< Revelation 1 >

1 The Reuelation of Iesus Christ, which God gaue vnto him, to shewe vnto his seruants things which must shortly be done: which he sent, and shewed by his Angel vnto his seruant Iohn,
ⲁ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲕⲁⲗⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
2 Who bare record of ye word of God, and of the testimonie of Iesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that heare the wordes of this prophecie, and keepe those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
ⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ
4 Iohn, to the seuen Churches which are in Asia, Grace be with you, and peace from him, Which is, and Which was, and Which is to come, and from the seuen Spirits which are before his Throne,
ⲇ̅ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ
5 And from Iesus Christ, which is that faithful witnes, and that first begotten of the dead, and that Prince of the Kings of the earth, vnto him that loued vs, and washed vs from our sinnes in his blood,
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲡϣⲣⲡⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲃⲃⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲛⲟϥ
6 And made vs Kings and Priests vnto God euen his Father, to him I say be glory, and dominion for euermore, Amen. (aiōn g165)
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ (aiōn g165)
7 Beholde, he commeth with cloudes, and euery eye shall see him: yea, euen they which pearced him thorowe: and all kinreds of the earth shall waile before him, Euen so, Amen.
ⲍ̅ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲟⲛⲥϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲉϩⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, Which is, and Which was, and Which is to come, euen the Almightie.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲫⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲱⲙⲉⲅⲁ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ
9 I Iohn, euen your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdome and patience of Iesus Christ, was in the yle called Patmos, for the worde of God, and for the witnessing of Iesus Christ.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲥ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲧⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲥ
10 And I was rauished in spirit on the Lordes day, and heard behinde me a great voyce, as it had bene of a trumpet,
ⲓ̅ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲏ ϩⲓ ⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲝ
11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, that first and that last: and that which thou seest, write in a booke, and send it vnto the seuen Churches which are in Asia, vnto Ephesus, and vnto Smyrna, and vnto Pergamus, and vnto Thyatira, and vnto Sardis, and vnto Philadelphia, and vnto Laodicea.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲅϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲙⲩⲣⲛⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲅⲁⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲑⲉⲁⲧⲓⲣⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲁⲣⲇⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲫⲓⲗⲁⲇⲉⲗⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ
12 Then I turned backe to see the voyce, that spake with me: and when I was turned, I sawe seuen golden candlestickes,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ
13 And in the middes of the seuen candlestickes, one like vnto the Sonne of man, clothed with a garment downe to the feete, and girded about the pappes with a golden girdle.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⲉϥϭⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲛⲧⲟ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟϫϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ
14 His head, and heares were white as white wooll, and as snowe, and his eyes were as a flame of fire,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥϥⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲣⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ
15 And his feete like vnto fine brasse, burning as in a fornace: and his voyce as the sounde of many waters.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲃⲁⲣⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲡⲟⲥⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ
16 And he had in his right hand seuen starres: and out of his mouth went a sharpe two edged sword: and his face shone as the sunne shineth in his strength.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲟⲩⲛ ⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲉⲥⲧⲏⲙ ⲙⲫⲟ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲉⲧⲣ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feete as dead: then he laid his right hand vpon me, saying vnto me, Feare not: I am that first and that last,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲁⲉ
18 And am aliue, but I was dead: and beholde, I am aliue for euermore, Amen: and I haue the keyes of hell and of death. (aiōn g165, Hadēs g86)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲛϣⲟϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ (aiōn g165, Hadēs g86)
19 Write the things which thou hast seene, and the things which are, and the things which shall come hereafter.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲥϩⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ
20 The misterie of the seuen starres which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seuen golden candlestickes, is this, The seuen starres are the Angels of the seuen Churches: and the seuen candlestickes which thou sawest, are the seuen Churches.
ⲕ̅ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⲧⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉ

< Revelation 1 >