प्रकाश 3
1 “सार्डिसको मण्डलीमा भएका दूतलाई लेखः ‘सातवटा तारा र परमेश्वरका सात आत्मा पक्रिनुहुनेका वचनहरू यिनै हुन् । तिमीले गरेका कामहरू मलाई थाहा छ । तिमी जीवित भएको ख्याति भए तापनि तिमी मरेका छौ ।
“Write [this message] to the leader [MET] of the congregation in Sardis [city]: ‘I am saying these things [to you. I am] the one who can give [to people] all the power of God’s Spirit (OR, in whom is the Spirit of God who has all kinds of power; OR, [who has God’s Spirit, who is symbolized as] seven spirits), and [I am the one] who has the seven stars. I know everything that you have done. You [(pl)] appear to be alive [spiritually], but [you are so weak spiritually it is as though] you are dead [MET].
2 उठ र जाग अनि मर्नै लागेका बाँकी रहेका कुराहरूलाई बलियो बनाऊ, तर यो मर्नै लागेको छ, किनकि मैले मेरा परमेश्वरको दृष्टिमा तिम्रा कामहरू पुरा भएको पाएको छैनँ ।
[Become aware of your spiritual need as though you were] awaking [from sleep] [MET], and strengthen [yourself spiritually, because you are so useless that you are like someone who is] about to die [MET]. [You must do this] because I know that my God considers that nothing that you do is satisfactory.
3 त्यसकारण, जुन कुरा तिमीले प्राप्त गर्यौ र सुन्यौ, सो सम्झ । यसलाई पालन गर अनि पश्चात्ताप गर । तर यदि तिमी जागा रहेनौ भने, म तिम्रो विरुद्धमा चोरजस्तै गरी कुन घडी आउनेछु र कुन समयमा आउनेछु भनी तिमीले जान्नेछैनौ ।
So then, keep remembering [God’s message, what] you accepted when you heard it. Obey it continually, and turn away from your sinful behavior. If [you do not become aware of your spiritual need and turn away from your] [MET] [sinful behavior], I will come to you [when you are not expecting me], as a thief [comes] [SIM]. You will never know at what time I will come to [judge] you.
4 तर सार्डिसका मानिसहरूमा केही नाउँहरू छन्, जसले आफ्नो वस्त्र फोहोर परेका छैनन् । तिनीहरू सेतो वस्त्रमा मसँग हिँड्नेछन्, कारण तिनीहरू योग्यका छन् ।
Nevertheless, [there] in Sardis you have a few members who [have not been doing what is wrong. It is as though they] have not soiled their garments [MET]. As a result, because they are worthy [to live with me], they will live with me [and will be pure in every way] [MET], [like people who are dressed] in [pure] white [clothing].
5 जसले जित्छ, उसलाई सेतो वस्त्र पहिराइनेछ, र जीवनको पुस्तकबाट म उसको नाउँ कहिल्यै मेटाउनेछैन, अनि म मेरा पिता र उहाँका स्वर्गदूतहरूका सामु उसको नाउँ घोषणा गर्नेछु ।
Everyone who conquers [Satan] I will dress in these same white garments [MET] (OR, will be [pure in every way as though they are] dressed in these white garments), and I will never erase their names from the book [that contains the names of the people who have eternal] life. Instead, as my Father and his angels are listening, I will acknowledge that they [MTY] [belong to me].
6 आत्माले मण्डलीहरूलाई के भन्दै हुनुहुन्छ, जसको कान छ, उसले सुनोस्’ ।”
Everyone who wants to understand [MTY] must listen carefully to the message that [God’s] Spirit speaks to the congregations.’”
7 “फिलाडेल्फियामा भएको मण्डलीका दूतलाई लेखः ‘जो सत्य र पवित्र हुनुहुन्छ, यी वचनहरू उहाँका हुन्, उहाँले दाऊदको साँचोलाई पक्रनुभएको छ, उहाँले खोल्नुहुन्छ र कसैले पनि बन्द गर्न सक्दैन, उहाँले बन्द गर्नुहुन्छ र कसैले पनि खोल्न सक्दैन ।
“Write [this message] to the leader [MET] of the congregation in Philadelphia [city]: ‘I am saying these things [to you. I am] God’s Holy One, the True One. [Just like King] David had authority [MTY] [to allow people to enter the ancient city of Jerusalem, so I have the authority to allow people to enter] my kingdom. [I am] the one who opens [doors] so that no one can close them, and who closes doors so that no one can open them.
