Одкровення Апостола Іоана 1
Ukrainian Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Вступ
1 Одкровення[a] Ісуса Христа було дано Йому Богом, щоб показати слугам Своїм, що має статися незабаром. Христос сповістив про це Свого слугу Іоана, пославши до нього Свого Ангела. 2 Іоан свідчить про все, що бачив. Це істинне Послання Бога і свідчення Ісуса Христа. 3 Блаженний той, хто читає і слухає слова цього пророцтва і дотримується написаного, бо час близький.
Послання Христа церквам
4 Від Іоана, семи церквам, розташованим у провінції Азія.
Благодать і мир вам від Того, Хто є, завжди був і має прийти, та від семи духів, які знаходяться перед престолом Його, 5 і від Ісуса Христа, вірного Свідка, першого, Хто був відроджений із мертвих, від Володаря над земними царями.
Ісус любить нас, і Своєю кров’ю звільнив нас від наших гріхів. 6 Він об’єднав нас у Своєму Царстві й зробив нас священиками, які служать Богу, Його Отцю. Слава і сила Йому навіки! Амінь.
7 Слухайте, Христос прийде із хмарами і кожен побачить Його, навіть ті, хто прокололи Його[b]. Всі народи землі голоситимуть за Ним. Дійсно, усе станеться саме так! Амінь.
8 «Я—Альфа і Омеґа[c],—говорить Господь Бог,—Той, Хто є, був і має прийти. Я—Всемогутній».
Одкровення на острові Патмос
9 Я, Іоан, брат ваш в Ісусі, та спільник ваш у стражданнях, царстві й довготерпінні. Мене було зіслано на острів Патмос за те, що я проповідував Слово Боже і свідчив про Ісуса Христа. 10 В Господній День заволодів мною Дух, і почув я за собою гучний голос, ніби сурми заграли. 11 І голос цей мовив: «Запиши в книгу те, що ти бачиш, і пошли до семи церков: Ефеса, Смирни, Перґи, Тіатира, Сарда, Філадельфії та Лаодикії».
12 Я озирнувся, щоб побачити, що то за голос говорить до мене. І, обернувшись, побачив сім золотих світильників. 13 Поміж світильників був хтось такий, подібний до Сина Людського. Вбраний Він був у довгий одяг, а на грудях мав золотий перев’яз. 14 Голова й волосся Його були геть білі, як біла вовна, чи як сніг, а очі, як полум’я вогню. 15 Ноги Його були немовби з бронзи, розжареної у плавильній печі. Голос Його був гучний, немов водоспад. 16 Сім зірок Він тримав у правиці, а з уст Його виходив двосічний меч. Обличчя Його сяяло, немов сонце, коли воно найясніше.
17 Тільки-но побачив я Його, то впав до ніг Його, як мертвий. Тоді поклав Він на мене свою правицю й сказав: «Не бійся! Я—Перший і Останній. 18 Я Той, Хто живе. Я був мертвим, але ось Я живий на віки вічні. Я маю ключі від смерті й від царства мертвих[d]. 19 Отож напиши про все, що ти бачив, про те, що є, і про те, що буде. 20 Ось тобі пояснення таємниці семи зірок, які ти бачиш у правиці Моїй, і семи золотих світильників. Сім зірок—це Ангели семи церков, а сім світильників—це сім церков».
Revelation 1
New King James Version
Introduction and Benediction
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, (A)which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must [a]shortly take place. And (B)He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, 2 (C)who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things (D)that he saw. 3 (E)Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for (F)the time is near.
Greeting the Seven Churches
4 John, to the seven churches which are in Asia:
Grace to you and peace from Him (G)who is and (H)who was and who is to come, (I)and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, (J)the faithful (K)witness, the (L)firstborn from the dead, and (M)the ruler over the kings of the earth.
To Him (N)who [b]loved us (O)and washed us from our sins in His own blood, 6 and has (P)made us [c]kings and priests to His God and Father, (Q)to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, He is coming with (R)clouds, and every eye will see Him, even (S)they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.
8 (T)“I am the Alpha and the Omega, [d]the Beginning and the End,” says the [e]Lord, (U)“who is and who was and who is to come, the (V)Almighty.”
