< Revelation 1 >
1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
ⲁ̅ϮⲀⲠⲞⲄⲀⲖⲨⲘⲮⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲚⲈϤⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲂⲰⲔ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ
2 who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
ⲃ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ
3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
ⲅ̅ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲰϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒⲰⲦⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ
4 John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,
ⲇ̅ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚϮⲌ ⲚⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲘⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
ⲉ̅ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲢⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒϢⲀⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϪⲞⲔⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲤⲚⲞϤ
6 who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen. (aiōn )
ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ (aiōn )
7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
ⲍ̅ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲂⲀⲖ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲞⲔⲤϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
ⲏ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲖⲪⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲰ ϮⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲚⲦⲞⲔⲢⲀⲦⲰⲢ.
9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
ⲑ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀⲨϦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲚⲎⲤⲞⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲐⲘⲰ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
10 On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
ⲓ̅ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲨⲢⲒⲀⲔⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲈⲚϨⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲖⲠⲒⲄⲜ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ
11 saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲒ ⲞⲨϪⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲚϮⲌ ⲚⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲘⲨⲢⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲢⲄⲀⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲐⲨⲀⲦⲎⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲢⲆⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲒⲖⲀⲆⲈⲖⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲖⲀⲞⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ.
12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲪⲞⲚϨⲦ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϮⲤⲘⲎ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲪⲞⲚϨⲦ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲌ ⲚⲖⲨⲬⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ
13 and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲖⲨⲬⲚⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲞⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲦⲞⲒ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲘⲎⲢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲞϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞϪϦ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ.
14 The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲦⲈϤⲀⲪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤϤⲰⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲂϢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲢⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲂϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲬⲒⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϤⲂⲀⲖ ⲤⲈⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲀϨ ⲚⲬⲢⲰⲘ
15 His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲀⲖⲔⲞⲖⲒⲂⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲪⲞⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ
16 He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲌⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲤⲎϤⲒ ⲈⲤϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲢⲞ Ⲃ- ⲈⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲞⲘ.
17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲒϨⲒⲦⲦ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ϦⲀⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲖⲈ ⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϦⲀⲈ
18 the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades. (aiōn , Hadēs )
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲰⲚϦ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒϢⲞϢⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲘⲈⲚϮ. (aiōn , Hadēs )
19 Therefore write down the things you have seen, and the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ.
20 This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
ⲕ̅ⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒ ⲦⲀϪⲒϪ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲌ ⲚⲖⲨⲬⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲌ ⲚⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲌ ⲚⲖⲨⲬⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲌⲚⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲈ.