Αποκαλυψις Ιωαννου 2
1 τω αγγελω τησ εν εφεσω εκκλησιασ γραψον ταδε λεγει ο κρατων τουσ επτα αστερασ εν τη δεξια αυτου ο περιπατων εν μεσω των επτα λυχνιων των χρυσων
[He also said to me], “Write [this message] to the leader [MET] of the congregation in Ephesus [city: ‘I] am saying these things [to you: I am] the one who firmly holds the seven stars in my right hand. [I am] the one who walks among the seven golden lampstands.
2 οιδα τα εργα σου και τον κοπον σου και την υπομονην σου και οτι ου δυνη βαστασαι κακουσ και επειρασασ τουσ λεγοντασ εαυτουσ αποστολουσ ειναι και ουκ εισιν και ευρεσ αυτουσ ψευδεισ
I know what you do: You labor [for me] intensely, and you continue [to serve me] steadfastly. [I know] that you cannot tolerate people [who teach what is] evil [MTY], and that you investigated people who falsely claimed that they are apostles, and you found that they were lying.
3 και υπομονην εχεισ και εβαστασασ δια το ονομα μου και ουκ εκοπιασασ
[I know] also that you continue [to serve me] steadfastly. [Even when people] ([caused you to suffer/persecuted you]), you continued to serve [me] because [you believe] in me, and you have not become too tired [to keep on serving me].
4 αλλα εχω κατα σου οτι την αγαπην σου την πρωτην αφηκασ
Nevertheless, I have [this complaint] against you: You no longer love [each other and me] as you did when you first [MTY] [trusted in me].
5 μνημονευε ουν ποθεν πεπτωκασ και μετανοησον και τα πρωτα εργα ποιησον ει δε μη ερχομαι σοι ταχυ και κινησω την λυχνιαν σου εκ του τοπου αυτησ εαν μη μετανοησησ
[So, I tell you to] remember how you used to love [me and each other, and] to [realize] that you no longer love as you did. [I tell] you to turn away from your sin [of not loving me and each other], and start loving [each other and me again] as you did at first. If you do not turn away from your sinful behavior, I will come [to judge] you and cause your group to cease to be a Christian congregation [MET].
6 αλλα τουτο εχεισ οτι μισεισ τα εργα των νικολαιτων α καγω μισω
But you have the following good quality: Those Nicolaitans [teach you believers that you can worship idols and that you may act immorally]. However, you hate such teaching, just like I also hate it.
7 ο εχων ουσ ακουσατω τι το πνευμα λεγει ταισ εκκλησιαισ τω νικωντι δωσω αυτω φαγειν εκ του ξυλου τησ ζωησ ο εστιν εν τω παραδεισω του θεου μου
Everyone who wants to understand my message [MTY] must listen carefully to the message that [God’s] Spirit speaks to the congregations. To everyone who overcomes [Satan], I will give the right to eat [fruit] [MTY] from the tree [that gives] eternal life, the tree that is in God’s garden.’”
8 και τω αγγελω τησ εν σμυρνη εκκλησιασ γραψον ταδε λεγει ο πρωτοσ και ο εσχατοσ οσ εγενετο νεκροσ και εζησεν
“Write [this message] to the leader [MET] of the congregation in Smyrna [city: ‘I am] saying these things [to you. I am] the one who caused [everything to have a beginning] and [who will cause all things to] end. I am the one who died and became alive [again].
9 οιδα σου τα εργα και την θλιψιν και την πτωχειαν αλλα πλουσιοσ ει και την βλασφημιαν εκ των λεγοντων ιουδαιουσ ειναι εαυτουσ και ουκ εισιν αλλα συναγωγη του σατανα
I know that you suffer [because of what unbelievers do to you], and that you lack [material possessions]. But [I also know that] you are [spiritually] [MET] rich. [I know] that people (slander/say evil things about) you. They say that they are Jews, but I do not [consider that they are Jews. I consider that] they [belong to] the group that Satan [controls]!
