Pahayag 2
1 Sa anghel ng iglesia sa Efeso isulat: 'Ito ang mga salita ng isang may hawak ng pitong bituin sa kaniyang kanang kamay.' Ang isa na siyang lumakad sa gitna ng pitong mga gintong ilawan sinasabi ito,
[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 “Alam ko ang inyong ginawa at ang inyong mahirap na trabaho at ang inyong matiyagang pagtitiis, at hindi ninyo matiis ang mga kasaman at inyong sinubok ang mga umaangkin na sila ay mga apostol, pero hindi, at nakita ninyo na sila ay hindi totoo.
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 Alam ko na mayroon kayong matiyagang pagtitiis, at marami na kayong pinagdaanan dahil sa aking pangalan, at hindi kayo lumagong pagod.
[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 Pero ito ang ayaw ko laban sa inyo—iniwan ninyo ang inyong unang pag-ibig.
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 Kaya tandaan ninyo kung saan kayo nahulog. Magsisi kayo at gawin ninyo ang mga bagay na ginawa ninyo sa una. Malibang kayo ay magsisi, Ako ay darating sa iyo at aalisin ko ang ilawan mula sa kinalalagyan nito.
[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 Pero kayo ay mayroon nito—kinapopootan ninyo ang mga ginawa ng mga Nicolaita, na kinapopootan ko rin.
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 Kung mayroon kayong tainga, makinig kung ano ang sinasabi ng Espiritu sa mga iglesia. Sa isang na siyang nakalupig pahihintulutan ko na kumain mula sa puno ng buhay, na nasa paraiso ng Diyos.'
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 Sa anghel ng iglesia ng Smirna isulat: 'Ito ang mga salita ng isa na siyang una at ang huli—siyang namatay at siyang muling nabuhay:'
“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 “Alam ko ang inyong mga pagdurusa at inyong kahirapan (pero kayo ay mayaman), at ang paninirang-puri ng mga nagsasabing sila ay mga Judio (pero sila ay hindi—sila ay isang sinagoga ni Satanas).
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 Huwag katakutan ang tungkol sa pagdurusahan ninyo. Tingnan mo! Ihahagis ng diyablo ang ilan sa inyo sa kulungan para kayo ay subukin, at magdurusa kayo ng sampung araw. Maging tapat kayo hanggang kamatayan, at ibibigay ko sa inyo ang korona ng buhay.
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 Kung kayo ay may tainga, makinig kung ano ang sinasabi ng Espiritu sa mga iglesia. Ang isa na siyang nakalupig ay hindi masasaktan sa pamamagitan ng ikalawang kamatayan.
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 Sa anghel ng iglesia ng Pergamo isulat: 'Ito ang mga salita ng isa na siyang may matalas na may magkabilang talim na espada:'
“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 “Alam ko kung saan kayo nakatira — kung nasaan ang trono ni Satanas. Gayon man mahigpit ninyong pinanghahawakan ang aking pangalan at hindi ninyo itinanggi ang inyong pananampalataya sa akin, kahit sa mga araw ni Antipas na aking saksi, aking matapat, na pinatay sa inyong kalagitnaan, doon nakatira si Satanas.
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 Pero mayroon akong mga ilang bagay na laban sa inyo: Mayroon ilan sa inyo na mahigpit na pinanghahawakan ang katuruan ni Balaam, na nagturo kay Balak para ihagis ang isang hadlang sa harap ng mga anak ni Israel, sa gayon makakakain sila ng pagkaing inihandog sa mga diyus-diyosan at maging sekswal na imoralidad.
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 Sa parehong paraan, may ilan din sa inyo na siyang mahigpit na pinanghahawakan ang katuruan ng mga Nicolaita.
In that way, you are also permitting some of [your members] to practice what the Nicolaitans teach, [which is like what Balaam taught].
16 Kaya magsisi kayo! Kung hindi, darating ako sa inyo nang hindi magtatagal, at ako ay gagawa ng digmaan laban sa kanila gamit ang espada na lumalabas sa aking bibig.
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 Kung mayroon kayong tainga, pakinggan ninyo ang sinasabi ng Espiritu sa mga iglesia. Sa isa na siyang nakalupig, ibibigay ko ang ilang nakatagong manna, at ibibigay ko ang isang puting bato na may isang bagong pangalan na nakasulat sa bato, isang pangalan na walang kahit isang nakakaalam kundi ang isa na siyang tumanggap nito.
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 Sa anghel ng iglesia ng Tiatira isulat: 'Ito ang mga salita ng Anak ng Diyos, na may mga mata na katulad ng ningas ng apoy at mga paa na gaya ng pinakintab na tanso:'
“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 “Alam ko ang inyong mga ginawa — ang inyong pag-ibig, at panananampalataya, at paglilingkod, at ang inyong matiyagang pagtitiis at ang inyong mga ginawa kamakailan ay higit pa kaysa mga ginawa ninyo sa una.
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 Pero mayroon akong laban sa inyo: pinahihintulutan ninyo ang babaeng si Jezebel, na tinatawag ang sarili niyang isang propeta. Sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang katuruan ay nililinlang niya ang aking mga lingkod na gumawa ng mga sekswal na imoralidad at kumain ng mga pagkaing inialay sa mga diyus-diyosan.
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 Binigyan ko siya ng oras para magsisi pero hindi maluwag sa kaniyang kalooban na magsisi sa kaniyang imoralidad.
Although I gave her time to stop [her sexual immorality and pagan practices], she did not want to stop [doing them].
22 Bantayan ninyo! Ihahagis ko siya sa isang banig ng karamdaman, at ang mga gumawa ng pangangalunya kasama niya sa matinding pagdurusa, malibang sila ay magsisi sa anumang ginawa niya.
[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 Hahampasin ko ang kaniyang mga anak hanggang mamatay, at ang lahat ng mga iglesia ay malalaman na ako ang siyang sumisiyasat sa mga kaisipan at mga nasain. Ibibigay ko sa bawat isa sa inyo ayon sa inyong ginawa.
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 Pero sa iba sa inyo sa Tiatira, sa lahat ng hindi pinanghahawakan ang katuruang ito, at hindi alam ang tinatawag ng iba na malalalim na mga bagay ni Satanas — sinasabi ko sa inyo, “hindi ko inilagay sa inyo ang anumang ibang pasanin.'
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 Sa anumang kalagayan, dapat kayong humawak nang mahigpit hanggang ako ay dumating.
Just keep [believing firmly in me, and obey me] until I return.
26 Ang isa na siyang nakalupig at siyang gumagawa ng mga ginawa ko hanggang sa huli, sa kaniya ko ibibigay ang kapangyarihan sa ibabaw ng mga bansa.
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 Siya ay mamumuno sa kanila gamit ang tungkod na bakal, sila ay dudurugin niya gaya ng mga palayok.'
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 Gaya ng aking tinanggap mula sa aking Ama, ibibigay ko rin sa kaniya ang bituin sa umaga.
I will also enable [everyone who conquers Satan to shine gloriously like] the morning star [does] [MTY, MET].
29 Kung mayroon kang tainga, makinig sa sinasabi ng Espirito sa mga iglesia.
Everyone who wants to understand [MTY] must listen carefully to the message that [God’s] Spirit speaks to the congregations.’”
