Revelation 1
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to point out unto his servants the things which must needs come to pass with speed, —and he shewed them by signs, sending through his messenger, unto his servant John;
耶穌基督的啟示，是天主賜給他，叫他把那些必須快要發生的事，指示給自己的僕人們；他遂打發天使，告訴自己的僕人若望；
2 who bare witness as to the word of God, and the witness of Jesus Christ, —whatsoever things he saw.
若望便為天主的話和為耶穌基督作了見證，即對他所見到的一切作了證。
3 Happy! he that readeth, and they who hear, the words of the prophecy, and keep the things, therein, written; for, the season, is, near.
那誦讀和那些聽了這預言，而又遵行書中所記載的，是有福的！因為時期已臨近了。
4 John, unto the Seven Assemblies which are in Asia, Favour to you, and peace, from—Him who Is, and who Was, and who is Coming, and from—The Seven Spirits which are before his throne,
若望致書給亞細亞的七個教會：願恩寵與平安由那今在、昔在及將來永在者，由在他寶座前的七神，
5 and from—Jesus Christ, —The Faithful Witness, The Firstborn of the Dead, and The Ruler of the Kings of the Earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us out of our sins with his blood, —
並由那原為忠實的見證，死者中的首生者，和地上萬王的元首耶穌基督賜與你們。願光榮與權能歸於那愛我們，並以自己的血解救我們脫離我們的罪過，
6 and he hath made us [to be] a kingdom—priests unto his God and Father, Unto him, be the glory, and the dominion, unto the ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
使我們成為國度，成為侍奉他的天主和父的司祭的那位，直到萬世萬代。阿們。 (aiōn g165)
7 Lo! he cometh with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, such also as pierced him; and all the tribes of the land shall smite themselves for him. Yea! Amen.
看，他乘著雲彩降來，眾目都要瞻望他，連那些刺透了他的人，也要瞻望他，地上的各種族都要哀悼他。的確這樣。阿們。
8 I, am, the A, and, the Z, saith the Lord, —the, God who Is, and who Was, and who is Coming, The Almighty.
「我是『阿耳法』和『敖默加』，」那今在、昔在及將來永在的全能者上主天主這樣說。
9 I, John, your brother, and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and endurance in Jesus, came to be in the isle that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and the witness of Jesus.
我若望，你們的弟兄，並在耶穌內與你們共患難，同王權和同忍耐的，為天主的話，並為給耶穌作證，曾到了一座名叫帕特摩的海島上。
10 I came to be, in Spirit, in the Lord’s Day, and heard, behind me, a loud voice, as of a trumpet,
在一個主日上，我在神魂超拔中，聽見在我背後有一個大聲音，好似號角的聲音，
11 saying—What thou seest, write in a scroll, and send unto the Seven Assemblies, —unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, —and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, —and unto Laodicea.
說：「將你所聽見的寫在書上，送到厄弗所、斯米納、培爾加摩、提雅提辣，撒爾德、非拉德非雅和勞狄刻雅七個教會。」
12 And I turned round, to see the Voice which was speaking with me, and, having turned, I saw Seven Lamps of gold;
我就轉過身來，要看看那同我說話的聲音；我一轉身就看見了七盞金燈臺，
13 and, in the midst of the lamps, One like unto a Son of Man: —clothed with a robe, reaching to the feet, and girt about at the breasts with a girdle of gold,
在燈臺當中有似人子的一位，身穿長衣，胸間佩有金帶。
14 And his head and hair, white, like white wool—like snow, and, his eyes, like a flame of fire,
他的頭和頭髮皓白，有如潔白的羊毛，又如同雪；他的眼睛有如火燄；
15 And, his feet, like unto glowing copper, as if in a furnace refined, and, his voice, like a sound of many waters,
他的腳相似在烈窯中燒煉的光銅；他的聲音有如大水的響聲；
16 And, having in his right hand, seven stars, and, out of his mouth, a sharp, two-edged sword, going forth; and, his whole appearance, as when, the sun, shineth in its strength.
他的右手持有七顆星；從他的口中發出一把雙刃的利劍；他的面容有如發光正烈的太陽。
17 And, when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead, and he laid his right hand upon me, saying—Do not fear! I, am the First, and the Last,
我一看見他，就跌倒在他腳前，有如死人，他遂把右手按在我身上說：「不要害怕！我是元始，我是終末，
19 Write, therefore—what things thou hast seen and what they are; and what things are about to come to pass, after these things:
所以你應把你看見的事，現今的，以及這些事以後要發生的事，都寫下來。
20 The sacred secret of the seven stars, which thou sawest upon my right hand, and the seven lamps of gold: —The seven stars, are, messengers of the seven assemblies, and, the seven lamps, are, seven assemblies
至於你看見在我右手中的七顆星，和七盞金燈臺的奧義，就是：七顆星是指七個教會的天使，七盞燈臺是指七個教會。」