10 μηδεν φοβου α μελλεισ παθειν ιδου δη μελλει βαλειν ο διαβολοσ εξ υμων εισ φυλακην ινα πειρασθητε και εξετε θλιψιν ημερων δεκα γινου πιστοσ αχρι θανατου και δωσω σοι τον στεφανον τησ ζωησ
Do not be afraid of any of the things that you are about to suffer. The truth is that the devil is about to [put] some of you in prison, to tempt you [to deny that you believe in me]. For a short period of time you will suffer [because of what people will do to you] [MTY]. Continue to trust in me, [even if] they kill you [because you trust in me]. As a result, I will [reward you with] eternal life, [just like] [MET] [people reward a victorious athlete by putting] a wreath [on his head].
11 ο εχων ουσ ακουσατω τι το πνευμα λεγει ταισ εκκλησιαισ ο νικων ου μη αδικηθη εκ του θανατου του δευτερου
Everyone who wants to understand [MTY] must listen carefully to the message that [God’s] Spirit speaks to the congregations. [After] those who conquer [Satan die], they will live with God. They will never suffer again, even though many others will suffer as though they died a second time.’”
12 και τω αγγελω τησ εν περγαμω εκκλησιασ γραψον ταδε λεγει ο εχων την ρομφαιαν την διστομον την οξειαν
“Write [this message] to the leader [MET] of the congregation in Pergamum [city: ‘I am] saying these things [to you. I am] the one who has the sharp two-edged sword.
13 οιδα τα εργα σου και που κατοικεισ οπου ο θρονοσ του σατανα και κρατεισ το ονομα μου και ουκ ηρνησω την πιστιν μου εν ταισ ημεραισ εν αισ αντιπασ ο μαρτυσ μου ο πιστοσ οσ απεκτανθη παρ υμιν οπου ο σατανασ κατοικει
I know where you live: It is where Satan controls [MTY] [people]. [I know] that you firmly believe in me [MTY]. You did not deny that you believe/trust in me, not even in the time when Antipas, (my faithful witness/who faithfully told people about me), [was alive]. He was killed {People killed him} in your city, a city where [people] habitually obey Satan.
14 αλλ εχω κατα σου ολιγα οτι εχεισ εκει κρατουντασ την διδαχην βαλααμ οσ εδιδαξεν τον βαλακ βαλειν σκανδαλον ενωπιον των υιων ισραηλ και φαγειν ειδωλοθυτα και πορνευσαι
Nevertheless, I have this [complaint] against you: You permit some of your [members] to teach things like Balaam [taught long ago. He] taught Balak to persuade the Israeli people to sin. [Specifically], he taught them to eat food that had been offered to idols, and to practice sexual immorality.
15 ουτωσ εχεισ και συ κρατουντασ την διδαχην των νικολαιτων ομοιωσ
In that way, you are also permitting some of [your members] to practice what the Nicolaitans teach, [which is like what Balaam taught].
16 μετανοησον ουν ει δε μη ερχομαι σοι ταχυ και πολεμησω μετ αυτων εν τη ρομφαια του στοματοσ μου
So you must stop doing [this]. If [you do] not stop doing [it], I will come to you suddenly. Using the words that I will say I will fight against those [who believe this false teaching] [MTY], and I will ([condemn them/say that they must be punished]).
17 ο εχων ουσ ακουσατω τι το πνευμα λεγει ταισ εκκλησιαισ τω νικωντι δωσω αυτω του μαννα του κεκρυμμενου και δωσω αυτω ψηφον λευκην και επι την ψηφον ονομα καινον γεγραμμενον ο ουδεισ οιδεν ει μη ο λαμβανων
Everyone who wants to understand [MTY] must listen carefully to the message that [God’s] Spirit speaks to the congregations. To everyone who conquers [Satan], I will give [blessings that will be like] the [food called] manna [that is in a jar] that is {that someone has} hidden. I will also give them a white stone on which [I will] engrave a new name, a name that no one but the ones who receive it will know.’”
18 και τω αγγελω τησ εν θυατειροισ εκκλησιασ γραψον ταδε λεγει ο υιοσ του θεου ο εχων τουσ οφθαλμουσ αυτου ωσ φλογα πυροσ και οι ποδεσ αυτου ομοιοι χαλκολιβανω
“Write [this message] to the leader [MET] of the congregation in Thyatira [city: ‘I], (the Son of God/the one who is also God), am saying these things [to you: I am] the one whose eyes [shine] [SIM] like a flame of fire, and whose feet [shine] [MET] like fine brass.
