Aabenbaringen 3
1 Og skriv til Menighedens Engel i Sardes: Dette siger han, som har de syv Guds Aander og de syv Stjerner: Jeg kender dine Gerninger, at da har Ord for at leve og er dog død.
"To the minister of the Church at Sardis write as follows: "'This is what He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says. I know your doings--you are supposed to be alive, but in reality you are dead.
2 Bliv vaagen og styrk det øvrige, som ellers vilde dø; thi jeg har ikke fundet dine Gerninger fuldkommede for min Gud.
Rouse yourself and keep awake, and strengthen those things which remain but have well-nigh perished; for I have found no doings of yours free from imperfection in the sight of My God.
3 Kom derfor i Hu, hvorledes du modtog og hørte, og bevar det og omvend dig! Dersom du altsaa ikke vaager, skal jeg komme som en Tyv, og du skal ikke vide, i hvilken Time jeg kommer over dig.
Be mindful, therefore, of the lessons you have received and heard. Continually lay them to heart, and repent. If, however, you fail to rouse yourself and keep awake, I shall come upon you suddenly like a thief, and you will certainly not know the hour at which I shall come to judge you.
4 Dog har du i Sardes nogle faa Personer, som ikke have besmittet deres Klæder; de skulle vandre med mig i hvide Klæder, thi de ere værdige dertil.
Yet you have in Sardis a few who have not soiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white; for they are worthy.
5 Den, som sejrer, han skal saaledes iføres hvide Klæder, og jeg vil ikke udslette hans Navn af Livets Bog, og jeg vil bekende hans Navn for min Fader og for hans Engle.
"'In this way he who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments; and I will certainly not blot out his name from the Book of Life, but will acknowledge him in the presence of My Father and His angels.
6 Den, som har Øre, høre, hvad Aanden siger til Menighederne!
Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches.'
7 Og skriv til Menighedens Engel i Filadelfia: Dette siger den hellige, den sanddru, han, som har Davids Nøgle, han, som lukker op, saa ingen lukker i, og lukker i, saa ingen lukker op:
"To the minister of the Church at Philadelphia write as follows: "'This is what the holy One and the true says--He who has the key of David--He who opens and no one shall shut, and shuts and no one shall open.
8 Jeg kender dine Gerninger. Se, jeg har givet dig, at der foran dig er en aabnet Dør, som ingen kan lukke; thi du har kun liden Kraft, og dog har du bevaret mit Ord og ikke fornægtet mit Navn.
I know your doings. I have put an opened door in front of you, which no one can shut; because you have but a little power, and yet you have guarded My word and have not disowned Me.
9 Se, jeg lader komme nogle af Satans Synagoge, som kalde sig selv Jøder og ikke ere det, men lyve. Se, jeg vil gøre, at de skulle komme og tilbede for dine Fødder og kende, at jeg har fattet Kærlighed til dig.
I will cause some belonging to Satan's synagogue who say that they themselves are Jews, and are not, but are liars--I will make them come and fall at your feet and know for certain that I have loved you.
10 Efterdi du har bevaret mit Ord om Udholdenheden, vil ogsaa jeg bevare dig ud af Fristelsens Stund, som skal komme over hele Jorderige for at friste dem, som bo paa Jorden.
Because in spite of suffering you have guarded My word, I in turn will guard you from that hour of trial which is soon coming upon the whole world, to put to the test the inhabitants of the earth.
11 Jeg kommer snart! Hold fast ved det, du har, for at ingen skal tage din Krone.
I am coming quickly: cling to that which you already possess, so that your wreath of victory be not taken away from you.
12 Den, som sejrer, ham vil jeg gøre til en Søjle i min Guds Tempel, og han skal ikke mere gaa ud derfra; og jeg vil skrive paa ham min Guds Navn og min Guds Stads Navn, det nye Jerusalem, der kommer ned fra Himmelen fra min Gud, og mit nye Navn.
"'He who overcomes--I will make him a pillar in the sanctuary of My God, and he shall never go out from it again. And I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which is to come down out of Heaven from My God, and My own new name.
13 Den, som har Øre, høre, hvad Aanden siger til Menighederne!
Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches.'
14 Og skriv til Menighedens Engel i Laodikea: Dette siger han, som er Amen, det troværdige og sanddru Vidne, Guds Skabnings Begyndelse:
"And to the minister of the Church at Laodicea write as follows: "'This is what the Amen says--the true and faithful witness, the Beginning and Lord of God's Creation.
15 Jeg kender dine Gerninger, at du hverken er kold eller varm; gid du var kold eller varm!
I know your doings--you are neither cold nor hot; I would that you were cold or hot!
16 Derfor, efterdi du er lunken og hverken varm eller kold, vil jeg udspy dig af min Mund;
Accordingly, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, before long I will vomit you out of My mouth.
17 fordi du siger: Jeg er rig og har vundet Rigdom og fattes intet; og du ved ikke, at du er den elendige og jammerlige og fattige og blinde og nøgne.
You say, I am rich, and have wealth stored up, and I stand in need of nothing; and you do not know that if there is a wretched creature it is you -- pitiable, poor, blind, naked.
18 Jeg raader dig, at du af mig køber Guld, lutret i Ilden, for at du kan blive rig, og hvide Klæder, for at du kan klæde dig dermed, og din Nøgenheds Skam ikke skal blottes, og Øjensalve til at salve dine Øjne med, for at du kan se.
Therefore I counsel you to buy of Me gold refined in the fire that you may become rich, and white robes to put on, so as to hide your shameful nakedness, and eye-salve to anoint your eyes with, so that you may be able to see.
19 Alle dem, jeg elsker, dem revser og tugter jeg; vær derfor nidkær og omvend dig!
All whom I hold dear, I reprove and chastise; therefore be in earnest and repent.
20 Se, jeg staar for Døren og banker; dersom nogen hører min Røst og aabner Døren, vil jeg gaa ind til ham og holde Nadvere med ham, og han med mig.
I am now standing at the door and am knocking. If any one listens to My voice and opens the door, I will go in to be with him and will feast with him, and he shall feast with Me.
21 Den, som sejrer, ham vil jeg give at tage Sæde hos mig paa min Trone, ligesom jeg har sejret og har taget Sæde hos min Fader paa hans Trone.
"'To him who overcomes I will give the privilege of sitting down with Me on My throne, as I also have overcome and have sat down with My Father on His throne.
22 Den, som har Øre, høre, hvad Aanden siger til Menighederne!
Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches.'"
