< Revelation 1 >

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him to make known to his servants, concerning what must shortly take place, and which he sent and revealed by his angel to his servant John,
ⲁ̅ϯⲁⲡⲟⲅⲁⲗⲩⲙⲯⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.
2 who testified to the message of God and to the testimony to Jesus Christ, omitting nothing of what he had seen.
ⲃ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
3 Blessed is the one who reads, and blessed are they who listen to, the words of this prophecy, and lay to heart what is here written; for the time is near.
ⲅ̅ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ.
4 From John, to the seven churches which are in Roman Asia. Blessing and peace be yours from him who is, and who was, and who will be, and from the seven spirits that are before his throne,
ⲇ̅ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ.
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the Ruler of all the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his own blood –
ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϣⲁⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲕⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ.
6 and he made us a kingdom of priests in the service of God, his Father! – to him be ascribed glory and dominion for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ. (aiōn g165)
7 He is coming among the clouds! Every eye will see him, even those who pierced him and all the nations of the earth will mourn over him. So will it be. Amen.
ⲍ̅ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϭⲏⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲟⲕⲥϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.
8 ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord, the God who is, and who was, and who will be, the Almighty.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲫⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱ ϯⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ.
9 I, John, who am your brother, and who share with you in the suffering and kingship and endurance of Jesus, found myself on the island called Patmos, for the sake of the message of God and the testimony to Jesus.
ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲑⲙⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
10 I fell into a trance on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like the blast of a trumpet.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲉⲛϩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲝ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ.
11 It said – ‘Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamus, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.’
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲙⲩⲣⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲅⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲩⲁⲧⲏⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲣⲇⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲓⲗⲁⲇⲉⲗⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ.
12 I turned to see what voice it was that spoke to me; and when I turned, I saw seven golden lamps,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲫⲟⲛϩⲧ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲑⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲫⲟⲛϩⲧ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ.
13 and in the midst of the lamps one like a man, in a robe reaching to his feet, and with a golden sash across his breast.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟϫϧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ.
14 The hair of his head was as white as wool, as white as snow; his eyes were like flaming fire;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲉϥⲁⲫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥϥⲱⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲣⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
15 and his feet were like brass as when molten in a furnace; his voice was like the sound of many streams,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ ⲭⲁⲗⲕⲟⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲫⲟⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
16 in his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun in the fulness of its power.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲉⲥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟ ⲃ̅ ⲉⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ.
17 And, when I saw him, I fell at his feet like one dead. He laid his 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 ⲁⲓⲉⲣ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϧⲁ⳿ⲉ.
18 the Everliving. I died, and I am alive for ever and ever. And I hold the keys of death and of Hades. (aiōn g165, Hadēs g86)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϯⲱⲛϧ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓϣⲟϣⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲙⲉⲛϯ. (aiōn g165, Hadēs g86)
19 Therefore write of what you have seen and of what is happening now and of what is about to take place –
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ.
20 the mystic meaning of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamps. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lamps are the seven churches.
ⲕ̅ⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉ

< Revelation 1 >