啟 示 錄 2
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
2 你 要 寫 信 給 以 弗 所 教 會 的 使 者 ， 說 ： 那 右 手 拿 著 七 星 、 在 七 個 金 燈 臺 中 間 行 走 的 ， 說 ：
2 我 知 道 你 的 行 為 、 勞 碌 、 忍 耐 ， 也 知 道 你 不 能 容 忍 惡 人 。 你 也 曾 試 驗 那 自 稱 為 使 徒 卻 不 是 使 徒 的 ， 看 出 他 們 是 假 的 來 。
3 你 也 能 忍 耐 ， 曾 為 我 的 名 勞 苦 ， 並 不 乏 倦 。
4 然 而 有 一 件 事 我 要 責 備 你 ， 就 是 你 把 起 初 的 愛 心 離 棄 了 。
5 所 以 ， 應 當 回 想 你 是 從 那 裡 墜 落 的 ， 並 要 悔 改 ， 行 起 初 所 行 的 事 。 你 若 不 悔 改 ， 我 就 臨 到 你 那 裡 ， 把 你 的 燈 臺 從 原 處 挪 去 。
6 然 而 你 還 有 一 件 可 取 的 事 ， 就 是 你 恨 惡 尼 哥 拉 一 黨 人 的 行 為 ， 這 也 是 我 所 恨 惡 的 。
7 聖 靈 向 眾 教 會 所 說 的 話 ， 凡 有 耳 的 ， 就 應 當 聽 ！ 得 勝 的 ， 我 必 將 神 樂 園 中 生 命 樹 的 果 子 賜 給 他 吃 。
8 你 要 寫 信 給 士 每 拿 教 會 的 使 者 ， 說 ： 那 首 先 的 、 末 後 的 、 死 過 又 活 的 ， 說 ：
9 我 知 道 你 的 患 難 ， 你 的 貧 窮 （ 你 卻 是 富 足 的 ） ， 也 知 道 那 自 稱 是 猶 太 人 所 說 的 毀 謗 話 ， 其 實 他 們 不 是 猶 太 人 ， 乃 是 撒 但 一 會 的 人 。
10 你 將 要 受 的 苦 你 不 用 怕 。 魔 鬼 要 把 你 們 中 間 幾 個 人 下 在 監 裡 ， 叫 你 們 被 試 煉 ， 你 們 必 受 患 難 十 日 。 你 務 要 至 死 忠 心 ， 我 就 賜 給 你 那 生 命 的 冠 冕 。
11 聖 靈 向 眾 教 會 所 說 的 話 ， 凡 有 耳 的 ， 就 應 當 聽 ！ 得 勝 的 ， 必 不 受 第 二 次 死 的 害 。
12 你 要 寫 信 給 別 迦 摩 教 會 的 使 者 ， 說 ： 那 有 兩 刃 利 劍 的 ， 說 ：
13 我 知 道 你 的 居 所 ， 就 是 有 撒 但 座 位 之 處 ； 當 我 忠 心 的 見 證 人 安 提 帕 在 你 們 中 間 、 撒 但 所 住 的 地 方 被 殺 之 時 ， 你 還 堅 守 我 的 名 ， 沒 有 棄 絕 我 的 道 。
14 然 而 ， 有 幾 件 事 我 要 責 備 你 ： 因 為 在 你 那 裡 有 人 服 從 了 巴 蘭 的 教 訓 ； 這 巴 蘭 曾 教 導 巴 勒 將 絆 腳 石 放 在 以 色 列 人 面 前 ， 叫 他 們 吃 祭 偶 像 之 物 ， 行 姦 淫 的 事 。
15 你 那 裡 也 有 人 照 樣 服 從 了 尼 哥 拉 一 黨 人 的 教 訓 。
16 所 以 ， 你 當 悔 改 ； 若 不 悔 改 ， 我 就 快 臨 到 你 那 裡 ， 用 我 口 中 的 劍 攻 擊 他 們 。
17 聖 靈 向 眾 教 會 所 說 的 話 ， 凡 有 耳 的 ， 就 應 當 聽 ！ 得 勝 的 ， 我 必 將 那 隱 藏 的 嗎 哪 賜 給 他 ， 並 賜 他 一 塊 白 石 ， 石 上 寫 著 新 名 ； 除 了 那 領 受 的 以 外 ， 沒 有 人 能 認 識 。
18 你 要 寫 信 給 推 雅 推 喇 教 會 的 使 者 ， 說 ： 那 眼 目 如 火 燄 、 腳 像 光 明 銅 的 神 之 子 說 ：
19 我 知 道 你 的 行 為 、 愛 心 、 信 心 、 勤 勞 、 忍 耐 ， 又 知 道 你 末 後 所 行 的 善 事 ， 比 起 初 所 行 的 更 多 。
20 然 而 ， 有 一 件 事 我 要 責 備 你 ， 就 是 你 容 讓 那 自 稱 是 先 知 的 婦 人 耶 洗 別 教 導 我 的 僕 人 ， 引 誘 他 們 行 姦 淫 ， 吃 祭 偶 像 之 物 。
21 我 曾 給 他 悔 改 的 機 會 ， 他 卻 不 肯 悔 改 他 的 淫 行 。
22 看 哪 ， 我 要 叫 他 病 臥 在 床 。 那 些 與 他 行 淫 的 人 ， 若 不 悔 改 所 行 的 ， 我 也 要 叫 他 們 同 受 大 患 難 。
23 我 又 要 殺 死 他 的 黨 類 （ 原 文 是 兒 女 ） ， 叫 眾 教 會 知 道 ， 我 是 那 察 看 人 肺 腑 心 腸 的 ， 並 要 照 你 們 的 行 為 報 應 你 們 各 人 。
24 至 於 你 們 推 雅 推 喇 其 餘 的 人 ， 就 是 一 切 不 從 那 教 訓 、 不 曉 得 他 們 素 常 所 說 撒 但 深 奧 之 理 的 人 ， 我 告 訴 你 們 ， 我 不 將 別 的 擔 子 放 在 你 們 身 上 。
25 但 你 們 已 經 有 的 ， 總 要 持 守 ， 直 等 到 我 來 。
26 那 得 勝 又 遵 守 我 命 令 到 底 的 ， 我 要 賜 給 他 權 柄 制 伏 列 國 ；
27 他 必 用 鐵 杖 轄 管 （ 轄 管 ： 原 文 是 牧 ） 他 們 ， 將 他 們 如 同 窯 戶 的 瓦 器 打 得 粉 碎 ， 像 我 從 我 父 領 受 的 權 柄 一 樣 。
28 我 又 要 把 晨 星 賜 給 他 。
29 聖 靈 向 眾 教 會 所 說 的 話 ， 凡 有 耳 的 ， 就 應 當 聽 ！
Revelation 2
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The Message to Ephesus
2 ‘To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands:
2 ‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance. I know that you cannot tolerate evildoers; you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them to be false. 3 I also know that you are enduring patiently and bearing up for the sake of my name, and that you have not grown weary. 4 But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. 5 Remember then from what you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. 6 Yet this is to your credit: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To everyone who conquers, I will give permission to eat from the tree of life that is in the paradise of God.