19 οιδα σου τα εργα και την αγαπην και την πιστιν και την διακονιαν και την υπομονην σου και τα εργα σου τα εσχατα πλειονα των πρωτων
I know that you love [me and each other], and that you trust [in me]. I know that you serve [others] and that you steadfastly endure [a lot of difficulties/trials. I know] that you are doing these things more now than [you have done them] in the past.
20 αλλ εχω κατα σου οτι αφεισ την γυναικα σου ιεζαβελ η λεγει εαυτην προφητιν και διδασκει και πλανα τουσ εμουσ δουλουσ πορνευσαι και φαγειν ειδωλοθυτα
Nevertheless, I have this [complaint] about you: You tolerate that woman [among your members who is like] [MET] [that wicked queen] Jezebel [who lived long ago]. She says that she (is a prophetess/proclaims messages that come directly from God), but through what she teaches she is deceiving my servants. She is urging them to commit sexual immorality and to eat food that they have offered to idols.
21 και εδωκα αυτη χρονον ινα μετανοηση και ου θελει μετανοησαι εκ τησ πορνειασ αυτησ
Although I gave her time to stop [her sexual immorality and pagan practices], she did not want to stop [doing them].
22 ιδου βαλλω αυτην εισ κλινην και τουσ μοιχευοντασ μετ αυτησ εισ θλιψιν μεγαλην εαν μη μετανοησωσιν εκ των εργων αυτησ
[As a result], I will cause her to become very ill [MTY]. I will also cause those [who act immorally as she does] [MET] to suffer greatly, if they do not stop [doing] what she does.
23 και τα τεκνα αυτησ αποκτενω εν θανατω και γνωσονται πασαι αι εκκλησιαι οτι εγω ειμι ο ερευνων νεφρουσ και καρδιασ και δωσω υμιν εκαστω κατα τα εργα υμων
Some [have become like] her children by doing [what she teaches] [MET]; I will certainly get rid of them. As a result, all the congregations will recognize that I am the one who finds out what everyone thinks and desires [MTY]. I will reward each of you according to what you have done.
24 υμιν δε λεγω τοισ λοιποισ τοισ εν θυατειροισ οσοι ουκ εχουσιν την διδαχην ταυτην οιτινεσ ουκ εγνωσαν τα βαθεα του σατανα ωσ λεγουσιν ου βαλλω εφ υμασ αλλο βαροσ
But I have something good to say about the rest [of you believers] in Thyatira. [It is good] that you do not accept that [false] teaching. [It is good that you reject] what those [teachers] call their ‘secret [practices’, practices that] Satan [inspired] (OR, what those teachers [facetiously] call the secret, profound [practices that] Satan [inspires]). I will not burden you with any commands [other than that which you already have been told].
25 πλην ο εχετε κρατησατε αχρι ου αν ηξω
Just keep [believing firmly in me, and obey me] until I return.
26 και ο νικων και ο τηρων αχρι τελουσ τα εργα μου δωσω αυτω εξουσιαν επι των εθνων
As for those who conquer [Satan] and who (OR, [because] they) keep on doing what I command until they die, I will give them authority, just like I myself received it from my Father. [They will exercise that authority] over the nations [that rebel against God].
27 και ποιμανει αυτουσ εν ραβδω σιδηρα ωσ τα σκευη τα κεραμικα συντριβησεται ωσ καγω ειληφα παρα του πατροσ μου
They will rule them [severely as if they were striking them] [HYP] with an iron rod. They [will destroy those who do evil things] just like [people] shatter clay pots [MET].
28 και δωσω αυτω τον αστερα τον πρωινον
I will also enable [everyone who conquers Satan to shine gloriously like] the morning star [does] [MTY, MET].
29 ο εχων ουσ ακουσατω τι το πνευμα λεγει ταισ εκκλησιαισ
Everyone who wants to understand [MTY] must listen carefully to the message that [God’s] Spirit speaks to the congregations.’”