8 तिमीले गरेका काम मलाई थाहा छ । हेर, तिम्रो अगि मैले खुला ढोका राखिदिएको छु र त्यसलाई कसैले पनि बन्द गर्न सक्दैन । मलाई थाहा छ, कि तिमीसँग थोरै शक्ति छ, तापनि तिमीले मेरा वचन पालन गरेका छौ र मेरो नाउँलाई इन्कार गरेका छैनौ ।
I know everything you have done. Be aware that I have opened a door before you, a door that no one can close. [I know that although] there are not [many believers] (OR, much [spiritual] strength) [MTY] [in your congregation], you have obeyed what I say, and you have not denied [that you believe in] me [MTY].
9 हेर, जसले आफैँलाई यहूदीहरू हुँ भनी भन्छन् तर तिनीहरू होइनन्, तिनीहरू शैतानको सभाघरकाहरू हुन्, बरु तिनीहरूले झुट बोलिरहेका छन् । म तिनीहरूलाई तिम्रो पाउको अगि आई निहुरेर दण्डवत् गर्न लगाउनेछु, अनि मैले तिमीलाई प्रेम गरेको कुरा तिनीहरूले जान्नेछन् ।
[I am aware that] some of your people meet together with those who [follow/worship] Satan. They claim to be Jews, but I know that they are not true Jews. They are lying. I will cause them to come to you and to bow down [humbly] at your feet and to acknowledge that I love you.
10 तिमीले मेरो वचन धैर्यसाथ पालन गरेका हुनाले पृथ्वीमा जिउनेहरूको जाँच आउँदा सारा संसारमा आइपर्ने विपत्तिको घडीमा पर्नबाट म पनि तिमीलाई जोगाउनेछु ।
Because you have paid attention to the message to endure patiently [when you suffered], I will keep you [safe from those who will try to harm you spiritually] during the period/time that is about to come. At that time [God will cause rebellious people] on the earth to suffer, in order that I can determine [whether they will turn away from their sins or not].
11 म चाँडै आउँदै छु । तिमीसँग जे छ त्यसलाई बलियो गरी पक्रिराख ताकि तिम्रो मुकुटलाई कसैले लिएर जान नसकोस् ।
I am coming soon. [So] continue believe firmly the [message] that you have received, in order that no one may cause you to lose the reward [that God has reserved for] you.
12 जसले जित्छ त्यसलाई म मेरा परमेश्वरको मन्दिरमा एउटा खाँबो बनाउनेछु र ऊ यसबाट कहिल्यै बाहिर जानेछैन । उसमाथि मेरा परमेश्वरको सहरको नाउँ, मेरा परमेश्वरको नाउँ (नयाँ यरूशलेम, जुन मेरा परमेश्वरबाट स्वर्गदेखि तल ओर्लेर आउँछ), अनि मेरो नयाँ नाउँ म लेखिदिनेछु ।
I will make everyone who conquers [Satan secure]. They will stand in the temple of my God, [they will stand firm like] [MET] pillars, and they will remain there forever. I will mark them with the name of my God, [showing that they belong to him. I will also mark them] with the name of the city of my God, [showing that they will live there. That city is] the New Jerusalem, the city that my God will cause to descend down from heaven. [I will also mark them] with my new name, [showing that they belong to me].
13 मण्डलीहरूलाई आत्माले के भन्दै हुनुहुन्छ, जसको कान छ उसले सुनोस्’ ।”
Everyone who wants to understand [MTY] must listen carefully to the message that [God’s] Spirit speaks to the congregations.’”
