OET interlinear REV 7:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἀνατολῆς ἡλίου

/the/_rising ˱of˲_/the/_sun

This expression refers to a specific direction. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly, using your own language’s term for that direction. Alternate translation: “the east”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

σφραγῖδα Θεοῦ ζῶντος

/the/_seal ˱of˲_God /the/_living

In this case the word seal refers to a tool that a person would use to compress and mark wax in order to create a “seal” in the sense in which John uses that word in chapters 5 and 6. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “the sealing tool that belongs to the living God”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οἷς ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς

˱to˲_whom /was/_given ˱to˲_them

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: “whom God had allowed”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀδικῆσαι τὴν γῆν καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν

/to/_injure the earth and the sea

The implication is that these angels would harm the earth and the sea by not allowing any winds to blow on them. This would, for example, prevent any rainstorms from forming and watering crops. You could indicate this in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “to harm the earth and the sea by holding back the winds”