< Revelation 10 >

1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow was on his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire.
Lalu saya melihat seorang malaikat perkasa yang lain turun dari surga. Ia diselubungi awan, dan sebuah pelangi melingkari kepalanya. Mukanya bersinar seperti matahari, dan kakinya seperti tiang api.
2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot upon the earth.
Di tangannya ada sebuah gulungan buku kecil yang terbuka. Kaki kanannya berjejak di laut, dan kaki kirinya berjejak di darat.
3 And he cried with a loud voice as when a lion roareth. And when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
Lalu ia berseru dengan suara yang keras seperti meraungnya singa-singa. Sesudah malaikat itu berseru, ketujuh guntur menjawab dengan suara gemuruh.
4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying to me: Seal up the things which the seven thunders have spoken; and write them not.
Begitu ketujuh guntur itu bersuara, saya mau mencatatnya, tetapi saya mendengar suara dari surga berkata, "Rahasiakanlah apa yang dikatakan oleh tujuh guntur itu; jangan mencatatnya!"
5 And the angel, whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth, lifted up his hand to heaven,
Lalu malaikat yang saya lihat berjejak di laut dan di darat itu mengangkat tangan kanannya ke langit.
6 And he swore by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things which are therein; and the earth, and the things which are in it; and the sea, and the things which are therein: That time shall be no longer. (aiōn g165)
Ia bersumpah demi nama Allah yang hidup selama-lamanya, yang menciptakan langit, bumi dan laut serta segala sesuatu yang ada di dalamnya. Malaikat itu berkata, "Waktunya tidak akan ditunda lagi! (aiōn g165)
7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound the trumpet, the mystery of God shall be finished, as he hath declared by his servants the prophets.
Tetapi apabila malaikat ketujuh meniup trompetnya, Allah akan melaksanakan rencana rahasia-Nya, seperti telah Ia beritakan kepada hamba-hamba-Nya, yaitu para nabi."
8 And I heard a voice from heaven again speaking to me, and saying: Go, and take the book that is open, from the hand of the angel who standeth upon the sea, and upon the earth.
Kemudian suara yang telah saya dengar dari surga itu, berbicara lagi kepada saya. Ia berkata, "Pergilah mengambil gulungan buku yang terbuka di tangan malaikat yang berjejak di laut dan di darat itu."
9 And I went to the angel, saying unto him, that he should give me the book. And he said to me: Take the book, and eat it up: and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey.
Maka saya pun pergi kepada malaikat itu dan meminta supaya ia memberikan gulungan kecil itu kepada saya. Ia berkata, "Ambillah dan makanlah ini. Di dalam perutmu ia akan menjadi pahit, tetapi di dalam mulutmu ia manis seperti madu."
10 And I took the book from the hand of the angel, and ate it up: and it was in my mouth, sweet as honey: and when I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
Saya mengambil gulungan kecil itu dari tangannya lalu memakannya. Di mulut rasanya seperti madu, tetapi setelah saya menelannya, di dalam perut ia menjadi pahit.
11 And he said to me: Thou must prophesy again to many nations, and peoples, and tongues, and kings.
Kemudian saya diperintahkan, "Sebarkanlah sekali lagi berita Allah tentang bangsa-bangsa, negara-negara, bahasa-bahasa, dan raja-raja."

< Revelation 10 >