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 church in Sardis write; These things says he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know your works, that you have a name that you live, and are dead.
2 Bliv vaagen og styrk det øvrige, som ellers vilde dø; thi jeg har ikke fundet dine Gerninger fuldkommede for min Gud.
Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found your works perfect before 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, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore you shall not watch, I will come on you as a thief, and you shall not know what hour I will come on 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.
You have a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled 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.
He that overcomes, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
6 Den, som har Øre, høre, hvad Aanden siger til Menighederne!
He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says 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:
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things says he that is holy, he that is true, he that has the key of David, he that opens, and no man shuts; and shuts, and no man opens;
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, and no man can shut it: for you have a little strength, and have kept my word, and have not denied 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 will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do 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 have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come on all the world, to try them that dwell on the earth.
11 Jeg kommer snart! Hold fast ved det, du har, for at ingen skal tage din Krone.
Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which you have, that no man take 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.
Him that overcomes will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God: and I will write on him my new name.
13 Den, som har Øre, høre, hvad Aanden siger til Menighederne!
He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says 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 angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
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 would you were cold or hot.
16 Derfor, efterdi du er lunken og hverken varm eller kold, vil jeg udspy dig af min Mund;
So then because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew 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 increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and know not that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and 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 of me gold tried in the fire, that you may be rich; and white raiment, that you may be clothed, and that the shame of your nakedness do not appear; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, 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 rebuke 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 any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup 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.
To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
22 Den, som har Øre, høre, hvad Aanden siger til Menighederne!
He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
