Revelation 5
1 I saw that there was a scroll in the right hand of the one who was sitting on the throne. The scroll was written on its outside as well as on its inside, and it was sealed {Someone had written on the outside as well as on the inside of the scroll and sealed it} with seven seals.
Videre så jeg at han som satt på tronen, hadde en skriftrull i den høyre hånden. Teksten sto på begge sidene og rullen var forseglet med sju segl.
2 I saw a strong angel who was announcing in a loud voice, “(The person who is worthy to break the seals of the scroll and then to open it should come to do it!/Who is worthy to break the seals of the scroll and then to open it?)” [RHQ]
En betydningsfull engel spurte med kraftig stemme:”Hvem er verdig til å bryte seglet og åpne skriftrullen?”
3 But no created being in heaven nor any created being on the earth nor any created being under the earth was able to open the scroll and see what was written on it.
Ingen i hele himmelen, på jorden eller under jorden hadde fullmakt til åpne skriftrullen og lese den.
4 I cried loudly because there was no one worthy to do that.
Jeg gråt av skuffelse, etter som det ikke var en eneste som var verdig til åpne skriftrullen og lese den.
5 But one of the elders said to me, “Do not cry any longer! Look, the one who is called the Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Messiah who is the descendant of King David, has overcome Satan! As a result, he is worthy to break the seven seals on the scroll and open it!”
Da sa en av de 24 lederne i himmelen til meg:”Gråt ikke, for løven av Juda stamme, arvingen til kong Davids trone, har vunnet seier. Han kan bryte de sju seglene og åpne skriftrullen.”
6 Then I saw Jesus, the one who is like a [MET] sacrificial lamb, standing there. He stood near the throne, in the midst of the four living creatures and the elders. It appeared that he had been killed {that people had killed him}, but he was alive again. He had seven horns [on his head], and he had seven eyes that symbolize the Spirit of God who has all kinds of power (OR, who is also symbolized as seven spirits). [He] sends [God’s] Spirit out into all the earth.
Da så jeg opp og fikk se et lam. Det sto for tronen midt blant de fire levende skikkelsene og de 24 lederne i himmelen. Det så ut som om det hadde blitt slaktet. Det hadde sju horn og sju øyne. Disse er symboler for Guds sju Ånder, som har blitt sendt ut over hele jorden.
7 He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who sits on the throne.
Lammet steg fram til ham som satt på tronen og tok imot skriftrullen fra hans høyre hånd.
8 When he took the scroll, the four living [creatures] and the 24 elders (prostrated themselves/knelt down) before [Jesus], the [one who is like a] lamb, [to worship him]. They each had a harp, and they had golden bowls full of incense that [represents] the prayers of God’s people.
Da Lammet tok imot skriftrullen, falt de fire skikkelsene og de 24 lederne i himmelen ned for Lammet og hyllet det. Alle hadde hver sin harpe og holdt en skål av gull som var fylt med røkelse. Dette er et symbol på de bønnene og den tilbedelsen som er blitt sendt opp fra dem som tilhører Gud.
9 The living [creatures] and the elders sang a new song. They sang: You are worthy to receive the scroll and to open its seals, because you were killed, and because you redeemed/bought people for God from every tribe, language [MTY], people-group, and nation with the blood that flowed from your body when you died.
De sang en ny sang med denne teksten:”Du er verdig til å ta skriftrullen og bryte seglene på den, du har blitt slaktet, med din død og ditt blod har du kjøpt menneskene fri til Gud fra alle stammer, språk, folk og land.
10 You have caused them to become a people over whom our God rules, and to become priests who serve him, and they will rule on [MTY] the earth.
Du har gjort alle til et nytt folk som tilhører Gud, slik at de kan tjene ham som prester og regjere på jorden.”
11 As I [continued to] look, I heard the voices of many angels around the throne and around the living [creatures] and the elders. There were millions of them, a [crowd so large that no one could count them].
Så hørte jeg et stort kor av engler. Jeg fikk se at de sto rundt tronen og de fire skikkelsene og de 24 lederne i himmelen. De var så mange at det var umulig å telle alle.
12 They were singing in a loud voice: “The one who is like a lamb was killed {whom his enemies killed} but he became alive again. He is worthy that all created beings acknowledge that he is infinitely powerful, infinitely rich, infinitely wise, and infinitely strong! He is worthy of being honored and praised by all created beings!”
De sang med en enorm kraft:”Verdig er Lammet som ble slaktet. Vi hyller og ærer ham for hans makt, rikdom, visdom og styrke. Han vil vi lovsynge.”
13 I also heard every creature that is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the ocean, every creature in all those places, saying (OR, singing): “We must forever praise and honor the one who sits on the throne and the one who is like a lamb, May they reign with complete power forever!” (aiōn g165)
Så hørte jeg at alt det skapte i himmelen, på jorden, under jorden og i havet rope:”Lovsangen, æren, herligheten og makten tilhører ham som sitter på tronen og Lammet i all evighet.” (aiōn g165)
14 The four living [creatures] said, “(Amen!/May it be so!)” Then the elders prostrated themselves and worshipped [God and Jesus].
De fire skikkelsene sa:”Ja, det er sant!” Og de 24 lederne i himmelen falt ned og tilba.
