Αποκαλυψις Ιωαννου 5

1 Καὶ εἶδον ἐπὶ τὴν δεξιὰν τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου βιβλίον γεγραμμένον ἔσωθεν καὶ (ὄπισθεν, *NK(o)*) κατεσφραγισμένον σφραγῖσιν ἑπτά.

And Y say in the riythond of the sittere on the trone, a book writun with ynne and with out, and seelid with seuene seelis.

2 Καὶ εἶδον ἄγγελον ἰσχυρὸν κηρύσσοντα ἐν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ· τίς (ἐστιν *k*) ἄξιος ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον καὶ λῦσαι τὰς σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ;

And Y say a strong aungel, prechynge with a greet vois, Who is worthi to opene the book, and to vndon the seelis of it?

3 καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδύνατο ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ (ἄνω *O*) (οὐδὲ *NK(o)*) ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς (οὐδὲ *NK(o)*) ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον (οὔτε *N(k)O*) βλέπειν αὐτό.

And noon in heuene, nether in erthe, nether vnder erthe, myyte opene the book, nether biholde it.

4 καὶ (ἐγὼ *ko*) ἔκλαιον (πολὺ *N(k)O*) ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἄξιος εὑρέθη ἀνοῖξαι (καὶ ἀναγνῶναι *K*) τὸ βιβλίον οὔτε βλέπειν αὐτό.

And Y wepte myche, for noon was founde worthi to opene the book, nethir to se it.

5 καὶ εἷς ἐκ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων λέγει μοι· μὴ κλαῖε. ἰδοὺ ἐνίκησεν ὁ λέων ὁ (ὢν *k*) ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα, ἡ ῥίζα Δαυίδ, (ὁ *o*) (ἀνοῖξαι *NK(o)*) τὸ βιβλίον καὶ (λῦσαι *K*) τὰς ἑπτὰ σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ.

And oon of the eldre men seide to me, Wepe thou not; lo! a lioun of the lynage of Juda, the roote of Dauid, hath ouercomun to opene the book, and to vndon the seuene seelis of it.

6 καὶ εἶδον (καὶ ἰδού, *K*) ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν τεσσάρων ζῴων καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἀρνίον (ἑστηκὸς *NK(o)*) ὡς ἐσφαγμένον (ἔχων *N(k)O*) κέρατα ἑπτὰ καὶ ὀφθαλμοὺς ἑπτὰ (οἵ *NK(o)*) εἰσιν τὰ ἑπτὰ πνεύματα τοῦ θεοῦ (τὰ *k*) (ἀπεσταλμένοι *NK(o)*) εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν.

And Y say, and lo! in the myddil of the trone, and of the foure beestis, and in the myddil of the eldre men, a lombe stondynge as slayn, that hadde seuene hornes, and seuene iyen, whiche ben seuene spiritis of God, sent in to al the erthe.

7 καὶ ἦλθεν καὶ εἴληφεν (τὸ *k*) (βιβλίον *K*) ἐκ τῆς δεξιᾶς τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου.

And he cam, and took of the riythond of the sittere in the trone the book.

8 καὶ ὅτε ἔλαβεν τὸ βιβλίον, τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα καὶ οἱ εἴκοσι τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεσαν ἐνώπιον τοῦ ἀρνίου ἔχοντες ἕκαστος (κιθάραν *N(K)O*) καὶ φιάλας χρυσᾶς γεμούσας θυμιαμάτων αἵ εἰσιν αἱ προσευχαὶ τῶν ἁγίων.

And whanne he hadde opened the book, the foure beestis and the foure and twenti eldre men fellen doun bifore the lomb; and hadden ech of hem harpis, and goldun violis ful of odours, whiche ben the preyeris of seyntis.

9 καὶ ᾄδουσιν ᾠδὴν καινὴν λέγοντες· ἄξιος εἶ λαβεῖν τὸ βιβλίον καὶ ἀνοῖξαι τὰς σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐσφάγης καὶ ἠγόρασας τῷ θεῷ (ἡμᾶς *KO*) ἐν τῷ αἵματί σου ἐκ πάσης φυλῆς καὶ γλώσσης καὶ λαοῦ καὶ ἔθνους

And thei sungun a newe song, and seiden, Lord oure God, thou art worthi to take the book, and to opene the seelis of it; for thou were slayn, and ayenbouytist vs to God in thi blood, of ech lynage, `and tunge, and puple, and nacioun;

10 καὶ ἐποίησας (αὐτοὺς *N(K)O*) τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν (βασιλείαν *N(K)O*) καὶ ἱερεῖς, καὶ (βασιλεύσουσιν *N(K)(o)*) ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

and madist vs a kyngdom, and prestis to oure God; and we schulen regne on erthe.

11 Καὶ εἶδον καὶ ἤκουσα (ὡς *O*) φωνὴν ἀγγέλων πολλῶν (κύκλῳ *N(k)O*) τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν ζῴων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων. (καὶ ἦν ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτῶν μυριάδες μυριάδων *NO*) καὶ χιλιάδες χιλιάδων

And Y say, and herde the vois of many aungels al aboute the trone, and of the beestis, and of the eldre men. And the noumbre of hem was thousyndis of thousyndis, seiynge with a greet vois,

12 λέγοντες φωνῇ μεγάλῃ· ἄξιόν ἐστιν τὸ ἀρνίον τὸ ἐσφαγμένον λαβεῖν τὴν δύναμιν καὶ (τὸν *o*) πλοῦτον καὶ σοφίαν καὶ ἰσχὺν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν καὶ εὐλογίαν.

The lomb that was slayn, is worthi to take vertu, and godhed, and wisdom, and strengthe, and onour, and glorie, and blessing.

13 καὶ πᾶν κτίσμα ὃ (ἐστιν *k*) ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ (ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς *N(k)O*) καὶ ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης (ἅ *k*) (ἐστὶν *ko*) καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς (πάντα *N(k)O*) ἤκουσα λέγοντας· τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ (τῷ θρόνῳ *N(k)O*) καὶ τῷ ἀρνίῳ ἡ εὐλογία καὶ ἡ τιμὴ καὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων (ἀμήν. *O*) (aiōn g165)

And ech creature that is in heuene, and that is on erthe, and vndur erthe, and the see, and whiche thingis ben in it, Y herde alle seiynge, To hym that sat in the trone, and to the lomb, blessyng, and onour, and glorie, and power, in to worldis of worldis. (aiōn g165)

14 καὶ τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα (ἔλεγον· *NK(o)*) (τὸ *o*) ἀμήν. καὶ οἱ (εἴκοσιτέσσαρες εἴκοσιτέσσαρες *K*) πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεσαν καὶ προσεκύνησαν (ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰωνας τῶν αἰώνων. *K*)

And the foure beestis seiden, Amen. And the foure and twenti eldre men fellen doun on her faces, and worschipiden hym that lyueth in to worldis of worldis.