaning plainly here.