Revelation 1
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him so that his servants might have knowledge of the things which will quickly take place: and he sent and made it clear by his angel to his servant John;
This is the Revelation of Yeshua the Messiah, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,
2 Who gave witness of the word of God, and of the witness of Jesus Christ, even of all the things which he saw.
who testified to God's word, and of the testimony of Yeshua the Messiah, about everything that he saw.
3 A blessing be on the reader, and on those who give ear to the prophet's words, and keep the things which he has put in the book: for the time is near.
Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it, for the time is near.
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and was and is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his high seat;
John, to the seven congregations that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Ruachs who are before his throne;
5 And from Jesus Christ, the true witness, the first to come back from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who had love for us and has made us clean from our sins by his blood;
and from Yeshua the Messiah, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and freed us from our sins by his blood;
6 And has made us to be a kingdom and priests to his God and Father; to him let glory and power be given for ever and ever. So be it. (aiōn g165)
and he made us to be a Kingdom, cohanim to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
7 See, he comes with the clouds, and every eye will see him, and those by whom he was wounded; and all the tribes of the earth will be sorrowing because of him. Yes, so be it.
Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
8 I am the First and the Last, says the Lord God who is and was and is to come, the Ruler of all.
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
9 I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus.
I John, your brother and fellow-partner with you in persecution, Kingdom, and patient endurance in Yeshua, was on the island that is called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Yeshua.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and a great voice at my back, as of a horn, came to my ears,
I was in the Ruach on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet
11 Saying, What you see, put in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.
saying, "What you see, write on a scroll and send to the seven congregations: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea."
12 And turning to see the voice which said these words to me, I saw seven gold vessels with lights burning in them;
I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands.
13 And in the middle of them one like a son of man, clothed with a robe down to his feet, and with a band of gold round his breasts.
And among the lampstands was one like a son of man, clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.
14 And his head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.
15 And his feet like polished brass, as if it had been burned in a fire; and his voice was as the sound of great waters.
His feet were like burnished bronze, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.
16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword: and his face was like the sun shining in its strength.
He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
17 And when I saw him, I went down on my face at his feet as one dead. And he put his right hand on me, saying, Have no fear; I am the first and the last and the Living one;
When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last,
19 Put in writing, then, the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will be after these;
Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter;
20 The secret of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold vessels with burning lights. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven lights are the seven churches.
the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven congregations. The seven lampstands are seven congregations.