The Message to Smyrna
8 ‘And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the first and the last, who was dead and came to life:
9 ‘I know your affliction and your poverty, even though you are rich. I know the slander on the part of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Beware, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have affliction. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. 11 Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. Whoever conquers will not be harmed by the second death.
The Message to Pergamum
12 ‘And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword:
13 ‘I know where you are living, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you are holding fast to my name, and you did not deny your faith in me[a] even in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan lives. 14 But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling-block before the people of Israel, so that they would eat food sacrificed to idols and practise fornication. 15 So you also have some who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 Repent then. If not, I will come to you soon and make war against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To everyone who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give a white stone, and on the white stone is written a new name that no one knows except the one who receives it.
The Message to Thyatira
18 ‘And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze:
19 ‘I know your works—your love, faith, service, and patient endurance. I know that your last works are greater than the first. 20 But I have this against you: you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet and is teaching and beguiling my servants[b] to practise fornication and to eat food sacrificed to idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her fornication. 22 Beware, I am throwing her on a bed, and those who commit adultery with her I am throwing into great distress, unless they repent of her doings; 23 and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts, and I will give to each of you as your works deserve. 24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call “the deep things of Satan”, to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden; 25 only hold fast to what you have until I come. 26 To everyone who conquers and continues to do my works to the end,
I will give authority over the nations;
27 to rule[c] them with an iron rod,
as when clay pots are shattered—
28 even as I also received authority from my Father. To the one who conquers I will also give the morning star. 29 Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.
