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OET (OET-RV) The woman gave birth to a son who’s going to rule all the nations with an iron scepter, and he was snatched away to God and to his throne,
OET-LV And she_bore a_son a_male, who is_going to_be_shepherding all the nations with a_rod iron, and was_snatched the child of_her to the god, and to the throne of_him.
SR-GNT Καὶ ἔτεκεν υἱόν ἄρσεν, ὃς μέλλει ποιμαίνειν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐν ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ· καὶ ἡρπάσθη τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς πρὸς τὸν ˚Θεὸν, καὶ πρὸς τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ. ‡
(Kai eteken huion arsen, hos mellei poimainein panta ta ethnaʸ en ɽabdōi sidaʸra; kai haʸrpasthaʸ to teknon autaʸs pros ton ˚Theon, kai pros ton thronon autou.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And she gave birth to a son, a male, who is going to rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was snatched away to God and to his throne,
UST Then the woman gave birth to a son. He is destined to rule all groups of people with complete authority. God snatched away this child for safety and brought him up to his throne in heaven.
BSB § And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.[fn] And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.
12:5 See Psalm 2:9 (see also LXX).
BLB And she brought forth a male son, who is about to shepherd all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God, and to His throne.
AICNT And she gave birth to a son, a male, who is destined to shepherd all the nations with an iron rod. And her child was snatched up to God and {to}[fn] his throne.
12:5, to: Absent from some manuscripts. TR
OEB The woman gave birth to a son, a male child, who is destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod; and her child was at once caught up to God on his throne.
WEBBE She gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron. Her child was caught up to God and to his throne.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So the woman gave birth to a son, a male child, who is going to rule over all the nations with an iron rod. Her child was suddenly caught up to God and to his throne,
LSV and she brought forth a male son, who is about to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, and her child was snatched up to God and to His throne,
FBV She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all nations with an iron rod.[fn] Her son was snatched up to God and his throne.
12:5 See Psalms 2:9.
TCNT She gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne.
T4T The woman gave birth to a son, who is destined to rule all the nations with complete authority as if he was using [MET] an iron rod [MET]. God snatched away her child and took him to rule from his throne.
LEB And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is going to shepherd all the nations with an iron rod,[fn] and her child was snatched away to God and to his throne.
12:5 An allusion to Ps 2:9|link-href="None"
BBE And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who was to have rule over all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was taken up to God and to his high seat.
Moff No Moff REV book available
Wymth She gave birth to a son—a male child, destined before long to rule all nations with an iron scepter. But her child was caught up to God and His throne,
ASV And she was delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne.
DRA And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod: and her son was taken up to God, and to his throne.
YLT and she brought forth a male child, who is about to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, and caught away was her child unto God and His throne,
Drby And she brought forth a male son, who shall shepherd all the nations with an iron rod; and her child was caught up to [fn]God and to his throne.
12.5 Elohim
RV And she was delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne.
Wbstr And she brought forth a male child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up to God, and to his throne.
KJB-1769 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
KJB-1611 And shee brought foorth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of yron: and her child was caught vp vnto God, and to his Throne.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)
Bshps And she brought foorth a man chylde, which shoulde rule all nations with a rodde of yron: And her sonne was taken vp vnto God, and to his throne.
(And she brought forth a man child, which should rule all nations with a rod/staff of iron: And her son was taken up unto God, and to his throne.)
Gnva So shee brought foorth a man childe, which should rule all nations with a rod of yron: and that her childe was taken vp vnto God and to his throne.
(So she brought forth a man child, which should rule all nations with a rod of iron: and that her child was taken up unto God and to his throne. )
Cvdl And she brought forth a man childe, which shulde rule all nacions with a rod of yron. And her sonne was taken vp vnto God, and to his seate.
(And she brought forth a man child, which should rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her son was taken up unto God, and to his seat.)
TNT And she brought forth a man chylde which shulde rule all nacions with a rode of yron And her sonne was taken vp vnto God and to his seate.
(And she brought forth a man chylde which should rule all nations with a rode of iron And her son was taken up unto God and to his seat. )
Wycl And sche bar a knaue child, that was to reulinge alle folkis in an yrun yerde; and hir sone was rauyschid to God, and to his trone.
(And she bar a knaue child, that was to reulinge all folks/people in an yrun yerde; and her son was rauyschid to God, and to his trone.)