Vision of the Son of Man
9 I, John, [f]both your brother and (W)companion in the tribulation and (X)kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10 (Y)I was in the Spirit on (Z)the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me (AA)a loud voice, as of a trumpet, 11 saying, [g]“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches [h]which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
12 Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned (AB)I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 (AC)and in the midst of the seven lampstands (AD)One like the Son of Man, (AE)clothed with a garment down to the feet and (AF)girded about the chest with a golden band. 14 His head and (AG)hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and (AH)His eyes like a flame of fire; 15 (AI)His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and (AJ)His voice as the sound of many waters; 16 (AK)He had in His right hand seven stars, (AL)out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, (AM)and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. 17 And (AN)when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But (AO)He laid His right hand on me, saying [i]to me, “Do not be afraid; (AP)I am the First and the Last. 18 (AQ)I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, (AR)I am alive forevermore. Amen. And (AS)I have the keys of [j]Hades and of Death. 19 [k]Write the things which you have (AT)seen, (AU)and the things which are, (AV)and the things which will take place after this. 20 The [l]mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are (AW)the [m]angels of the seven churches, and (AX)the seven lampstands [n]which you saw are the seven churches.
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:1 quickly or swiftly
- Revelation 1:5 NU loves us and freed; M loves us and washed
- Revelation 1:6 NU, M a kingdom
- Revelation 1:8 NU, M omit the Beginning and the End
- Revelation 1:8 NU, M Lord God
- Revelation 1:9 NU, M omit both
- Revelation 1:11 NU, M omit “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and,
- Revelation 1:11 NU, M omit which are in Asia
- Revelation 1:17 NU, M omit to me
- Revelation 1:18 Lit. Unseen; the unseen realm
- Revelation 1:19 NU, M Therefore, write
- Revelation 1:20 hidden truth
- Revelation 1:20 Or messengers
- Revelation 1:20 NU, M omit which you saw
Revelation 1
Evangelical Heritage Version
Introduction
1 The revelation from Jesus Christ that God gave him to show his servants the things that must soon take place. Christ expressed this revelation by means of symbols sent[a] through his angel to his servant John. 2 John spoke as a witness to the word of God and to the testimony about[b] Jesus Christ, that is, to everything he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy and blessed are those who hear it and hold on to the things written in it, because the time is near.
Greeting
4 John,
To the seven churches in the province of Asia:[c]
Grace to you and peace from him who is, who was, and who is coming, and from the seven spirits that are before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To him who loves us and has freed[d] us from our sins by his own blood 6 and made us a kingdom and priests to God his Father—to him be the glory and the power forever. Amen.
7 Look, he is coming with clouds,
and every eye will see him,
including those who pierced him.
And all the nations of the earth will mourn because of him.
Yes. Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,”[e] says the Lord God, the one who is, and who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.
God Tells John to Write Down What He Sees
9 I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingship and patient endurance in Jesus,[f] was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.[g]
10 I was in spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard a loud voice behind me, like a trumpet, 11 saying, “Write what you see on a scroll and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
Jesus Appears
12 I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me. When I turned, I saw seven gold lampstands, 13 and among the lampstands was one like a son of man. He was clothed with a robe that reached to his feet, and around his chest he wore a gold sash. 14 His head and his hair were white, like white wool or like snow. His eyes were like blazing flames. 15 His feet were like polished bronze being refined in a furnace. His voice was like the roar of many waters. 16 He held seven stars in his right hand. A sharp two-edged sword was coming out of his mouth. His face was shining as the sun shines in all its brightness.
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He placed his right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last— 18 the Living One. I was dead and, see, I am alive forever and ever! I also hold the keys of death and hell.[h]
19 “So write what you have seen, both those things that are and those that will take place after this.
20 “The mystery of the seven stars, which you saw in my right hand, and the seven gold lampstands is this: The seven stars are the messengers of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.”
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:1 Or Christ communicated these things by sending them
- Revelation 1:2 Or of
- Revelation 1:4 Here Asia refers to the Roman province of Asia (located in what is now Turkey), not the continent of Asia.
- Revelation 1:5 Some witnesses to the text read washed. (“Witnesses to the text” mentioned in footnotes may include Greek manuscripts, lectionaries, translations, and quotations in the church fathers.)
- Revelation 1:8 Some witnesses to the text add the Beginning and the End.
- Revelation 1:9 Some witnesses to the text read Christ.
- Revelation 1:9 A few witnesses to the text add Christ.
- Revelation 1:18 Greek hades
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