Revelation 5
English Standard Version
The Scroll and the Lamb
5 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne (A)a scroll written within and on the back, (B)sealed with seven seals. 2 And (C)I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, 4 and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 5 And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, (D)the Lion (E)of the tribe of Judah, (F)the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
6 And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw (G)a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with (H)seven eyes, which are (I)the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7 And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. 8 And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders (J)fell down before the Lamb, (K)each holding a harp, and (L)golden bowls full of incense, (M)which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang (N)a new song, saying,
“Worthy are you to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
for (O)you were slain, and by your blood (P)you ransomed people for God
from (Q)every tribe and language and people and nation,
10 and you have made them (R)a kingdom and priests to our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.”
11 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering (S)myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice,
(T)“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”
13 And I heard (U)every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
14 And the four living creatures (V)said, “Amen!” and the elders (W)fell down and worshiped.
ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5
SBL Greek New Testament
5 Καὶ εἶδον ἐπὶ τὴν δεξιὰν τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου βιβλίον γεγραμμένον ἔσωθεν καὶ [a]ὄπισθεν, κατεσφραγισμένον σφραγῖσιν ἑπτά. 2 καὶ εἶδον ἄγγελον ἰσχυρὸν κηρύσσοντα ἐν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ· Τίς [b]ἄξιος ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον καὶ λῦσαι τὰς σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ; 3 καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδύνατο ἐν τῷ [c]οὐρανῷ [d]οὐδὲ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς οὐδὲ ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον οὔτε βλέπειν αὐτό. 4 καὶ [e]ἐγὼ ἔκλαιον πολὺ ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἄξιος εὑρέθη ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον οὔτε βλέπειν αὐτό· 5 καὶ εἷς ἐκ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων λέγει μοι· Μὴ κλαῖε· ἰδοὺ ἐνίκησεν ὁ λέων ὁ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα, ἡ ῥίζα Δαυίδ, [f]ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον καὶ τὰς ἑπτὰ σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ.
6 Καὶ εἶδον ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν τεσσάρων ζῴων καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἀρνίον [g]ἑστηκὸς ὡς ἐσφαγμένον, [h]ἔχων κέρατα ἑπτὰ καὶ ὀφθαλμοὺς ἑπτά, [i]οἵ εἰσιν τὰ ἑπτὰ πνεύματα τοῦ θεοῦ, [j]ἀπεσταλμένοι εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν. 7 καὶ ἦλθεν καὶ εἴληφεν ἐκ τῆς δεξιᾶς τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου. 8 καὶ ὅτε ἔλαβεν τὸ βιβλίον, τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα καὶ οἱ εἴκοσι τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεσαν ἐνώπιον τοῦ ἀρνίου, ἔχοντες ἕκαστος κιθάραν καὶ φιάλας χρυσᾶς γεμούσας θυμιαμάτων, αἵ εἰσιν [k]αἱ προσευχαὶ τῶν ἁγίων· 9 καὶ ᾄδουσιν ᾠδὴν καινὴν λέγοντες· Ἄξιος εἶ λαβεῖν τὸ βιβλίον καὶ ἀνοῖξαι τὰς σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐσφάγης καὶ ἠγόρασας τῷ [l]θεῷ ἐν τῷ αἵματί σου ἐκ πάσης φυλῆς καὶ γλώσσης καὶ λαοῦ καὶ ἔθνους, 10 καὶ ἐποίησας αὐτοὺς τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν [m]βασιλείαν καὶ ἱερεῖς, καὶ [n]βασιλεύουσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
11 Καὶ εἶδον, καὶ [o]ἤκουσα φωνὴν ἀγγέλων πολλῶν κύκλῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν ζῴων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, καὶ ἦν ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτῶν μυριάδες μυριάδων καὶ χιλιάδες χιλιάδων, 12 λέγοντες φωνῇ μεγάλῃ· Ἄξιόν ἐστιν τὸ ἀρνίον τὸ ἐσφαγμένον λαβεῖν τὴν δύναμιν [p]καὶ πλοῦτον καὶ σοφίαν καὶ ἰσχὺν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν καὶ εὐλογίαν. 13 καὶ πᾶν κτίσμα ὃ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς [q]θαλάσσης, καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς [r]πάντα, ἤκουσα λέγοντας· Τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ [s]τῷ θρόνῳ καὶ τῷ ἀρνίῳ ἡ εὐλογία καὶ ἡ τιμὴ καὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν [t]αἰώνων. 14 καὶ τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα [u]ἔλεγον· Ἀμήν. καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεσαν καὶ προσεκύνησαν.
Footnotes
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:1 ὄπισθεν WH Treg NIV ] ἔξωθεν RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:2 ἄξιος WH Treg NIV ] + ἐστιν RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:3 οὐρανῷ WH Treg NIV ] + ἄνω RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:3 οὐδὲ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς οὐδὲ WH Treg NIV ] οὔτε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς οὔτε RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:4 ἐγὼ WH Treg RP ] – NIV
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:5 ἀνοῖξαι WH Treg NIV ] ὁ ἀνοίγων RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:6 ἑστηκὸς WH NIV RP ] ἑστηκὼς Treg
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:6 ἔχων WH Treg NIV ] ἔχον RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:6 οἵ WH Treg NIV ] ἃ RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:6 ἀπεσταλμένοι WH Treg NIV ] ἀποστελλόμενα RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:8 αἱ WH Treg NIV ] – RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:9 θεῷ WH NIV ] + ἡμᾶς Treg RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:10 βασιλείαν WH Treg NIV ] βασιλεῖς RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:10 βασιλεύουσιν WH Treg ] βασιλεύσουσιν NIV RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:11 ἤκουσα WH Treg NIV ] + ὡς RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:12 καὶ WH Treg NIV ] + τὸν RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:13 θαλάσσης Treg NIV ] +ἐστίν WH RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:13 πάντα WH Treg NIV ] πάντας RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:13 τῷ θρόνῳ NIV ] τοῦ θρόνου WH Treg RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:13 αἰώνων WH Treg NIV ] + Ἀμήν RP
- ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 5:14 ἔλεγον WH Treg NIV ] λέγοντα τὸ RP
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