啟示錄 1
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
念誦的聽見的遵守的有福了
1 耶穌基督的啟示,就是神賜給他,叫他將必要快成的事指示他的眾僕人。他就差遣使者曉諭他的僕人約翰。 2 約翰便將神的道和耶穌基督的見證,凡自己所看見的都證明出來。 3 念這書上預言的和那些聽見又遵守其中所記載的,都是有福的,因為日期近了。
4 約翰寫信給亞細亞的七個教會。但願從那昔在、今在、以後永在的神和他寶座前的七靈, 5 並那誠實作見證的、從死裡首先復活、為世上君王元首的耶穌基督,有恩惠、平安歸於你們!他愛我們,用自己的血使我們脫離[a]罪惡, 6 又使我們成為國民,做他父神的祭司。但願榮耀、權能歸給他,直到永永遠遠!阿們。
論主降臨的情形
7 看哪,他駕雲降臨,眾目要看見他,連刺他的人也要看見他,地上的萬族都要因他哀哭。這話是真實的,阿們。
8 主神說:「我是阿拉法,我是俄梅戛[b],是昔在、今在、以後永在的全能者。」
9 我約翰,就是你們的弟兄,和你們在耶穌的患難、國度、忍耐裡一同有份,為神的道並為給耶穌作的見證,曾在那名叫拔摩的海島上。 10 當主日,我被聖靈感動,聽見在我後面有大聲音如吹號說: 11 「你所看見的當寫在書上,達於以弗所、士每拿、別迦摩、推雅推喇、撒狄、非拉鐵非、老底嘉那七個教會。」
救主的榮威
12 我轉過身來,要看是誰發聲與我說話;既轉過來,就看見七個金燈臺, 13 燈臺中間有一位好像人子,身穿長衣,直垂到腳,胸間束著金帶。 14 他的頭與髮皆白,如白羊毛,如雪,眼目如同火焰, 15 腳好像在爐中鍛煉光明的銅,聲音如同眾水的聲音。 16 他右手拿著七星,從他口中出來一把兩刃的利劍,面貌如同烈日放光。
主拿著死亡和陰間的鑰匙
17 我一看見,就仆倒在他腳前,像死了一樣。他用右手按著我說:「不要懼怕。我是首先的,我是末後的, 18 又是那存活的;我曾死過,現在又活了,直活到永永遠遠,並且拿著死亡和陰間的鑰匙。 19 所以你要把所看見的和現在的事,並將來必成的事,都寫出來。 20 論到你所看見在我右手中的七星和七個金燈臺的奧祕,那七星就是七個教會的使者,七燈臺就是七個教會。
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
Revelation 1
New International Version
Prologue
1 The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave(A) him to show his servants what must soon take place.(B) He made it known by sending his angel(C) to his servant John,(D) 2 who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God(E) and the testimony of Jesus Christ.(F) 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it,(G) because the time is near.(H)
Greetings and Doxology
4 John,
To the seven churches(I) in the province of Asia:
Grace and peace to you(J) from him who is, and who was, and who is to come,(K) and from the seven spirits[a](L) before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,(M) the firstborn from the dead,(N) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.(O)
To him who loves us(P) and has freed us from our sins by his blood,(Q) 6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests(R) to serve his God and Father(S)—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.(T)
7 “Look, he is coming with the clouds,”[b](U)
and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;(V)
and all peoples on earth “will mourn(W) because of him.”[c]
So shall it be! Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(X) says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come,(Y) the Almighty.”(Z)
John’s Vision of Christ
9 I, John,(AA) your brother and companion in the suffering(AB) and kingdom(AC) and patient endurance(AD) that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God(AE) and the testimony of Jesus.(AF) 10 On the Lord’s Day(AG) I was in the Spirit,(AH) and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,(AI) 11 which said: “Write on a scroll what you see(AJ) and send it to the seven churches:(AK) to Ephesus,(AL) Smyrna,(AM) Pergamum,(AN) Thyatira,(AO) Sardis,(AP) Philadelphia(AQ) and Laodicea.”(AR)
12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands,(AS) 13 and among the lampstands(AT) was someone like a son of man,[d](AU) dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet(AV) and with a golden sash around his chest.(AW) 14 The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.(AX) 15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace,(AY) and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.(AZ) 16 In his right hand he held seven stars,(BA) and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword.(BB) His face was like the sun(BC) shining in all its brilliance.
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet(BD) as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me(BE) and said: “Do not be afraid.(BF) I am the First and the Last.(BG) 18 I am the Living One; I was dead,(BH) and now look, I am alive for ever and ever!(BI) And I hold the keys of death and Hades.(BJ)
19 “Write, therefore, what you have seen,(BK) what is now and what will take place later. 20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand(BL) and of the seven golden lampstands(BM) is this: The seven stars are the angels[e] of the seven churches,(BN) and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.(BO)
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
- Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
- Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10
- Revelation 1:13 See Daniel 7:13.
- Revelation 1:20 Or messengers
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