REV 5:12 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT saying in a loud voice,
¶ “Worthy is the Lamb having been slaughtered to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.”

UST The angels were singing loudly, “The Lamb who gave up his life deserves for everyone to honor, glorify, and bless him and acknowledge how powerful, wealthy, wise, and strong he is!”

MSB In a loud voice they were saying:
⇔ “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
⇔ to receive power and riches
⇔ and wisdom and strength
⇔ and honor and glory and blessing!”

BLB saying in a loud voice: "Worthy is the Lamb having been slain, to receive the power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!"

AICNT saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”

OEB and they cried in a loud voice –
⇔ “Worthy is the Lamb that was sacrificed to receive all power, and wealth, and wisdom, and might, and honour, and praise, and blessing.”

WEBBE saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honour, glory, and blessing!”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET all of whom were singing in a loud voice:
⇔ “Worthy is the lamb who was killed
⇔ to receive power and wealth
⇔ and wisdom and might
⇔ and honor and glory and praise!”

LSV saying with a great voice, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing!”

FBV shouting loudly together: “The Lamb that was slain is worthy to receive authority, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing.”

TCNT and they were saying with a loud voice,
⇔ “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
⇔ to receive power and riches, wisdom and strength,
⇔ honor, glory, and blessing!”

T4T They were singing in a loud voice:
⇔ “The one who is like a lamb was killed {whom his enemies killed}
⇔ but he became alive again.
⇔ He is worthy that all created beings acknowledge that he is infinitely powerful, infinitely rich, infinitely wise, and infinitely strong!
⇔ He is worthy of being honored and praised by all created beings!”

LEB saying with a loud voice,
• “Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered
  • to receive power and riches
  • and wisdom and strength
  • and honor and glory and praise!”

BBE Saying with a great voice, It is right to give to the Lamb who was put to death, power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.

Moff crying aloud, "The slain Lamb deserves to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honour and glory and blessing."

Wymth and in loud voices they were singing, "It is fitting that the Lamb which has been offered in sacrifice should receive all power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing."

ASV saying with a great voice,
¶ Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, and honor, and glory, and blessing.

DRA Saying with a loud voice: The Lamb that was slain is worthy to receive power, and divinity, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and benediction.

YLT saying with a great voice, 'Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing!'

Drby saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that has been slain, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

RV saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
(saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that hath/has been slain/killed to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, and honour, and glory, and blessing. )

SLT Saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and praise.

Wbstr Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.

KJB-1769 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
(Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain/killed to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. )

KJB-1611 Saying with a lowd voice, Worthy is the Lambe that was slaine, to receiue power, and riches, and wisedome, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Saying with a loude voyce: Worthy is the lambe that was kylled to receaue power, and richesse, and wisedome, and strength, and honor, and glorie, and blessyng.
(Saying with a loud voice: Worthy is the lamb that was killed to receive power, and richesse, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.)

Gnva Saying with a loude voice, Worthie is the Lambe that was killed to receiue power, and riches, and wisdome, and strength, and honour, and glory, and praise.
(Saying with a loud voice, Worthie is the Lamb that was killed to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and praise. )

Cvdl sayenge with a loude voyce: Worthy is the lambe that was killed, to receaue power, and riches & wissdome, and strength, and honoure and glory, and blessynge.
(saying with a loud voice: Worthy is the lamb that was killed, to receive power, and riches and wissdome, and strength, and honour and glory, and blessing.)

TNT saynge with a lowde voyce: Worthy is the lambe that was killed to receave power and riches and wisdom and strenghte and honoure and glory and blyssynge.
(saying with a loud voice: Worthy is the lamb that was killed to receive power and riches and wisdom and strenghte and honour and glory and blyssing. )

Wycl The lomb that was slayn, is worthi to take vertu, and godhed, and wisdom, and strengthe, and onour, and glorie, and blessing.
(The lamb that was slain/killed, is worthy to take virtue, and godhed, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.)

Luth Und sprachen mit großer Stimme: Das Lamm, das erwürget ist, ist würdig, zu nehmen Kraft und Reichtum und Weisheit und Stärke und Ehre und Preis und Lob.
(And said with large voice(n): The lamb, the strangled/choked is, is worthy, to/for take strength/power and wealth/abundance and wise_(people) and strength and honour(n) and price/prize and Lob.)

ClVg dicentium voce magna: Dignus est Agnus, qui occisus est, accipere virtutem, et divinitatem, et sapientiam, et fortitudinem, et honorem, et gloriam, et benedictionem.[fn]
(they_will_sayium voice big: Dignus it_is Agnus, who/which killed/ruined it_is, to_receive virtue, and divinity, and wisdom, and strength/courage, and honour, and glory, and blessing. )

5.12 Sapientiam, et fortitudinem, etc. Cognitionem omnium rerum, sicut habet Verbum sibi unitum.

5.12 Wisdomm, and strength/courage, etc. Cognitionem of_all things, like has The_word/saying to_himself unitum.

UGNT λέγοντες φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, ἄξιόν ἐστιν τὸ Ἀρνίον τὸ ἐσφαγμένον, λαβεῖν τὴν δύναμιν, καὶ πλοῦτον, καὶ σοφίαν, καὶ ἰσχὺν, καὶ τιμὴν, καὶ δόξαν, καὶ εὐλογίαν!
(legontes fōnaʸ megalaʸ, axion estin to Arnion to esfagmenon, labein taʸn dunamin, kai plouton, kai sofian, kai isⱪun, kai timaʸn, kai doxan, kai eulogian!)