Footnotes
- Revelation 2:13 Or deny my faith
- Revelation 2:20 Gk slaves
- Revelation 2:27 Or to shepherd
Apocalipsis 2
La Biblia de las Américas
Mensaje a la iglesia de Efeso
2 Escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Efeso(A):
«El que tiene las siete estrellas(B) en su mano derecha, el que anda entre[a] los siete candelabros(C) de oro, dice esto: 2 “Yo conozco tus obras, tu fatiga y tu perseverancia(D), y que no puedes soportar a los malos, y has sometido a prueba(E) a los que se dicen ser apóstoles(F) y no lo son, y los has hallado mentirosos[b]. 3 Tienes perseverancia, y has sufrido por mi nombre(G) y no has desmayado. 4 Pero tengo esto contra ti: que has dejado tu primer amor(H). 5 Recuerda, por tanto, de dónde has caído y arrepiéntete(I), y haz las obras que hiciste al principio[c](J); si no, vendré[d] a ti y quitaré tu candelabro de su lugar(K), si no te arrepientes. 6 Sin embargo tienes esto: que aborreces las obras de los nicolaítas(L), las cuales yo también aborrezco. 7 El que tiene oído(M), oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias. Al vencedor[e](N) le daré a comer del árbol de la vida(O), que está en el paraíso de Dios(P)”».
Mensaje a la iglesia de Esmirna
8 Y escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Esmirna(Q):
«El primero y el último(R), el que estuvo muerto y ha vuelto a la vida(S), dice esto: 9 “Yo conozco[f] tu tribulación(T) y tu pobreza(U) (pero tú eres rico(V)), y la blasfemia de los que se dicen ser judíos y no lo son(W), sino que son sinagoga de Satanás(X). 10 No temas lo que estás por sufrir. He aquí, el diablo echará a algunos de vosotros en la cárcel para que seáis probados(Y), y tendréis tribulación por diez días(Z). Sé fiel hasta la muerte(AA), y yo te daré la corona de la vida(AB). 11 El que tiene oído(AC), oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias. El vencedor[g](AD) no sufrirá daño de la muerte segunda(AE)”».
Mensaje a la iglesia de Pérgamo
12 Y escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Pérgamo(AF):
«El que tiene la espada aguda de dos filos(AG), dice esto: 13 “Yo sé[h] dónde moras: donde está el trono de Satanás(AH). Guardas fielmente mi nombre y no has negado mi fe(AI), aun en los días de Antipas, mi testigo(AJ), mi siervo fiel(AK), que fue muerto entre vosotros, donde mora Satanás(AL). 14 Pero tengo unas pocas cosas contra ti(AM), porque tienes ahí a los que mantienen la doctrina de Balaam(AN), que enseñaba a Balac a poner tropiezo ante los hijos de Israel, a comer cosas sacrificadas a los ídolos y a cometer actos de inmoralidad(AO). 15 Así tú también tienes algunos que de la misma manera mantienen la doctrina de los nicolaítas(AP). 16 Por tanto, arrepiéntete(AQ); si no, vendré[i] a ti pronto(AR) y pelearé contra ellos con la espada de mi boca(AS). 17 El que tiene oído(AT), oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias. Al vencedor[j](AU) le daré del maná escondido(AV) y le daré una piedrecita blanca, y grabado en la piedrecita(AW) un nombre nuevo, el cual nadie conoce sino aquel que lo recibe(AX)”».
Mensaje a la iglesia de Tiatira
18 Y escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Tiatira(AY):
«El Hijo de Dios(AZ), que tiene ojos[k] como llama de fuego(BA), y cuyos pies son semejantes al bronce bruñido, dice esto: 19 “Yo conozco tus obras(BB), tu amor, tu fe, tu servicio y tu perseverancia(BC), y que tus obras recientes[l] son mayores que las primeras. 20 Pero tengo esto contra ti(BD): que toleras a esa[m] mujer Jezabel(BE), que se dice ser profetisa, y enseña y seduce a mis siervos a que cometan actos inmorales y coman cosas sacrificadas a los ídolos(BF). 21 Le he dado tiempo para arrepentirse(BG), y no quiere arrepentirse de su inmoralidad(BH). 22 Mira, la postraré[n] en cama, y a los que cometen adulterio con ella(BI) los arrojaré en gran tribulación, si no se arrepienten de las obras de ella[o]. 23 Y a sus hijos mataré con pestilencia[p], y todas las iglesias sabrán que yo soy el que escudriña las mentes[q](BJ) y los corazones, y os daré a cada uno según vuestras obras(BK). 24 Pero a vosotros, a los demás que están en Tiatira(BL), a cuantos no tienen esta doctrina, que no han conocido las cosas profundas de Satanás(BM), como ellos las llaman, os digo: No os impongo otra carga(BN). 25 No obstante, lo que tenéis(BO), retenedlo hasta que yo venga(BP). 26 Y al vencedor[r](BQ), al que guarda mis obras hasta el fin(BR), le daré autoridad sobre las naciones[s](BS); 27 y las regirá[t] con vara de hierro(BT), como los vasos del alfarero son hechos pedazos(BU), [u]como yo también he recibido autoridad de mi Padre; 28 y le daré el lucero de la mañana(BV). 29 El que tiene oído(BW), oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias”».
