en_tn/rev/09/05.md

# They were not given permission

"They" refers to the locusts. ([Revelation 9:3](../09/03.md))

# those people

the people whom the locusts were stinging

# but only to torture them

Here the words "given permission" are understood. Alternate translation: "but only given permission to torture them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])

# to torture them for five months

The locusts would be allowed to do this for five months.

# to torture them

"to make them suffer terrible pain"

# the sting of a scorpion

A scorpion is a small insect with a poisonous stinger at the end of its long tail. The sting can cause severe pain or even death.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# They were not given permission`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
Fixed syntax. 2018-03-14 17:56:27 +00:00			`"They" refers to the locusts. ([Revelation 9:3](../09/03.md))`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# those people`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`the people whom the locusts were stinging`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# but only to torture them`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Here the words "given permission" are understood. Alternate translation: "but only given permission to torture them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
			`# to torture them for five months`

			`The locusts would be allowed to do this for five months.`

			`# to torture them`

			`"to make them suffer terrible pain"`

			`# the sting of a scorpion`

			`A scorpion is a small insect with a poisonous stinger at the end of its long tail. The sting can cause severe pain or even death.`