啟示錄 1
1 耶穌基督的啟示，就是上帝賜給他，叫他將必要快成的事指示他的眾僕人。他就差遣使者曉諭他的僕人約翰。
This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what will happen soon. He sent his angel to reveal it to his servant John
2 約翰便將上帝的道和耶穌基督的見證，凡自己所看見的都證明出來。
who confirmed everything he saw concerning the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
3 念這書上預言的和那些聽見又遵守其中所記載的，都是有福的，因為日期近了。
Anyone who reads this is blessed, as are those who hear these prophetic words and pay attention to what's written, because the time is near.
4 約翰寫信給亞細亞的七個教會。但願從那昔在、今在、以後永在的上帝，和他寶座前的七靈，
This letter comes from John and is sent to the seven churches in the province of Asia. May you have grace and peace from the one who was, who is, and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits before his throne,
5 並那誠實作見證的、從死裏首先復活、為世上君王元首的耶穌基督，有恩惠、平安歸與你們！ 他愛我們，用自己的血使我們脫離罪惡，
and from Jesus Christ the trustworthy witness, the firstborn from the dead, the ruler of earthly kings. To Jesus who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood,
who made us into his kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to Jesus be glory and authority for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
7 看哪，他駕雲降臨！ 眾目要看見他， 連刺他的人也要看見他； 地上的萬族都要因他哀哭。 這話是真實的。阿們！
Look, he is coming surrounded by clouds, and everybody shall see him, even those who killed him. All the peoples of the earth will weep because of him. May it be so! Amen.
8 主上帝說：「我是阿拉法，我是俄梅戛，是昔在、今在、以後永在的全能者。」
“I am the Beginning and the End,” says the All-powerful Lord God, who was, who is, and who is to come.
9 我－約翰就是你們的弟兄，和你們在耶穌的患難、國度、忍耐裏一同有分，為上帝的道，並為給耶穌作的見證，曾在那名叫拔摩的海島上。
I am John, your brother who shares with you in the suffering and in the kingdom and in the patient waiting that are our experience in Jesus. I was detained on the island of Patmos for sharing the word of God and the truth as revealed by Jesus.
10 當主日，我被聖靈感動，聽見在我後面有大聲音如吹號，說：
I was filled by the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard a loud voice behind me that sounded like a trumpet.
11 「你所看見的當寫在書上，達與以弗所、士每拿、別迦摩、推雅推喇、撒狄、非拉鐵非、老底嘉那七個教會。」
It told me, “Write down in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
12 我轉過身來，要看是誰發聲與我說話；既轉過來，就看見七個金燈臺。
I turned round to see who was speaking to me. When I turned I saw seven golden candlesticks,
13 燈臺中間有一位好像人子，身穿長衣，直垂到腳，胸間束着金帶。
and standing among the candlesticks was someone who looked like a Son of man. He was wearing a robe that reached down to his feet with a golden sash across his chest.
14 他的頭與髮皆白，如白羊毛，如雪；眼目如同火焰；
His hair looked like white wool, and his eyes like flaming fire.
15 腳好像在爐中鍛鍊光明的銅；聲音如同眾水的聲音。
His feet looked like polished brass that had been refined in a furnace. His voice sounded like a thundering waterfall.
16 他右手拿着七星，從他口中出來一把兩刃的利劍；面貌如同烈日放光。
He was holding seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword came out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun at its brightest.
17 我一看見，就仆倒在他腳前，像死了一樣。他用右手按着我，說：「不要懼怕！我是首先的，我是末後的，
When I saw him I fell down at his feet as if I were dead. But he touched me with his right hand and said, “Don't be afraid, I am the first and the last,
19 所以你要把所看見的，和現在的事，並將來必成的事，都寫出來。
So write down what you've seen—what's happening in the present and what will happen in the future.
20 論到你所看見、在我右手中的七星和七個金燈臺的奧祕，那七星就是七個教會的使者，七燈臺就是七個教會。」
The meaning of the seven stars that you saw me holding in my right hand and the seven golden candlesticks is this: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches and the seven candlesticks are the seven churches.”
