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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲩⲥⲧⲁⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ
And the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, issuing from the throne of God and of the Lamb,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲱⲛϩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲱⲱⲃⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲩⲑⲉⲣⲁⲡⲓⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
in the middle of the street of the city. On each side of the river was a Tree of life which bore twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁϣⲉⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ
Every thing that is accursed will cease to be. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within it, and his servants will worship him;
they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩϣⲏ ϭⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙⲣ ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲃⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲣ ⲣⲣⲟ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōn g165)
Night will cease to be. They have no need of the light of a lamp, nor have they the light of the sun; for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign for ever and ever. (aiōn g165)
6 ⲋ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ
Then the angel said to me – “These words may be trusted and are true. The Lord, the God that inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants what must quickly take place;
and they said ‘I will come quickly.’ Blessed will he be who lays to heart the words of the prophecy contained in this book.”
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲡⲁϩⲧ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ
It was I, John, who heard and saw these things; and, when I heard and saw them, I prostrated myself in worship at the feet of the angel that showed them to me.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲣ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
But he said to me – “Forbear; I am your fellow servant, and the fellow servant of your fellow prophets, and of all who lay to heart the words in this book. Worship God.”
Then the angel said to me – “Do not keep secret the words of the prophecy contained in this book; for the time is near.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲁϩⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϫⲱϩⲙ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲣⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲃⲃⲟϥ ⲟⲛ
Let the wrongdoer continue to do wrong; the filthy-minded continue to be filthy; the righteous continue to act righteously; and the holy-minded continue to be holy.”
(‘I will come quickly. I bring my rewards with me, to give to each what their actions deserve.
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the beginning and the End.’)
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
Blessed will they be who wash their robes! They will have the right to approach the Tree of life, and may enter the city by the gates.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲣ ⲛⲙ ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲙ ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲛⲙ ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲗ
Outside will be the filthy, the sorcerers, the impure, the murderers, the idolaters, and all who love the false and live it.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓⲥ ⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ
‘I, Jesus, sent my angel to bear testimony to you about these things before the churches. I am the Scion and the Offspring of David, the bright star of the Morning.’
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲙ ⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ
‘Come,’ say the Spirit and the Bride; and all who hear, say ‘Come.’ All who thirst, come; anyone who wants, take the water of life freely.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ϯⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ
I declare to all who hear the words of the prophecy contained in this book – ‘If anyone adds to it, God will add to his troubles the curses described in this book;
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲏⲛ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ
and if anyone takes away any of the words in the book containing this prophecy, God will take away his share in the Tree of life, and in the Holy City – as described in this book.’
He whose testimony this is says – ‘Assuredly I will come quickly.’ ‘Amen, come, Lord Jesus.’
May the blessing of the Lord Jesus Christ, be with his people.