Footnotes
- Apocalipsis 2:1 Lit., en medio de
- Apocalipsis 2:2 O, falsos
- Apocalipsis 2:5 Lit., las primeras obras
- Apocalipsis 2:5 Lit., vengo
- Apocalipsis 2:7 O, Al que venza
- Apocalipsis 2:9 Algunos mss. agregan: tus obras y
- Apocalipsis 2:11 O, El que venza
- Apocalipsis 2:13 Algunos mss. agregan: tus obras y
- Apocalipsis 2:16 Lit., vengo
- Apocalipsis 2:17 O, Al que venza
- Apocalipsis 2:18 Lit., sus ojos
- Apocalipsis 2:19 O, postreras
- Apocalipsis 2:20 Lit., la
- Apocalipsis 2:22 Lit., arrojo
- Apocalipsis 2:22 Algunos mss. dicen: de ellos
- Apocalipsis 2:23 Lit., muerte
- Apocalipsis 2:23 Lit., los riñones; i.e., el hombre interior
- Apocalipsis 2:26 O, al que venza
- Apocalipsis 2:26 O, los gentiles
- Apocalipsis 2:27 O, pastoreará
- Apocalipsis 2:27 En el gr., aquí comienza el vers. 28
Revelation 2
EasyEnglish Bible
Jesus' message to the believers at Ephesus
2 ‘Now write this to the angel of the church at Ephesus:[a]
“This is the message to you from the one who holds the seven stars. He holds them carefully in his right hand. He walks among the seven gold lampstands.
2 I know everything that you do. You have worked much for me. You have continued to work patiently. I know that you do not accept bad people as your friends. Some of these bad people say that they are apostles of Jesus. You have thought carefully about what they teach people. And you have discovered that it is not true. 3 You have been patient and strong in times of trouble. You have continued to serve me because you believe in me. You have not stopped when you become tired.
4 But I have something to say against you. You loved me very much when you first believed in me. You do not love me as much now. 5 Think carefully about this! You do not now live in the way you did at the beginning. So you must change the way you live. Do again the good things that you did at the beginning. If you do not change the way you live, I will come to punish you. I will take away your lampstand from its place. 6 But this is something that you do well: you hate the bad things that the Nicolaitans are doing. I also hate what they do.[b]
7 God's Spirit is now speaking to people in the churches. You should recognize that the Spirit is speaking. Everyone who knows that should listen to what he says. I will let everyone who wins against Satan eat my fruit. This fruit is from the tree that makes us alive. And this tree grows in God's garden.” ’[c]
Jesus' message to the believers at Smyrna
8 ‘Write this to the angel of the church at Smyrna:
“This is the message to you from the one who is the first and the last. He was dead, but he became alive again.
9 I know that bad people are making you suffer. I also know that you are poor. But really, you are rich. Some people say that they are Jews, but they tell lies about you. So they cannot be my true people. Instead, they belong to a group of Satan's people. 10 I know that trouble will soon come to you. But do not be afraid. Listen! The Devil will cause some of you to go to prison. He wants to see whether you will continue to believe in me. As a result, you will suffer for ten days.[d] But continue to trust me, even if you die. Then you will win against the Devil. I will give you a gift, as they give a crown to the winner of a race.[e] You will have life with me for ever.
11 God's Spirit is speaking to you in the churches. You should understand what the Spirit is saying to you. You have ears, so listen carefully! The second death will not hurt anyone who wins against Satan.” ’[f]
Jesus' message to the believers at Pergamum
12 ‘Write this to the angel of the church at Pergamum:
“This is the message to you from the one who has the sharp sword with two edges.
