Revelation 1
1 [This book tells the message] that God revealed to Jesus Christ. God revealed it to him in order that he might reveal to his servants the [things/events] that must happen soon. Jesus communicated [this message] to [me], his servant John, by sending his angel to me.
Revelación de Jesucristo, que Dios, para manifestar a sus siervos las cosas que pronto deben suceder, anunció y explicó, por medio de su ángel, a su siervo Juan;
2 [As I write it, I], John, am truthfully reporting everything that I saw [and heard], the message from God that Jesus Christ [truthfully reported to me].
el cual testifica la Palabra de Dios y el testimonio de Jesucristo, todo lo cual ha visto.
3 [God is] pleased with those who read [this book to the congregations], and he will be pleased with those who listen carefully to it and obey what [he has commanded in this prophetic message that I] am writing. [So read this message to the congregations, listen carefully to it, and obey it], because [these things that Jesus has revealed] will happen soon.
Bienaventurado el que lee y los que escuchan las palabras de esta profecía y guardan las cosas en ella escritas; pues el momento está cerca.
4 [I], John, am [writing this] to [you believers in] the seven congregations [that are located] in Asia [province]. [I pray that God the Father, God’s Spirit, and Jesus Christ] be kind to (OR, bless) you and cause you to have [inner] peace. [God the Father is] the one who exists, who has always existed, and who will always exist. The Spirit [of God, who] is in front of God’s throne, has [all kinds of power] (OR, The Spirit of God [is symbolized] by seven spirits who are in front of God’s throne).
Juan a las siete Iglesias que están en Asia: gracia a vosotros y paz de Aquel que es, y que era, y que viene; y de los siete Espíritus que están delante de su trono;
5 Jesus Christ is the one who has faithfully told [people about God]. He is the first one (whom God has raised from the dead/who became alive again after being dead), in order [to show that God will raise us who trust in Jesus]. Jesus is the one who rules the kings of the earth. He is the one who loves us. He is the one who has erased the record our sins. He did that by shedding his blood [when he died on the cross].
y de Jesucristo, el testigo fiel, el primogénito de los muertos y el Soberano de los reyes de la tierra. A Aquel que nos ama, y que nos ha lavado de nuestros pecados con su sangre,
6 He is [the one who] has caused us to become people whose lives God rules, and he has made us to be priests [who serve] God his Father. [As a result of this, we acknowledge that] Jesus Christ is eternally divine and eternally powerful. (Amen!/That is true!) (aiōn g165)
e hizo de nosotros un reino y sacerdotes para el Dios y Padre suyo; a Él sea la gloria y el imperio por los siglos de los siglos. Amén. (aiōn g165)
7 Listen carefully! Christ will surely come in the midst of the clouds [in order that he may judge the rebellious people of earth], and everyone [SYN] will see him [come]. Even those who [are responsible for] piercing [and killing] him [MTY] [will see him come. People from] all people-groups on earth will mourn because he [will punish them]. (Amen!/May it be so.)
Ved, viene con las nubes, y le verán todos los ojos, y aun los que le traspasaron; y harán luto por Él todas las tribus de la tierra. Sí, así sea.
8 The Lord God declares, “I am the one who created [everything], and I am the [one who will cause everything to] end [MET].” He is the one who exists, who has always existed, and who will always exist. He is the Almighty One.
“Yo soy el Alfa y la Omega”, dice el Señor Dios, el que es, y que era, y que viene, el Todopoderoso.
9 I, John, your fellow believer, am suffering as you [are] because of our letting Jesus rule [our lives]. We are steadfastly enduring [trials] because of our relationship with him. I was punished by being sent/exiled to Patmos island because [of my proclaiming] God’s message and telling [people about] Jesus.
Yo Juan, hermano vuestro y copartícipe en la tribulación y el reino y la paciencia en Jesús, estaba en la isla llamada Patmos, a causa de la palabra de Dios y del testimonio de Jesús.
10 [God’s] Spirit took control of me on one of the days [that we believers met to worship] the Lord.
Me hallé en espíritu en el día del Señor, y oí detrás de mí una voz fuerte como de trompeta,
11 [At that time], I heard behind me someone [speaking to me as loudly and as clearly] [SIM] as a trumpet. He was saying [to me], “Write on a scroll what you see, and send it to seven congregations. Send it to [the congregations] in Ephesus [city], in Smyrna [city], in Pergamum [city], in Thyatira [city], in Sardis [city], in Philadelphia [city], and in Laodicea [city].”
que decía: “Lo que vas a ver escríbelo en un libro, y envíalo a las siete Iglesias: A Éfeso, a Esmirna, a Pérgamo, a Tiatira, a Sardes, a Filadelfia y a Laodicea”.
12 [In this vision] I turned in order that I might see who had spoken to me [SYN]. When I turned,
Me volví para ver la voz que hablaba conmigo. Y vuelto, vi siete candelabros de oro,
13 I saw seven golden lampstands. In the midst of the lampstands there was [someone] who looked like he came from heaven. He wore a robe that reached to his feet, and he wore a gold band around his chest.
y en medio de los candelabros, alguien como Hijo de hombre, vestido de ropaje talar, y ceñido el pecho con un ceñidor de oro.
14 The hair on his head was white like white wool [or] like snow. His eyes were [shining brightly] [SIM], like a flame of fire.
Su cabeza y sus cabellos eran blancos como la lana blanca, como la nieve; sus ojos como llama de fuego;
15 His feet [looked] like brass that glows [as it is being] purified {as [people] purify it} in a furnace. [When he spoke], his voice [sounded] like the sound [made by] a huge waterfall (OR, a great/wide river of rushing water).
sus pies semejantes a bronce bruñido al rojo vivo como en una fragua; y su voz como voz de muchas aguas.
16 In his right hand he held seven stars. A sword that had two sharp edges extended from his mouth. His face [shone as bright] as the sun shines [at midday] [MTY].
Tenía en su mano derecha siete estrellas; y de su boca salía una espada aguda de dos filos; y su aspecto era como el sol cuando brilla en toda su fuerza.
17 When I saw him, I fell down at his feet [and was unable to move or speak] [SIM], as though [I were] dead. But he put his right hand on me and said to me, “Don’t be afraid! I am the one who created [all things] and the [one who will cause all things to] end.
Cuando le vi, caí a sus pies como muerto; pero Él puso su diestra sobre mí y dijo: “No temas; Yo soy el primero y el último,
19 So write the [vision] that you are seeing. Write about the [conditions] that exist now, and the [events] that are about to happen next.
Escribe, pues lo que hayas visto; lo que es, y lo que debe suceder después de esto.
20 The meaning of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands [that you saw is this]: The seven stars [in my hand represent the leaders, who are like] angels, [who watch over] the seven congregations, and the [seven] lampstands [represent] the seven congregations.”
En cuanto al misterio de las siete estrellas, que has visto en mi diestra, y los siete candelabros de oro: las siete estrellas son los ángeles de las siete Iglesias, y los siete candelabros son siete Iglesias”.
