REV 9:1 Parallel Verse View

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9:1 It’s ambiguous in the Greek whether the key was given to the messenger or the star, or possibly the falling star was the messenger.

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 RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And the fifth angel trumpeted, and I saw a star having fallen from the sky to the earth, and the key of the shaft of the abyss was given to it.

UST Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. God gave it the key to the deep, dark pit.

BLB And the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star having fallen out of heaven to the earth, and the key of the pit of the abyss was given to it.

AICNT And the fifth angel sounded; and I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth, and the key of the bottomless well[fn] was given to him.

9:1 well: The Greek word indicates (1) a construction consisting of a vertical shaft, covered with stone, for water supply, a well, or (2) an opening that leads to the depths of the nether world, pit, shaft (BDAG, φρέαρ)

OEB Then the fifth angel blew; and I saw a star that had fallen on the earth from the heavens, and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

WEBBE The fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from the sky which had fallen to the earth. The key to the pit of the abyss was given to him.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the abyss.

LSV And the fifth messenger sounded the trumpet, and I saw a star having fallen to the earth out of Heaven, and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss,

FBV The fifth angel blew his trumpet. I watched a star fall from heaven to earth. He[fn] was given the key to the opening of the Abyss.[fn]

9:1 “He”—referring to the star.

9:1 Sometimes translated “bottomless pit.”

TCNT The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and the star was given the key to the pit of the abyss.

T4T The fifth angel blew his trumpet. Then I saw an evil angel. He was like a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. He was given {Someone gave him} the key to the shaft that descended ◄to the underworld/to the deep dark pit►.

LEB And the fifth angel blew the trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to the earth, and the key of the shaft of the abyss was given to him.

BBE And at the sounding of the fifth angel I saw a star falling from heaven to the earth: and there was given to him the key of the great deep.

Moff The fifth angel blew, and I saw a Star which had dropped from heaven to earth; he was given the key of the pit of the abyss,

Wymth The fifth angel blew his trumpet; and I saw a Star which had fallen from Heaven to the earth; and to him was given the key of the depths of the bottomless pit,

ASV And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven fallen unto the earth: and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss.

DRA And the fifth angel sounded the trumpet, and I saw a star fall from heaven upon the earth, and there was given to him the key of the bottomless pit.

YLT And the fifth messenger did sound, and I saw a star out of the heaven having fallen to the earth, and there was given to it the key of the pit of the abyss,

Drby And the fifth angel sounded [his] trumpet: and I saw a star out of the heaven fallen to the earth; and there was given to it the key of the pit of the abyss.

RV And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven fallen unto the earth: and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss.

SLT And the fifth angel sounded the trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth: and there was given to him the key of the well of the bottomless pit.

Wbstr And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

KJB-1769 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

KJB-1611 ¶ And the fift Angel sounded, and I saw a starre fall from heauen vnto the earth: and to him was giuen the key of the bottomlesse pitte.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And the fift angell blewe, and I sawe a starre fall from heauen vnto ye earth: and to hym was geuen the key of the bottomlesse pit.
(And the fifth angel blewe, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto ye/you_all earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.)

Gnva And the fifth Angel blew the trumpet, and I saw a starre fall from heauen vnto the earth, and to him was giuen the key of the bottomlesse pit.
(And the fifth Angel blew the trumpet, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth, and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. )

Cvdl And the fyfte angell blewe, & I sawe a starre fall from heaue vnto ye earth. And to him was geue the kaye of the bottomlesse pytt.
(And the fyfte angel blewe, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto ye/you_all earth. And to him was give the key of the bottomless pytt.)

TNT And the fyfte angell blewe and I sawe a stare fall from heven vnto the erth. And to him was geven the kaye of the bottomlesse pytt.
(And the fyfte angel blew and I saw a stare fall from heaven unto the earth. And to him was given the key of the bottomless pytt. )

Wycl And the fyuethe aungel trumpide; and Y say, that a sterre hadde falle doun fro heuene in to erthe; and the keye of the pit of depnesse was youun to it.
(And the fifth angel trumpide; and I say, that a sterre had fall down from heaven in to earth; and the key of the pit of deepness was given to it.)

Luth Und der fünfte Engel posaunete. Und ich sah einen Stern, gefallen vom Himmel auf die Erde, und ihm ward der Schlüssel zum Brunnen des Abgrunds gegeben.
(And the/of_the fifth angel posaunete. And I saw a Stern, fallen from_the heaven on/in/to the earth/land/ground, and him what/which the/of_the key for_the spring(n) the abysss given.)

ClVg Et quintus angelus tuba cecinit: et vidi stellam de cælo cecidisse in terram, et data est ei clavis putei abyssi.[fn]
(And becausetus messenger/angel tuba cecinit: and I_saw starm from/about the_sky having_fallen in/into/on the_earth/land, and data it_is to_him bar/lock(n) wells the_abyss. )

9.1 Et quintus angelus. Ordine narrationis et ordine temporis hic angelus dicitur esse quartus. Hic est enim damnatio eorum quos diabolus immittit ad præparandas vias ante faciem Antichristi. Et vidi stellam. Id est flammam hæreticorum de qua pauca dixerat, et quo fomite creverit, exponit. Stellam. Id est diabolum cadentem, et ne quis in locum ejus, id est in paradisum eat, laborantem. Et data est. Abyssus, id est tenebrosi. Puteus, id est profundiores hæretici, quia alios mergunt pravis sententiis. In hos clavem, id est potestatem accipere dicitur, quia tunc non sicut modo a Deo refrenabitur. Vel clavis illa sunt ipsi principes per quos hæretici operantur.

