The Angel and the Little Scroll

10 And I saw another powerful angel descending from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, and a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet were like pillars of fire,[a] and holding in his hand a little scroll that was opened. And he put his right foot on the sea and his[b] left on the land. And he cried out with a loud voice like a lion roars, and when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded[c] their own voices. And when the seven thunders spoke,[d] I was about to write, and I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders spoke, and do not write them!”

And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven and swore by the one who lives forever and ever[e], who created heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, “There will be no more delay! But in the days of the sound of the seventh angel, whenever he is about to blow the trumpet, then[f] the mystery of God is completed, as he announced to his own slaves the prophets.”

And the voice that I had heard from heaven was speaking with me again and saying, “Go, take the opened scroll in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” And I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll, and he said to me, “Take and eat it up, and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.” 10 And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it up, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth, and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. 11 And they said to me, “It is necessary for you to prophesy again about many peoples and nations and languages and kings.”

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 10:1 Or “like fiery pillars”
  2. Revelation 10:2 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. Revelation 10:3 Or “spoke”
  4. Revelation 10:4 Or “sounded”
  5. Revelation 10:6 Literally “for the ages of the ages”
  6. Revelation 10:7 Literally “and”

Ang Anghel ug ang Gamayng Basahon

10 Human niadto, may nakita na usab akong anghel nga gamhanan nga nanaog gikan sa langit. Naputos siya sa panganod, ug may nagalibot nga bangaw sa iyang ulo. Nagasidlak ang iyang nawong sama sa adlaw, ug ang iyang mga tiil sama sa nagadilaab nga kalayo. May gikuptan siyang gamay nga basahon nga nabukhad. Pag-abot niya sa kalibotan, gitunob niya ang iyang tuong tiil sa dagat ug ang iyang walang tiil sa yuta, ug misinggit siya. Ang iyang tingog sama sa ngulob sa liyon. Human niyag singgit, mitubag ang pito ka dalogdog. Isulat ko na unta ang gisulti sa pito ka dalogdog, apan aduna koy nadungog nga tingog gikan sa langit nga nagaingon, “Ayaw pag-isugilon ang gisulti sa pito ka dalogdog. Ayaw kini isulat.”

Unya, ang anghel nga nakita ko nga nagatindog sa dagat ug sa yuta mibayaw sa iyang tuong kamot sa langit ug nanumpa sa ngalan sa Dios, ang Dios nga walay kamatayon, nga naghimo sa langit, yuta, dagat, ug sa tanang mga butang nga anaa niini. Miingon ang anghel, “Ayaw na paglangan, kay kon magpatingog na ang ikapito nga anghel sa iyang trumpeta, buhaton na sa Dios ang iyang tinago nga plano sumala sa iyang gisugilon sa iyang mga alagad nga mga propeta.”

Miingon kanako pag-usab ang tingog nga gikan sa langit, “Adtoi ang anghel nga nagatindog sa dagat ug sa yuta, ug kuhaa ang basahon nga binukhad diha sa iyang kamot.” Busa miadto ako sa anghel ug gipangayo ko kaniya ang gamayng basahon. Miingon siya kanako, “Ania, kuhaa ug kaona. Morag dugos kini katam-is kon diha pa sa imong baba, apan pag-abot sa imong tiyan mopait kini.” 10 Gikuha ko ang basahon sa iyang kamot ug gikaon ko dayon. Daw dugos tinuod ang iyang katam-is sa akong baba, apan pagtulon ko na, mipait na sa akong tiyan.

11 Ug dayon may miingon kanako, “Kinahanglan iwali mo pag-usab ang gipasulti sa Dios mahitungod sa nagkalain-lain nga mga nasod, kaliwat, pinulongan, ug mga hari.”

The Angel and the Little Scroll

10 Then I saw another mighty angel(A) coming down from heaven.(B) He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow(C) above his head; his face was like the sun,(D) and his legs were like fiery pillars.(E) He was holding a little scroll,(F) which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land,(G) and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion.(H) When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders(I) spoke. And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write;(J) but I heard a voice from heaven(K) say, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.”(L)

Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land(M) raised his right hand to heaven.(N) And he swore(O) by him who lives for ever and ever,(P) who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it,(Q) and said, “There will be no more delay!(R) But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet,(S) the mystery(T) of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”(U)

Then the voice that I had heard from heaven(V) spoke to me once more: “Go, take the scroll(W) that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”

So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but ‘in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.’[a](X) 10 I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth,(Y) but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. 11 Then I was told, “You must prophesy(Z) again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”(AA)

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 10:9 Ezek. 3:3