Revelation 11:1-12
New English Translation
The Fate of the Two Witnesses
11 Then[a] a measuring rod[b] like a staff was given to me, and I was told,[c] “Get up and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the ones who worship there. 2 But[d] do not measure the outer courtyard[e] of the temple; leave it out,[f] because it has been given to the Gentiles,[g] and they will trample on the holy city[h] for forty-two months. 3 And I will grant my two witnesses authority[i] to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.” 4 (These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.)[j] 5 If[k] anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths[l] and completely consumes[m] their enemies. If[n] anyone wants to harm them, they must be killed this way. 6 These two have the power[o] to close up the sky so that it does not rain during the time[p] they are prophesying. They[q] have power[r] to turn the waters to blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague whenever they want. 7 When[s] they have completed their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will make war on them and conquer[t] them and kill them. 8 Their[u] corpses will lie in the street[v] of the great city that is symbolically[w] called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was also crucified. 9 For three and a half days those from every[x] people, tribe,[y] nation, and language will look at their corpses, because they will not permit them to be placed in a tomb.[z] 10 And those who live on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate, even sending gifts to each other, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth. 11 But[aa] after three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and tremendous fear seized[ab] those who were watching them. 12 Then[ac] they[ad] heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them: “Come up here!” So the two prophets[ae] went up to heaven in a cloud while[af] their enemies stared at them.
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- Revelation 11:1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
- Revelation 11:1 tn Grk “a reed” (but these were used for measuring). Cf. Ezek 40:3ff.
- Revelation 11:1 tn Grk “saying.”
- Revelation 11:2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
- Revelation 11:2 tn On the term αὐλήν (aulēn) BDAG 150 s.v. αὐλή 1 states, “(outer) court of the temple…Rv 11:2.”
- Revelation 11:2 tn The precise meaning of the phrase ἔκβαλε ἔξωθεν (ekbale exōthen) is difficult to determine.
- Revelation 11:2 tn Or “to the nations” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).
- Revelation 11:2 sn The holy city appears to be a reference to Jerusalem. See also Luke 21:24.
- Revelation 11:3 tn The word “authority” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. “Power” would be another alternative that could be supplied here.
- Revelation 11:4 sn This description is parenthetical in nature.
- Revelation 11:5 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Revelation 11:5 tn This is a collective singular in Greek.
- Revelation 11:5 tn See L&N 20.45 for the translation of κατεσθίω (katesthiō) as “to destroy utterly, to consume completely.”
- Revelation 11:5 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Revelation 11:6 tn Or “authority.”
- Revelation 11:6 tn Grk “the days.”
- Revelation 11:6 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Revelation 11:6 tn Or “authority.”
- Revelation 11:7 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Revelation 11:7 tn Or “be victorious over”; traditionally, “overcome.”
- Revelation 11:8 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Revelation 11:8 tn The Greek word πλατεῖα (plateia) refers to a major (broad) street (L&N 1.103).
- Revelation 11:8 tn Grk “spiritually.”
- Revelation 11:9 tn The word “every” is not in the Greek text, but is implied by the following list.
- Revelation 11:9 tn The Greek term καί (kai) has not been translated before this and the following items in the list, since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
- Revelation 11:9 tn Or “to be buried.”
- Revelation 11:11 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
- Revelation 11:11 tn Grk “fell upon.”
- Revelation 11:12 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
- Revelation 11:12 tn Though the nearest antecedent to the subject of ἤκουσαν (ēkousan) is the people (“those who were watching them”), it could also be (based on what immediately follows) that the two prophets are the ones who heard the voice.
- Revelation 11:12 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the two prophets) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Revelation 11:12 tn The conjunction καί (kai) seems to be introducing a temporal clause contemporaneous in time with the preceding clause.
Revelation 11:1-12
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11 Then kai a measuring rod kalamos like homoios a staff rhabdos was given didōmi to me egō; and someone said legō, “ Rise egeirō and kai measure metreō the ho temple naos of ho God theos and kai the ho altar thusiastērion and kai those ho who worship proskyneō there en autos, 2 but kai exclude ekballō the ho court aulē that ho is outside exōthen the ho temple naos; · kai do metreō not mē measure metreō it autos because hoti it has been given didōmi to the ho nations ethnos. And kai they will trample pateō the ho holy hagios city polis · ho for forty-two tesserakonta months mēn. · kai 3 And kai I will give power didōmi to ho my egō two dyo witnesses martys, and kai they will prophesy prophēteuō for one thousand chilioi two hundred diakosioi and sixty hexēkonta days hēmera, clothed periballō in sackcloth sakkos.” 4 ( These houtos are eimi the ho two dyo olive trees elaia and kai the ho two dyo lampstands lychnia that ho stand histēmi before enōpion the ho Lord kyrios of the ho earth gē.) 5 And kai if ei anyone tis tries thelō to harm adikeō them autos, fire pyr comes ekporeuomai out of ek · ho their autos mouth stoma and kai devours katesthiō · ho their autos enemies echthros. And kai if ei anyone tis tries thelō to harm adikeō them autos, he autos must dei be killed apokteinō in this way houtōs. 6 These houtos two witnesses have echō the ho power exousia to shut kleiō the ho sky ouranos so that hina no mē rain hyetos will fall brechō during the ho days hēmera of ho their autos prophesying prophēteia, and kai they have echō power exousia over epi the ho waters hydōr to turn strephō them autos into eis blood haima and kai to strike patassō the ho earth gē with en every pas kind of plague plēgē, as often as hosakis they wish thelō.
7 · kai When hotan they have finished teleō · ho their autos testimony martyria, the ho beast thērion that ho comes up anabainō from ek the ho abyss abyssos will make poieō war polemos on meta them autos and kai conquer nikaō them autos and kai kill apokteinō them autos, 8 and kai · ho their autos dead bodies ptōma will lie in epi the ho street platys of the ho great megas city polis, · ho which hostis symbolically pneumatikōs is called kaleō Sodom Sodoma, or kai Egypt Aigyptos, where hopou also kai · ho their autos Lord kyrios was crucified stauroō. 9 · kai For hēmera three treis and kai a half hēmisys days hēmera those from ek every ho people laos and kai tribe phylē and kai language glōssa and kai nation ethnos will gaze at blepō · ho their autos dead bodies ptōma and kai refuse to let ou · ho them autos be placed tithēmi in eis a tomb mnēma. 10 And kai those ho who dwell katoikeō on epi the ho earth gē will rejoice chairō over epi them autos and kai celebrate euphrainō and kai send pempō gifts dōron to one another allēlōn, because hoti these houtos · ho two dyo prophets prophētēs had tormented basanizō those ho who dwell katoikeō on epi the ho earth gē.
11 But kai after meta the ho three treis and kai a half hēmisys days hēmera, the breath pneuma of life zōē from ek · ho God theos entered eiserchomai en them autos and kai they stood histēmi on epi · ho their autos feet pous; and kai great megas fear phobos fell epipiptō on epi those ho who were watching theōreō them autos. 12 Then kai they heard akouō a loud megas voice phōnē from ek · ho heaven ouranos, saying legō to them autos, “ Come up anabainō here hōde!” And kai they arose anabainō to eis · ho heaven ouranos in en a ho cloud nephelē, and kai their autos enemies echthros watched theōreō them autos. · ho
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