SBL-GNT λέγοντες φωνῇ μεγάλῃ· Ἄξιόν ἐστιν τὸ ἀρνίον τὸ ἐσφαγμένον λαβεῖν τὴν δύναμιν ⸀καὶ πλοῦτον καὶ σοφίαν καὶ ἰσχὺν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν καὶ εὐλογίαν.
(legontes fōnaʸ megalaʸ; Axion estin to arnion to esfagmenon labein taʸn dunamin ⸀kai plouton kai sofian kai isⱪun kai timaʸn kai doxan kai eulogian.)

RP-GNT λέγοντες φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, Ἄξιόν ἐστιν τὸ ἀρνίον τὸ ἐσφαγμένον λαβεῖν τὴν δύναμιν καὶ τὸν πλοῦτον καὶ σοφίαν καὶ ἰσχὺν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν καὶ εὐλογίαν.
(legontes fōnaʸ megalaʸ, Axion estin to arnion to esfagmenon labein taʸn dunamin kai ton plouton kai sofian kai isⱪun kai timaʸn kai doxan kai eulogian.)

TC-GNT λέγοντες φωνῇ μεγάλῃ,
⇔ Ἄξιόν ἐστι τὸ ἀρνίον τὸ ἐσφαγμένον
⇔ λαβεῖν τὴν δύναμιν καὶ [fn]τὸν πλοῦτον καὶ σοφίαν καὶ ἰσχὺν
⇔ καὶ τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν καὶ εὐλογίαν.
(legontes fōnaʸ megalaʸ,
⇔ Axion esti to arnion to esfagmenon
⇔ labein taʸn dunamin kai ton plouton kai sofian kai isⱪun
⇔ kai timaʸn kai doxan kai eulogian. )

5:12 τον 𝔐^K [51.9%] ¦ — 𝔐^A,C CT PCK TR [44.5%]

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:6–14: Many people praised the Lamb

In this section, John described the one who was worthy to open the seals. He was like a lamb that had been killed. John also described those who worshiped the lamb. Then he wrote what they said.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

Every being/person praised the Lamb

Worship of the Lamb that was slain

The Lamb is praised/worshiped

5:12a

In a loud voice they were saying:

They said repeatedly in a loud voice,
They repeated/chanted loudly in unison,

In a loud voice they were saying: The Greek words are literally “saying with a loud voice” (as in the RSV). They probably all spoke in unison. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

They proclaimed with loud voices (REB)

loudly chanting (NJB)

saying in unison with loud voices

5:12b–d

5:12b–d is an exclamation of praise. It is like a song or poem. You may want to translate it like a song or poem.

The angels sang about Jesus using the third person (“he, him”). But Jesus was there (5:8). In some languages it is more natural to use second person (“you”). For example:

The Lamb, you were slain and you are worthy to receive…

5:12b

“Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,

“The Lamb, who was killed, indeed deserves
“Worthy is the Lamb! They/People killed him but he is alive!
The Lamb, you were killed. You are worthy

Worthy is the Lamb: See how you translated the word Worthy in 5:9. Here the word Worthy is emphasized in the Greek and the BSB. If possible, emphasize the word Worthy naturally in your language. For example:

The Lamb is indeed worthy

who was slain: This clause tells the reader more about the Lamb. In some languages a literal translation would wrongly indicate that there are other people with the title “Lamb,” and only this one was slain. If that is true in your language, translate this clause so that it tells more about the Lamb. One way to do that is to start a new sentence here. For example:

He was slain.

This clause is passive. Some languages must use an active clause. In this verse, the exact people who killed Jesus is not important. For example:

whom they/people killed

They/People killed him

See how you translated the similar clause “to have been slain” in 5:6.

5:12c

to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength

to be given might and riches and wisdom and power
He is worthy to have ability and wealth and wisdom and strength
to have power and wealth and wisdom

to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength: The Lamb is worthy to have power and riches and wisdom and strength. This phrase is similar to 4:11b where the elders said that God was worthy “to receive glory and honor and power.” Some languages are able to translate in a similar way here. For example:

for people/everyone to praise your power and wealth and wisdom and strength

that we acknowledge your power and wealth and wisdom and strength

that all beings praise your power and wealth and wisdom and strength

power…strength: The Greek words that the BSB translates as power and strength are similar. They both refer to power, force, and strength. The Greek word that the BSB translates as power also can refer to ability.

Both words are probably used here to emphasize God’s power. If possible, use two different words for the meaning of “power,” “strength,” “might,” or “ability.”

In some languages, there is only one word that means both power and strength. If that is true in your language, either translate the first as “ability,” or use just the one word for a total of three things in this list. For example:

to receive ability and wealth and wisdom and strength

to receive power and wealth and wisdom

wisdom: The word wisdom means “be able to understand events and know what should be done.”

In some languages it is more natural to translate wisdom as a phrase. For example:

wise words and actions

right and just thinking

5:12d

and honor and glory and blessing!”

and honor and glory/majesty and praise!”
and to be honored and glorified and praised!”

and honor and glory and blessing: These words continue the list that started in 5:12c. The words honor and glory are used in a similar way in 4:11. See how you translated those words there.

In some languages it is more natural to start a new sentence here. For example:

The Lamb is also worthy for everyone to honor, glorify, and praise him!

blessing: The Greek word the BSB translates as blessing can also be translated as “praise.” It refers to speaking good words about someone or honoring him. The Lamb is worthy of everyone’s blessing/praise.