Uppenbarelseboken 1
1 Detta är Jesu Christi uppenbarelse, den Gud hafver gifvit honom, till att förkunna sinom tjenarom, hvad innan kort tid ske skall; och hafver betecknat och sändt, med sin Ängel, till sin tjenare Johannem;
[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.
2 Hvilken betygat hafver Guds ord och vittnesbörd om Jesu Christo, hvad han sett hade.
[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].
3 Salig är den som läs och hörer denna Propheties ord, och håller det deruti skrifvet är; ty tiden är när.
[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.
4 Johannes, de sju församlingar i Asien: Nåd vare med eder, och frid af honom som är, och som var, och som komma skall, och af de sju Andar som för hans stol äro;
[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).
5 Och af Jesu Christo, som är ett troget vittne, förstfödder ifrå de döda, och en Förste öfver Konungarna på jordene; den oss älskat hafver, och tvagit oss af våra synder med sitt blod;
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].
6 Och gjort oss till Konungar och Prester för Gudi, och sinom Fader. Honom vare ära och välde, ifrån evighet till evighet. Amen. (aiōn g165)
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)
7 Si, han kommer, med skyn, och all ögon skola se honom, och de honom stungit hafva, och all slägte på jordene skola jämra sig; ja, Amen.
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.)
8 Jag är A och O, begynnelsen och änden, säger Herren, som är, som var, och som komma skall, den Allsmägtige.
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.
9 Jag, Johannes, edar broder, och delaktig i bedröfvelsen, och i riket, och i Jesu Christi tålamod, var på den ön Pathmos, för Guds ords skull, och för Jesu Christi vittnesbörds skull.
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.
10 Jag var i andanom, på en Söndag, och hörde efter mig en stor röst, såsom en basun;
[God’s] Spirit took control of me on one of the days [that we believers met to worship] the Lord.
11 Sägandes: Jag är A och O, den förste och den siste. Hvad du ser, det skrif uti ena bok, och sänd till de församlingar, som äro i Asien, i Epheso, och i Smirnen, och i Pergame, och i Thyatira, och i Sardis, och i Philadelphia, och i Laodicea.
[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].”
12 Och jag vände mig om till att se efter rösten, som med mig talade; och som jag mig vände, såg jag sju gyldene ljusastakar;
[In this vision] I turned in order that I might see who had spoken to me [SYN]. When I turned,
13 Och midt ibland de sju gyldene ljusastakar en, som lik var menniskones Son, klädd i en sid kjortel, och begjordad kring om bröstet med ett gyldene bälte.
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.
14 Men hans hufvud och hans hår var hvitt, som en hvit ull, och såsom snö; och hans ögon voro såsom en eldslåge.
The hair on his head was white like white wool [or] like snow. His eyes were [shining brightly] [SIM], like a flame of fire.
15 Och hans fötter voro såsom glödande messing i ugnen, och hans röst såsom en dön af mycket vatten.
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).
16 Och han hade i sine högra hand sju stjernor, och af hans mun utgick ett skarpt tveeggadt svärd; och hans ansigte sken såsom klara solen.
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].
17 Och då jag såg honom, föll jag till hans fötter, såsom jag hade varit död; och han lade sin högra hand på mig, och sade till mig: Var icke förfärad; jag är den förste och den siste;
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.
19 Så skrif nu hvad du sett hafver, och hvad nu är, och hvad härefter ske skall;
So write the [vision] that you are seeing. Write about the [conditions] that exist now, and the [events] that are about to happen next.
20 Hemligheten af de sju stjernor, som du sett hafver i mine högra hand, och de sju gyldene ljusastakar: De sju stjernor äro de sju församlingars Änglar; och de sju ljusastakar, som du sett hafver, äro de sju församlingar.
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.”