Luth Und sie gebar einen Sohn, ein Knäblein, der alle Heiden sollte weiden mit der eisernen Rute; und ihr Kind ward entrückt zu GOtt und seinem Stuhl.
(And they/she/them gebar a son, a Knäblein, the/of_the all heathens sollte weiden with the/of_the eisernen Rute; and you/their/her Kind what/which entrückt to God and his Stuhl.)
ClVg Et peperit filium masculum, qui recturus erat omnes gentes in virga ferrea: et raptus est filius ejus ad Deum, et ad thronum ejus,[fn]
(And gave_birth son masculum, who recturus was everyone gentes in rod/staff ferrea: and raptus it_is son his to God, and to thronum his, )
12.5 Et peperit. Carnali generatione, Christus de Abraham et David præcessit; vel peperit Ecclesia filium, id est fidem Christi in cordibus auditorum.
12.5 And peperit. Carnali generatione, Christus about Abraham and David præcessit; or gave_birth Ecclesia filium, id it_is faith of_Christ in cordibus auditorum.
UGNT καὶ ἔτεκεν υἱόν ἄρρενα, ὃς μέλλει ποιμαίνειν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐν ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ; καὶ ἡρπάσθη τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ πρὸς τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ.
(kai eteken huion arrena, hos mellei poimainein panta ta ethnaʸ en ɽabdōi sidaʸra; kai haʸrpasthaʸ to teknon autaʸs pros ton Theon, kai pros ton thronon autou.)
SBL-GNT καὶ ἔτεκεν υἱόν, ⸀ἄρσεν, ὃς μέλλει ποιμαίνειν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐν ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ· καὶ ἡρπάσθη τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς πρὸς τὸν θεὸν καὶ πρὸς τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ.
(kai eteken huion, ⸀arsen, hos mellei poimainein panta ta ethnaʸ en ɽabdōi sidaʸra; kai haʸrpasthaʸ to teknon autaʸs pros ton theon kai pros ton thronon autou.)
TC-GNT Καὶ ἔτεκεν υἱὸν [fn]ἄρρενα, ὃς μέλλει ποιμαίνειν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη [fn]ἐν ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ· καὶ [fn]ἡρπάσθη τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν καὶ [fn]πρὸς τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ.
(Kai eteken huion arrena, hos mellei poimainein panta ta ethnaʸ en ɽabdōi sidaʸra; kai haʸrpasthaʸ to teknon autaʸs pros ton Theon kai pros ton thronon autou. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
12:5 Jesus was the son who was to rule all nations (see Luke 1:31-33; 2:30-32; cp. Ps 2:6-12).
• Although Jesus was killed by agents of the devil, he was snatched away from the dragon and raised from the dead (Matt 28:6; Mark 10:33-34; 16:6; 1 Cor 15:3-4). Jesus’ entire life on earth, from his birth to his death and resurrection, is compressed into this scene.
• caught up to God and to his throne: See Acts 1:9-11.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
υἱόν ἄρρενα
/a/_son (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ ἔτεκεν υἱόν ἄρσεν ὃς μέλλει ποιμαίνειν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐν ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ καὶ ἡρπάσθη τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν καὶ πρὸς τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ)
The terms son and male mean similar things. John is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [a boy]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
ἄρρενα
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ ἔτεκεν υἱόν ἄρσεν ὃς μέλλει ποιμαίνειν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐν ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ καὶ ἡρπάσθη τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν καὶ πρὸς τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ)
John is using the adjective male as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [a male child]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
ἐν ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ
with /a/_rod iron
John is speaking as if this child will literally use an iron scepter to rule all the nations. He means that the child will rule with great strength by association with the way that iron is very strong. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar phrase in 2:27. Alternate translation: [with great strength] or [with irresistible power]
Note 4 topic: translate-unknown
ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ
/a/_rod iron
A scepter was an ornamental staff or wand that rulers carried or held as a symbol of their authority. If your readers would not be familiar with what a scepter is, in your translation you could use the name of a comparable object in your culture or you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: [a royal staff made of iron]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ἡρπάσθη τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ πρὸς τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ
/was/_snatched the child ˱of˲_her to ¬the God and to the throne ˱of˲_him
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: [God snatched away her child to his throne]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys
πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ πρὸς τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ
to ¬the God and to the throne ˱of˲_him
This phrase expresses a single idea by using two words connected with and. The word God tells whose throne this is. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this meaning with an equivalent phrase that does not use “and.” Alternate translation: [to God’s throne]