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.
“And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: “He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says these things: “I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but 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.
Wake up and strengthen the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, for I have found no works of yours perfected before 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.
Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon 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.
Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that didn’t defile their garments. They will 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.
He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
6 Den, som har Øre, høre, hvad Aanden siger til Menighederne!
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
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 angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: “He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things:
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 works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn’t deny my name.
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.
Behold, I make some of the synagogue of Satan, of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but lie—behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know 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 you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
11 Jeg kommer snart! Hold fast ved det, du har, for at ingen skal tage din Krone.
I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.
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 temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name.
13 Den, som har Øre, høre, hvad Aanden siger til Menighederne!
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
14 Og skriv til Menighedens Engel i Laodikea: Dette siger han, som er Amen, det troværdige og sanddru Vidne, Guds Skabnings Begyndelse:
“To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: “The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, says these things:
15 Jeg kender dine Gerninger, at du hverken er kold eller varm; gid du var kold eller varm!
“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.
16 Derfor, efterdi du er lunken og hverken varm eller kold, vil jeg udspy dig af min Mund;
So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, 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.
Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing,’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and 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.
I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.
19 Alle dem, jeg elsker, dem revser og tugter jeg; vær derfor nidkær og omvend dig!
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, 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.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he 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.
He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.
22 Den, som har Øre, høre, hvad Aanden siger til Menighederne!
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.”