9.1 And becausetus messenger/angel. Ordine tellsionis and in_order time this/here messenger/angel it_is_said to_be quartus. Here/This it_is because damnatio their which the_devil immittit to beforeparandas ways/roads before face Antichristi. And I_saw starm. That it_is flamem of_heretics from/about which pauca had_said, and where fomite has_grown, explains. Stellam. That it_is devil they_will_fallem, and not who/any in/into/on place his, that it_is in/into/on paradise eat, they_work_hardem. And data it_is. Abyssus, that it_is tenebrosi. Puteus, that it_is profundiores heretics, because others they_sink wicked sentences. In these key, that it_is power to_receive it_is_said, because then not/no like just/only from to_God refrenabitur. Or bar/lock(n) that are themselves leaders through which heretics they_work.

UGNT καὶ ὁ πέμπτος ἄγγελος ἐσάλπισεν, καὶ εἶδον ἀστέρα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεπτωκότα εἰς τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἡ κλεὶς τοῦ φρέατος τῆς Ἀβύσσου,
(kai ho pemptos angelos esalpisen, kai eidon astera ek tou ouranou peptōkota eis taʸn gaʸn, kai edothaʸ autōi haʸ kleis tou freatos taʸs Abussou,)

SBL-GNT Καὶ ὁ πέμπτος ἄγγελος ἐσάλπισεν· καὶ εἶδον ἀστέρα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεπτωκότα εἰς τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἡ κλεὶς τοῦ φρέατος τῆς ἀβύσσου·
(Kai ho pemptos angelos esalpisen; kai eidon astera ek tou ouranou peptōkota eis taʸn gaʸn, kai edothaʸ autōi haʸ kleis tou freatos taʸs abussou;)

RP-GNT Καὶ ὁ πέμπτος ἄγγελος ἐσάλπισεν, καὶ εἶδον ἀστέρα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεπτωκότα εἰς τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἡ κλεὶς τοῦ φρέατος τῆς ἀβύσσου.
(Kai ho pemptos angelos esalpisen, kai eidon astera ek tou ouranou peptōkota eis taʸn gaʸn, kai edothaʸ autōi haʸ kleis tou freatos taʸs abussou.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ὁ πέμπτος ἄγγελος ἐσάλπισε, καὶ εἶδον ἀστέρα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεπτωκότα εἰς τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἡ κλεὶς τοῦ φρέατος τῆς ἀβύσσου.
(Kai ho pemptos angelos esalpise, kai eidon astera ek tou ouranou peptōkota eis taʸn gaʸn, kai edothaʸ autōi haʸ kleis tou freatos taʸs abussou. )

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:6–9:21: Angels blew the first six trumpets

In this section, the blowing of each trumpet signaled a disaster. God would send these disasters upon the people of the earth. Some of the disasters were hail, fire, and poisoned water.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

The Seven Angels and Trumpets (NCV)

The Seven Trumpets (NRSV)

9:1a

Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet,

¶ The fifth angel blew his trumpet,
¶ When the fifth angel blew his trumpet,

Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet: Translate this clause in a similar way to the other angels sounding their trumpets. See 8:7 or 8:12.

fifth: The word fifth refers to the next item after four other things. If counted, this item would be counted as number five. Other ways to translate this word are:

the one after the other four

the one after the four of them

another (after the other four)

9:1b

and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth,

and I saw a star which had fallen from the sky to the earth.
I saw a being/angel that looked like a star that had previously fallen from the sky to the earth.

a star that had fallen: This phrase indicates that the star had already fallen. For example:

a star that had previously fallen

(NIV:) sky: The Greek word that the NIV translates as sky can refer either to the sky or to heaven. Here John has only said that the star had fallen to the earth. So he probably meant sky here.

9:1c

and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.

The star was given the key to the shaft/tunnel of the bottomless pit.
Someone gave to the being/angel the key to open the shaft/cave that went down to the very/immeasurably deep hole that is the home of demons and the dead.

and it was given the key: This clause is passive. Some languages must use an active clause. For example:

Someone/They gave the key to him

God had someone give the key to him

The star received the keyIn some languages “take” and “receive” is translated by the same verb. The English verb “receive” implies that someone gave the key, but the English verb “take” does not imply that. Your translation should imply or indicate that someone gave it.

it: The pronoun it refers to the “star” mentioned in 9:1b. Another way to translate this pronoun is:

The star (NIV)

to: The key opened or unlocked the shaft of the Abyss. In some languages it is more natural to include that implied information in your translation. For example:

to open

that unlocks

the pit of the Abyss: There are several ways to interpret the Greek phrase that the BSB translates as the pit of the Abyss:

It means the shaft that leads to the Abyss. The Abyss is deeper in the earth, and this is the shaft that connects to it. For example:
the shaft leading down to the Abyss (NJB) (RSV, NIV, NJB, NABRE, NLT, GW, CEV, NET, REB, NCV, ESV)
It means the pit is the Abyss. The Abyss is a pit that has no bottom. For example:
the bottomless pit (NASB) (BSB, GNT, NASB, KJV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), because the word Abyss means more than a hole in the ground.Beale (page 493), Aune (pages 525–526), Swete (page 115), Lenski (pages 287–288), and others support interpretation (1).

(NIV:) shaft: This word refers to a very deep hole that goes straight down or goes in a mostly downward direction. Other ways to translate this word are:

downward tunnel/cave

hole

Abyss: The word Abyss refers to a very deep pit or chasm. It indicates that the pit or chasm was too deep to measure. Here it probably refers to something underground rather than a chasm, since a shaft leads to it. Here the Greek word that the BSB translates as Abyss refers to an underground place where the spirits of dead people and demons lived. Other ways to translate this word are:

bottomless pit (RSV)

hole deep beyond measure

cave/cavern leading to the place of the dead

Parallel REV 9:1

Section 8:6–9:21: Angels blew the first six trumpets

9:1a

9:1b

9:1c