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At nakita ko sa kanang kamay niyaong (A)nakaupo sa luklukan ang (B)isang aklat na may sulat sa loob at sa labas, na (C)tinatakang mahigpit ng pitong tatak.

At nakakita ako ng isang malakas na anghel na nagtatanyag ng malakas na tinig, Sinong karapatdapat magbukas ng aklat, at magtanggal ng mga tatak nito?

At sinoman sa langit, o sa ibabaw man ng lupa, o sa ilalim man ng lupa, ay hindi makapagbukas ng aklat, o makatingin man.

At ako'y umiyak na mainam, sapagka't hindi nakasumpong ng sinomang marapat magbukas ng aklat, o makatingin man:

At sinabi sa akin ng (D)isa sa matatanda, Huwag kang umiyak; narito, (E)ang Leon (F)sa angkan ni Juda, (G)ang Ugat ni David, ay nagtagumpay upang magbukas ng aklat at ng pitong tatak (H)nito.

At nakita ko sa gitna ng luklukan at ng apat na nilalang na buhay, at sa gitna ng matatanda, ang (I)isang Cordero na nakatayo, na wari ay pinatay, na may pitong sungay, at (J)pitong mata, na (K)siyang pitong Espiritu ng Dios, na sinugo sa buong lupa.

At siya'y lumapit, at kinuha ang aklat sa kanang kamay niyaong nakaupo sa luklukan.

At pagkakuha niya ng aklat, (L)ang apat na nilalang na buhay at ang dalawangpu't apat na matatanda ay nangagpatirapa sa harapan ng Cordero, na ang bawa't isa'y may (M)alpa, at mga (N)mangkok na ginto na puno ng kamangyan, (O)na siyang mga panalangin ng mga banal.

At sila'y nangagaawitan ng isang bagong awit, na nagsasabi,

Ikaw ang karapatdapat na kumuha ng aklat, at magbukas ng mga tatak nito: sapagka't ikaw ay pinatay, at binili mo sa Dios (P)ng iyong dugo (Q)ang mga tao (R)sa bawa't angkan, at wika, at bayan, at bansa.
10 At sila'y (S)iyong ginawang kaharian at mga saserdote sa aming Dios; at sila'y nangaghahari sa ibabaw ng lupa.

11 At nakita ko, at narinig ko ang tinig ng maraming mga anghel sa palibot ng luklukan at ng mga nilalang na buhay at ng matatanda; (T)at ang bilang nila ay sangpung libong tigsasangpung libo at libolibo;

12 Na nangagsasabi ng malakas na tinig,

Karapatdapat (U)ang Cordero na pinatay upang tumanggap (V)ng kapangyarihan, at kayamanan, at karunungan, at kalakasan, at kapurihan, at kaluwalhatian, at pagpapala.

13 At ang bawa't bagay na nilalang na nasa langit, at nasa ibabaw ng lupa, at nasa ilalim ng lupa, at nasa ibabaw ng dagat, at lahat ng mga bagay na nasa mga ito, ay narinig kong nangagsasabi,

Sa kaniya na nakaupo sa luklukan, at sa Cordero ay ang pagpapala, at kapurihan, (W)at kaluwalhatian, at paghahari, magpakailan kailan man.

14 At (X)ang apat na nilalang na buhay ay nagsabi, (Y)Siya nawa. At ang matatanda ay nangagpatirapa at nangagsisamba.

The Scroll and the Lamb

Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne(A) a scroll with writing on both sides(B) and sealed(C) with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel(D) proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion(E) of the tribe of Judah,(F) the Root of David,(G) has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

Then I saw a Lamb,(H) looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures(I) and the elders.(J) The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes,(K) which are the seven spirits[a](L) of God sent out into all the earth. He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.(M) And when he had taken it, the four living creatures(N) and the twenty-four elders(O) fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp(P) and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers(Q) of God’s people. And they sang a new song, saying:(R)

“You are worthy(S) to take the scroll
    and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
    and with your blood(T) you purchased(U) for God
    persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.(V)
10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests(W) to serve our God,
    and they will reign[b] on the earth.”(X)

11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand.(Y) They encircled the throne and the living creatures(Z) and the elders.(AA) 12 In a loud voice they were saying:

“Worthy is the Lamb,(AB) who was slain,(AC)
    to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
    and honor and glory and praise!”(AD)

13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth(AE) and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:

“To him who sits on the throne(AF) and to the Lamb(AG)
    be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!”(AH)

14 The four living creatures(AI) said, “Amen,”(AJ) and the elders(AK) fell down and worshiped.(AL)

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 5:6 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
  2. Revelation 5:10 Some manuscripts they reign