821 B
821 B
a voice coming from the cloud. It said
Here a voice is a metonym that refers to someone who spoke. This can also be translated as: “a voice spoke from the cloud saying” or “God spoke from the cloud and said.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit, rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
my Son
This is an important title for Jesus. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples)
Listen to him
This could be translated as: “He is the one you must listen to.”
terrified
This could mean ‘extremely scared.’
fell on the ground
This could mean ‘quickly bowed to the ground’ or ‘immediately got down on the ground.’ Make sure the translation of fell does not sound like an accident. They probably did this intentionally out of awe and fear.