13 I know where you live. It is the place where Satan sits as king.[g] But you still continue to trust me. You remember Antipas who spoke a clear message about me. Because of that, some people in your city killed him. You saw what happened to him, but you continued to believe in me. You still serve me, even there where Satan lives.[h]
14 But I have a few things to say against you. Some people among you agree with what Balaam taught long ago. He taught Balak to do a bad thing against God's people.[i] Balak caused the Israelite people to do wrong things. As a result, they ate food that people had given to idols. They also had sex with people who were not their husbands or wives. 15 Also, some people among you do the bad things that the Nicolaitans teach. 16 So you must stop doing these bad things. If you do not change how you live, I will quickly come to punish you. I will fight against those bad people with my sharp sword that comes out of my mouth.
17 God's Spirit is speaking to you in the churches. You should understand what the Spirit is saying to you. You have ears, so listen carefully! To everyone who wins against Satan I will give some of my special food called manna. I will also give each of them a white stone.[j] I will write a new name on that stone. Nobody will know that name except the person who receives it.” ’
Jesus' message to the believers at Thyatira
18 ‘Write this to the angel of the church at Thyatira:
“This is the message to you from the Son of God. He has eyes that burn brightly like flames of fire. His feet shine like bright metal.
19 I know everything that you do. I know that you have great love. I know that you believe in me. I know that you continue to serve me well. You are patient and strong. You do these good things now more than you did at the beginning.
20 But I have something to say against you. You let that woman Jezebel teach you. She says that she is a prophet from God. But she leads my servants into bad ways. She teaches them to have sex with many people.[k] And she teaches them to eat food that people have given to idols. 21 I have given her time to stop doing these bad things. But she refuses to change how she lives. She does not stop having sex with other men. 22 Listen to this! I will cause her to suffer on her bed, so that she cannot get up. Those who join her in her sins will also suffer very much, unless they change the way they live. 23 I will send a terrible illness to kill those who obey her. Then all the people in the churches will know that I look deep inside them. I know what you really want. I know what you really think. I will give each of you what is right for you, as a result of what you have done.
24 But I say this to you other people in Thyatira. You have not agreed with what Jezebel taught. You have not learned what they call ‘Satan's deep secrets’. So I say this to you: I will not tell you to obey any other difficult rules. 25 But continue to obey my message that you have already received. Believe in me until I come.
26 Continue to obey me until the end and win the fight against Satan. If anyone does that, I will give him authority to rule over the nations of the world. 27 That person will rule the nations with strong authority. He will destroy them, like someone who breaks clay pots into many pieces.[l] 28 He will have the same authority that I received from my Father. I will also give him the morning star.[m] 29 God's Spirit is speaking to you in the churches. You should understand what the Spirit is saying to you. You have ears, so listen carefully!” ’
Footnotes
- 2:1 Many people think that the ‘angel’ here means a human messenger that God has sent. The ‘angel’ could have been the person who read this letter aloud to the church. So ‘angel’ could also mean this in Revelation 2:8,12,18; 3:1,7,14. Everywhere else in Revelation, ‘angel’ means a being from heaven.
- 2:6 The Nicolaitans were teaching the Christians to do wrong things. They were not teaching the same message as Jesus had taught. We do not know much about the wrong things that they taught.
- 2:7 If we turn against Satan, Jesus promises to give us new life. The fruit that he gives us is a picture of everything that we need to live that new life.
- 2:10 ‘ten days’ may mean a short time of trouble, rather than a long time.
- 2:10 At the time John was on earth, a winner of a race received a crown. The crown was the shape of a circle. Somebody had tied leaves together to make it.
- 2:11 The second death is the opposite of when someone lives always with Jesus. It means that a person must go to a place without Jesus. Nobody is happy in that place. The name of that place is hell, or the lake of fire. See Revelation 20:14.
- 2:13 Pergamum was a city where Satan was powerful.
- 2:13 There was a special building in Pergamum for people to worship the king of Rome. This king was against Christians because they would not worship him. Also, there was a very big stone table on a hill. People offered gifts to the false god Zeus on this big table. Also, many people worshipped a snake god. The Devil appears as a snake in the Bible. See Genesis 3.
- 2:14 Balak was the king of Moab. See Numbers 22:1—25:3.
- 2:17 The colour white in the Bible usually means completely good and clean. So the white stone may show that God will make us like that. He will make our spirits completely clean if we continue to believe him.
- 2:20 God's Law says that someone should have sex only with their wife or their husband.
- 2:27 The person who rules the countries will be strong. He will rule with great power and he will punish people who do wrong things.
- 2:28 The morning star appears in the sky just before the sunrise. It is very bright. It shows us that the day is coming. In Revelation 22:16, Jesus says that he is the morning star. He brings light when it has been dark.
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