OET interlinear REV 6:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου

the altar

John mentions an altar here without having described it previously while relating what he saw in this vision. He seems to mean a golden altar that was in front of God’s throne, as he later describes in [8:3](../08/03.md) and [9:13](../09/13.md). You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [a golden altar that was in front of God’s throne]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

τῶν ἐσφαγμένων

¬which ˓having_been˒_slain

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: [the ones whom people had slaughtered]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

διὰ τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ , καὶ διὰ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἣν εἶχον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὅτε ἤνοιξεν τήν πέμπτην σφραγῖδα εἶδον ὑποκάτω τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τάς ψυχάς τῶν ἐσφαγμένων διά τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ καί διά τήν μαρτυρίαν ἥν εἶχον)

These two phrases mean similar things. John is using repetition to emphasize the idea that the phrases express. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them. Alternate translation: [because they testified to the word of God]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

διὰ τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὅτε ἤνοιξεν τήν πέμπτην σφραγῖδα εἶδον ὑποκάτω τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τάς ψυχάς τῶν ἐσφαγμένων διά τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ καί διά τήν μαρτυρίαν ἥν εἶχον)

John is using the term word to mean the message that God communicated to believers by using words and that God wants believers to share by using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [because they shared the message from God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

διὰ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἣν εἶχον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὅτε ἤνοιξεν τήν πέμπτην σφραγῖδα εἶδον ὑποκάτω τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τάς ψυχάς τῶν ἐσφαγμένων διά τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ καί διά τήν μαρτυρίαν ἥν εἶχον)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of testimony, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [because they testified about Jesus]