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OET (OET-RV) Then I saw a new sky and a new earth, because the first sky and the first earth had gone away, and there weren’t any more oceans.
OET-LV And I_saw a_heaven new and an_earth new, because/for the the_first heaven and the first earth went_away, and the sea not is anymore.
SR-GNT Καὶ εἶδον οὐρανὸν καινὸν καὶ γῆν καινήν· ὁ γὰρ πρῶτος οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ πρώτη γῆ ἀπῆλθαν, καὶ ἡ θάλασσα οὐκ ἔστιν ἔτι. ‡
(Kai eidon ouranon kainon kai gaʸn kainaʸn; ho gar prōtos ouranos kai haʸ prōtaʸ gaʸ apaʸlthan, kai haʸ thalassa ouk estin eti.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, red:negative.
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 I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had gone away, and the sea was no more.
UST Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the oceans no longer existed.
BSB § Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth,[fn] for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
21:1 See Isaiah 65:17 and Isaiah 66:22 (see also LXX).
BLB And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea is no more.
AICNT And I saw a new heaven and a new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea is no more.
OEB Then I saw new heavens and a new earth. The former heavens and the former earth had passed away; and the sea has ceased to be.
WEBBE I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had ceased to exist, and the sea existed no more.
LSV And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea is no more;
FBV Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth.[fn] The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the sea no longer existed.
21:1 See Isaiah 65:17, Isaiah 66:22.
TCNT Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
T4T Then in the vision I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the oceans no longer existed.
LEB And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea did not exist any longer.
BBE And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were gone; and there was no more sea.
Moff No Moff REV book available
Wymth And I saw a new Heaven and a new earth; for the first Heaven and the first earth were gone, and the sea no longer exists.
ASV And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.
DRA And I saw a new heaven and a new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth was gone, and the sea is now no more.
YLT And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth did pass away, and the sea is not any more;
Drby And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea exists no more.
RV And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.
Wbstr And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away; and there was no more sea.
KJB-1769 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]And I saw a new heauen, and a new earth: for the first heauen, and the first earth were passed away, and there was no more sea.
(¶ And I saw a new heaven, and a new earth: for the first heaven, and the first earth were passed away, and there was no more sea.)
21:1 Esa.65.17 2.pet.3.13
Bshps And I sawe a newe heauen & a new earth: for the first heauen & the first earth were vanisshed awaye, & there was no more sea.
(And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were vanished away, and there was no more sea.)
Gnva And I sawe a newe heauen, and a newe earth: for the first heauen, and the first earth were passed away, and there was no more sea.
(And I saw a new heaven, and a new earth: for the first heaven, and the first earth were passed away, and there was no more sea. )
Cvdl And I sawe a newe heauen and a newe earth. For the fyrst heauen, and the fyrst earth were vanisshed awaye, and there was nomore See.
(And I saw a new heaven and a new earth. For the first heaven, and the first earth were vanished away, and there was nomore See.)
TNT And I sawe a newe heven and a newe erth For the fyrst heven and the fyrst erth were vanysshed awaye and there was no more see.
(And I saw a new heaven and a new earth For the first heaven and the first earth were vanished away and there was no more see. )
Wyc And Y sai newe heuene and newe erthe; for the firste heuene and the firste erthe wenten awei, and the see is not now.
(And I saw new heaven and new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth went away, and the sea is not now.)
Luth Und ich sah einen neuen Himmel und eine neue Erde. Denn der erste Himmel und die erste Erde verging, und das Meer ist nicht mehr.
(And I saw a neuen heaven and one neue earth. Because the/of_the first heaven and the first earth verging, and the sea is not mehr.)
ClVg Et vidi cælum novum et terram novam. Primum enim cælum, et prima terra abiit, et mare jam non est.[fn]
(And I_saw the_sky new and the_earth/land new. Primum because the_sky, and the_first earth/land abiit, and the_sea yam not/no it_is. )
21.1 Et vidi. In hac septima visione agit de innovatione elementorum, glorificatione sanctorum, describens merita per quæ sancti ita glorificati sunt. Cœlum novum et terram novam. Immutatio æris et terræ, dubitabilis non est quin per ignem fiat. Sed de aqua dubitatur, nam purgationem in seipsa habere creditur.
21.1 And vidi. In hac septima visione agit about innovatione elementorum, glorificatione sanctorum, describens merita through which sancti ita glorificati are. Cœlum new and the_earth/land new. Immutatio æris and terræ, dubitabilis not/no it_is quin through ignem fiat. But about water dubitatur, nam purgationem in seipsa habere he_believesur.
UGNT καὶ εἶδον οὐρανὸν καινὸν καὶ γῆν καινήν; ὁ γὰρ πρῶτος οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ πρώτη γῆ ἀπῆλθαν, καὶ ἡ θάλασσα οὐκ ἔστιν ἔτι.
(kai eidon ouranon kainon kai gaʸn kainaʸn; ho gar prōtos ouranos kai haʸ prōtaʸ gaʸ apaʸlthan, kai haʸ thalassa ouk estin eti.)
SBL-GNT Καὶ εἶδον οὐρανὸν καινὸν καὶ γῆν καινήν· ὁ γὰρ πρῶτος οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ πρώτη γῆ ἀπῆλθαν, καὶ ἡ θάλασσα οὐκ ἔστιν ἔτι.
(Kai eidon ouranon kainon kai gaʸn kainaʸn; ho gar prōtos ouranos kai haʸ prōtaʸ gaʸ apaʸlthan, kai haʸ thalassa ouk estin eti.)
TC-GNT Καὶ εἶδον οὐρανὸν καινὸν καὶ γῆν καινήν· ὁ γὰρ πρῶτος οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ πρώτη γῆ [fn]ἀπῆλθον, καὶ ἡ θάλασσα οὐκ ἔστιν ἔτι.
(Kai eidon ouranon kainon kai gaʸn kainaʸn; ho gar prōtos ouranos kai haʸ prōtaʸ gaʸ apaʸlthon, kai haʸ thalassa ouk estin eti. )
21:1 απηλθον ¦ παρηλθε Αν BYZ PCK TR ¦ απηλθαν CT
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
21:1–22:9 The final scenes of the new heaven and earth are striking pictures of a new community and home for God’s people that is fashioned and given by God. These scenes help to lift the spirits of persecuted Christians. John lays out his basic vision (21:1-8) and follows it with two expansions: (1) In 21:9-27, he presents the new Jerusalem as the site of holy perfection; (2) in 22:1-5, he describes the new Jerusalem as the ultimate Garden of Eden that Adam and Eve could have experienced had they not sinned.
21:1 The vision involves God’s creation of the new heaven and earth (cp. Gen 1:1 with Isa 65:17; 66:22). The old creation has disappeared—it was subject to decay (see Rom 8:20-21; 2 Pet 3:7, 10).
• the sea was also gone: The sea was associated with chaos or the abyss (see study note on Rev 9:1-12) and was sometimes portrayed as a roaring monster (see Pss 46:3; 74:14; see also Job 3:8; 41:1-34; Luke 21:25). The new creation will be free from all such evil.
Note 1 topic: translate-ordinal
ὁ & πρῶτος οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ πρώτη γῆ
the & /the/_first heaven and the first earth
If your language does not use ordinal numbers, you could use cardinal numbers here or equivalent expressions. Alternate translation: “heaven number one and earth number one” or “the former heaven and the former earth”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
ἀπῆλθαν
went_away
John is speaking of the first heaven and the first earth as if they were living things that had gone away on their own. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “no longer existed”