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.
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 [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].
ⲃ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
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.
ⲅ̅ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ.
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).
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 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].
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 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)
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ. (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.)
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 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.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲫⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱ ϯⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ.
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.
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 [God’s] Spirit took control of me on one of the days [that we believers met to worship] the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲉⲛϩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲝ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ.
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].”
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 [In this vision] I turned in order that I might see who had spoken to me [SYN]. When I turned,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲫⲟⲛϩⲧ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲑⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲫⲟⲛϩⲧ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟϫϧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲉϥⲁⲫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥϥⲱⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲣⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
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).
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. A sword that had two sharp edges extended from his mouth. His face [shone as bright] as the sun shines [at midday] [MTY].
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 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.
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.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ.
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.”
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
