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天使與小書卷

10 我又看見一位大力的天使從天上降下來,身披雲彩,頭上有彩虹,臉像太陽,兩腳像火柱一樣, 手裡拿著展開的小書卷。他的右腳踏在海上,左腳踏在地上, 大聲呼喊,好像獅子吼叫。他呼喊的時候,就有七雷發聲說話。 七雷說話的時候,我正要寫下來,就聽見有聲音從天上出來,說:“七雷所說的你要封住,不可寫出來!” 我看見那站在海上和地上的天使,向天舉起右手來, 指著那活到永永遠遠,創造天和天上之物、地和地上之物、海和海中之物的 神起誓,說:“必不再延遲了! 到第七位天使吹號的時候, 神向他的僕人眾先知所宣告的奧祕,就要實現了。”

我先前聽見那從天上來的聲音又對我說:“你去,把那站在海上和地上的天使手中展開的書卷拿過來。” 我就走到天使那裡,請他把小書卷給我。他對我說:“你拿著,吃下去。它必使你肚子苦澀,但是口裡卻好像蜜一樣甘甜。” 10 我把小書卷從天使手中拿過來,吃了,在口裡果然甘甜如蜜;但是吃完之後,我肚子就覺得苦澀。 11 他們又對我說:“論到許多民族、邦國、方言和君王,你必須再說預言。”

天使與小書卷

10 我看見另一位大力天使從天而降。他身披雲霞,頭頂彩虹,臉如太陽,雙腿如火柱, 手中拿著一卷打開了的小書卷,右腳踏在海中,左腳踏在地上。 他大喊的時候,聲如獅吼,之後有七聲雷鳴。 我正要將雷鳴的意思記錄下來,就聽見天上有聲音說:「你要封住七聲雷鳴所說的事,別寫下來。」

我剛才所見的那位腳踏海洋和陸地的天使向天舉起右手, 憑著活到永永遠遠、創造天地海洋和其中一切的上帝起誓說:「必不再耽延了。 等第七位天使吹響號角時,上帝奧祕的計劃就實現了,正如上帝向祂的奴僕——眾先知所宣告的。」

先前從天上對我說話的聲音又吩咐我:「你去,從那位腳踏海洋陸地的天使手中把展開的小書卷拿來。」

於是,我走到那天使面前,請他將小書卷給我。他對我說:「拿去,把它吃了。你的腹中會感到苦澀,可是你口中會覺得甘甜如蜜。」 10 我就從天使手中接過小書卷,將它吃了,我口中果然甘甜如蜜,之後腹中覺得苦澀。 11 那天使又對我說:「你必要再對許多民族、國家、語言族群、君王說預言。」

10 And I saw another strong malach descending and coming down out of Shomayim, having been wrapped in an anan (cloud), and the keshet be’anan (rainbow, BERESHIS 9:16) was over his rosh (head) and the face of him was as the shemesh (sun) and the feet of him as pillars of eish (fire), [YECHEZKEL 1:28]

And he had in his hand a sefer katan (small book) which had been opened and he placed his ragel hayemanit (right foot) on the yam (sea), and the smolit (left) on ha’aretz (the earth),

And he cried with a kol gadol (loud voice) as an aryeh (lion) roars. And when he shouted, the shivat hare’amim (seven thunders) reverberated. [HOSHEA 11:10]

And when the shivat hare’amim (seven thunders) spoke, I was about to write, and I heard a kol (voice) from Shomayim, saying, Put a chotam (seal) on [the sod, the secret of] what the shivat hare’amim (seven thunders) have spoken, and seal it up, and do not write, [DANIEL 8:26; 12:4,9]

And the malach, whom I saw having taken his stand on the yam (sea) and on ha’aretz (the earth), lifted his yad yamin (right hand) to Shomayim [DEVARIM 32:40; DANIEL 12:7]

And made shevu’ah (oath) by the One who lives l’Olmei Olamim (forever and ever) whose “barah” (created) the Shomayim and the things in it and ha’aretz and the things in it and the yam and the things in it—that there would be no od zman (more time). [BERESHIS 14:22; SHEMOT 6:8; BAMIDBAR 14:30; TEHILLIM 115:15; 146:6]

But in the days of the sounding of the shofar by the malach hashev’i’i (the seventh angel), when he is about to blow the shofar, also then the raz (mystery) of Hashem would be brought to an end, as he proclaimed to his avadim (servants), the Nevi’im (prophets). [AMOS 3:7]

And the kol (voice) which I heard from Shomayim was again speaking with me and saying, Go, take the sefer which is opened in the hand of the malach who has taken his stand on the yam (sea) and on the ha’aretz (the earth).

And I went to the malach, telling him to give me the sefer katan (small book) and he says to me, Take and eat it, and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as devash (honey). [YIRMEYAH 15:16; YECHEZKEL 2:8-3:3]

10 And I took the sefer katan out of the hand of the malach and ate it, and it was in my mouth as sweet as devash (honey), but, when I ate, my stomach was made bitter.

11 And they say to me, You must speak dvarim hanevu’ah (words of prophecy) again, about haumim (peoples) and Goyim (Nations) and leshonot (tongues) and many melachim (kings). [Ezek 37:4,9; Dan 3:4]

The Angel and the Little Scroll

10 Then I saw another powerful angel coming down from heaven. The angel was dressed in a cloud. He had a rainbow around his head. The angel’s face was like the sun, and his legs were like poles of fire. The angel was holding a small scroll. The scroll was open in his hand. He put his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land. He shouted loudly like the roaring of a lion. After he shouted, the voices of seven thunders spoke.

The seven thunders spoke, and I started to write. But then I heard a voice from heaven that said, “Don’t write what the seven thunders said. Keep those things secret.”

Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. The angel made a promise by the power of the one who lives forever and ever. He is the one who made the skies and all that is in them. He made the earth and all that is in it, and he made the sea and all that is in it. The angel said, “There will be no more waiting! In the days when the seventh angel is ready to blow his trumpet, God’s secret plan will be completed—the Good News that God told to his servants, the prophets.”

Then I heard the same voice from heaven again. It said to me, “Go and take the open scroll that is in the angel’s hand. This is 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 the scroll and eat it. It will be sour in your stomach, but in your mouth it will be sweet like honey.” 10 So I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. In my mouth it tasted sweet like honey, but after I ate it, it was sour in my stomach. 11 Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many races of people, many nations, languages, and rulers.”