14 “लाउडिकियामा भएको मण्डलीको दूतलाई लेखः परमेश्वरका सृष्टिमाथिको शासनकर्ता जो भरपर्दो र सत्य साक्षी, ‘यी वचनहरू आमेनका हुन् ।
“Write [this message] to the leader [MET] of the congregation in Laodicea [city: ‘I] am saying these things [to you. I am] the one who (guarantees [everything that God’s promises/] that [he] will do [all that he has promised]) [MET]. I am the one who testifies [about God] reliably and accurately. I am the one who God used to create [everything].
15 मलाई तिम्रा कामहरू थाहा छ, कि तिमी न तातो न चिसो छौ । तिमी कि त तातो वा चिसो भएको म चाहन्थेँ ।
I know everything that you have done: You [neither deny that you trust in me nor love/obey me zealously/wholeheartedly. You are like water that is] neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot!
16 त्यसैले, तिमी मनतातो, न तातो न चिसो छौ । यसैकारण, मैले तिमीलाई मेरो मुखबाट उकेलिदिन आँटेको छु ।
Because you are neither enthusiastic about me nor concerned about your lack of spiritual growth [MET], I am about to [reject] you [MET], [as if] I were spitting [lukewarm water] out of my mouth.
17 किनकि तिमी भन्छौ, ‘म धनी छु र मसित धेरै भौतिक सम्पत्ति छन् र मलाई कुनै थोकको आवश्यक छैन ।’ तर तिमी दुःखित, दयनीय, गरिब, अन्धा र नाङ्गै छौ भनी तिमीलाई थाहा नै छैन ।
You are saying, “[Because we have all that we need spiritually], we are [like] rich [people who] have acquired a lot of wealth. We lack nothing!” But you do not realize that you are [lacking in so many ways spiritually that you are like] [MET] people who are very wretched and pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
18 मेरो सल्लाहलाई ध्यान देऊः आगोद्वारा शुद्ध पारिएको सुन मबाट किन ताकि तिमी धनी हुन सक, र तिम्रो नाङ्गोपनको लाज ढाक्नलाई चम्किलो सेतो वस्त्र लगाऊ र तिम्रो नाङ्गोपनको लाज नदेखियोस्, र आफ्ना आँखामा मलहम लगाऊ ताकि तिमीले देख्न सक ।
I advise you [to obtain from me all that you need spiritually, as though you were] buying from me gold that has been refined by fire {that fire has refined}, in order that you may be [truly] rich [MET] [spiritually. Let me make you righteous, as though you were] [MET] buying from me white garments in order that you might wear clothes instead of being naked and ashamed. [Let me help you to perceive spiritual things, as though] [MET] you were buying from me eye salve to put in your eyes in order that you might see.
19 मैले प्रेम गर्ने प्रत्येकलाई म तालिम दिन्छु, र तिनीहरू कसरी जिउनुपर्छ सो म तिनीहरूलाई सिकाउँछु । त्यसकारण, पश्चात्ताप गर र इमानदार होऊ ।
[Since] I rebuke and correct all those whom I affectionately love, earnestly stop your sinful behavior.
20 हेर, म ढोकामा उभिरहन्छु र ढकढक्याइरहन्छु । यदि कसैले मेरो स्वर सुनेर ढोका खोल्छ भने, म उसको घरभित्र आउनेछु र उसँग खानेछु अनि उसले मसँग खानेछ ।
Be aware that [I invite each one of you to respond to me] as though [MET] I [was] standing [waiting] at [your] door and knocking. I will come to all those who hear my voice and respond to me, and I [will fellowship] with them [as friends do when they] eat together [MET].
21 जसले जित्छ, उसलाई मेरो सिंहासनमा मसँग बस्नलाई अधिकार दिनेछु, जसरी मैले पनि जितेँ र त्यसरी नै म पनि मेरा पितासँग उहाँको सिंहासनमा बसेको छु ।
I will permit everyone who conquers [Satan] to sit [and rule] with me on my throne, just like I conquered [Satan] and now sit [and rule] beside my Father on his throne.
22 मण्डलीहरूलाई आत्माले के भन्दै हुनुहुन्छ, जसको कान छ उसले सुनोस् ।”
Everyone who wants to understand [MTY] must listen carefully to the message that [God’s] Spirit speaks to the congregations.’”
