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.
αποκαλυψισ ιησου χριστου ην εδωκεν αυτω ο θεοσ δειξαι τοισ δουλοισ αυτου α δει γενεσθαι εν ταχει και εσημανεν αποστειλασ δια του αγγελου αυτου τω δουλω αυτου ιωαννη
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].
οσ εμαρτυρησεν τον λογον του θεου και την μαρτυριαν ιησου χριστου οσα ειδεν
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.
μακαριοσ ο αναγινωσκων και οι ακουοντεσ τουσ λογουσ τησ προφητειασ και τηρουντεσ τα εν αυτη γεγραμμενα ο γαρ καιροσ εγγυσ
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).
ιωαννησ ταισ επτα εκκλησιαισ ταισ εν τη ασια χαρισ υμιν και ειρηνη απο θεου ο ων και ο ην και ο ερχομενοσ και απο των επτα πνευματων α ενωπιον του θρονου αυτου
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].
και απο ιησου χριστου ο μαρτυσ ο πιστοσ ο πρωτοτοκοσ των νεκρων και ο αρχων των βασιλεων τησ γησ τω αγαπωντι ημασ και λουσαντι ημασ απο των αμαρτιων ημων εν τω αιματι αυτου
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)
και εποιησεν ημασ βασιλειαν ιερεισ τω θεω και πατρι αυτου αυτω η δοξα και το κρατοσ εισ τουσ αιωνασ των αιωνων αμην (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.)
ιδου ερχεται μετα των νεφελων και οψεται αυτον πασ οφθαλμοσ και οιτινεσ αυτον εξεκεντησαν και κοψονται επ αυτον πασαι αι φυλαι τησ γησ ναι αμην
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.
εγω ειμι το αλφα και το ω λεγει κυριοσ ο θεοσ ο ων και ο ην και ο ερχομενοσ ο παντοκρατωρ
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.
εγω ιωαννησ ο αδελφοσ υμων και κοινωνοσ εν τη θλιψει και βασιλεια και υπομονη εν χριστω ιησου εγενομην εν τη νησω τη καλουμενη πατμω δια τον λογον του θεου και δια την μαρτυριαν ιησου χριστου
10 [God’s] Spirit took control of me on one of the days [that we believers met to worship] the Lord.
εγενομην εν πνευματι εν τη κυριακη ημερα και ηκουσα φωνην οπισω μου μεγαλην ωσ σαλπιγγοσ
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].”
λεγουσησ ο βλεπεισ γραψον εισ βιβλιον και πεμψον ταισ επτα εκκλησιαισ εισ εφεσον και εισ σμυρναν και εισ περγαμον και εισ θυατειρα και εισ σαρδεισ και εισ φιλαδελφειαν και εισ λαοδικειαν
12 [In this vision] I turned in order that I might see who had spoken to me [SYN]. When I turned,
και εκει επεστρεψα βλεπειν την φωνην ητισ ελαλει μετ εμου και επιστρεψασ ειδον επτα λυχνιασ χρυσασ
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.
και εν μεσω των επτα λυχνιων ομοιον υιω ανθρωπου ενδεδυμενον ποδηρη και περιεζωσμενον προσ τοισ μαστοισ ζωνην χρυσην
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.
η δε κεφαλη αυτου και αι τριχεσ λευκαι ωσ εριον λευκον ωσ χιων και οι οφθαλμοι αυτου ωσ φλοξ πυροσ
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).
και οι ποδεσ αυτου ομοιοι χαλκολιβανω ωσ εν καμινω πεπυρωμενοι και η φωνη αυτου ωσ φωνη υδατων πολλων
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].
και εχων εν τη δεξια αυτου χειρι αστερασ επτα και εκ του στοματοσ αυτου ρομφαια διστομοσ οξεια εκπορευομενη και η οψισ αυτου ωσ ο ηλιοσ φαινει εν τη δυναμει αυτου
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.
και οτε ειδον αυτον επεσα προσ τουσ ποδασ αυτου ωσ νεκροσ και εθηκεν την δεξιαν αυτου επ εμε λεγων μη φοβου εγω ειμι ο πρωτοσ και ο εσχατοσ
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.
γραψον ουν α ειδεσ και α εισιν και α μελλει γινεσθαι μετα ταυτα
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.”
το μυστηριον των επτα αστερων ων ειδεσ επι τησ δεξιασ μου και τασ επτα λυχνιασ τασ χρυσασ οι επτα αστερεσ αγγελοι των επτα εκκλησιων εισιν και αι λυχνιαι αι επτα επτα εκκλησιαι εισιν
