Add parallel Print Page Options

Juntl jawnex tsanjel Dios tocx jun chˈin uˈj tuj tkˈab

10  Bix e wila juntl jawnex tsanjel Dios tuj cyaˈj. Nimxsen tipemal, bix e cuˈtz tuj cyaˈj tuj muj. Bix tjax arc tuj twiˈ, bix ntxakakan twitz tisen tken kˈij. Jatzen ke tken tisen tken kˈakˈ. Tuj tkˈab at jun chˈin uˈj. Jkoˈn uˈj. Bix e cub tkˈoˈn tken te tmankˈab tibaj mar, bix tken te tneẍ e cub tkˈoˈn tibaj twitz txˈotxˈ. Bix cyiwxsen e jaw ts̈iˈn, tisen oj njaw ts̈iˈn jun león. Tej tjaw ts̈iˈn, e kˈajt kej wuuk kˈancyok. Tej cybaj kˈajt kej wuuk kˈancyok, at tuˈn tcub ntzˈiˈbena j‑otk txiˈ cykbaˈn wuuk kˈancyok. Pero e xiˈ nbiˈna jun tkˈajkˈajel tuj cyaˈj e tzaj tkbaˈn weya:

―Eˈwencja jma cykba wuuk kˈancyok. Miˈn cub ttzˈiˈbena―tz̈i jun weya.

Bix j‑ángel e wila waˈlcˈa tibaj mar bix tibaj twitz txˈotxˈ, e jaw tkˈoˈn tmankˈab twitz cyaˈj, bix e cywix tyol tuˈnj tjurament tiˈ Dios iˈtz te junx maj, Jdios e binchante twitz cyaˈj bix twitz txˈotxˈ bix mar tuyax cykilcaj at cyuj. Bix e tkˈume ángel:

―Mlay tuˈn tweˈtl jkˈij tuˈn tjapan baj jma cub tnincˈuˈn Dios. Oj toc t‑xuxen twuukan ángel xux, at tuˈn tchicˈajax jma cub tnincˈuˈn Dios jatxe tuj tneel, tisen e tkˈume cye tyolel―tz̈i jawnex tsanjel Dios tuj cyaˈj.

Bix juntl maj e xiˈ nbiˈna tkˈajkˈajel tuj cyaˈj. E tzaj tkbaˈn weya:

―Cu txiˈy, bix qˈueletz tiiˈna j‑uˈj tjkoˈn taˈ tuj tkˈab j‑ángel waˈlcˈa tibaj mar bix tibaj twitz txˈotxˈ―tz̈itzen weya.

Juˈ tzunj, in pon lkˈeya tiˈj ángel, bix e xiˈ nkanena te tuˈn ttzaj tkˈoˈn jneeˈ chˈin uˈj weya. Bix e tzaj tkbaˈn ángel weya:

―Kˈiiˈnxa, bix waaˈnxa. Cˈa cˈoquel tuj tcˈuˈja, pero jatzen tuj ttziy, tisen taˈl xiiˈ―tz̈i ángel.

10 Bix e tzaj wiiˈna jneeˈ chˈin uˈj tuj tkˈab ángel, bix e xiˈ nwaaˈna. Bix tz̈iˈ eˈla uˈja tuj ntziya tisen taˈl xiiˈ. Pero tej tcuˈx tuj ncˈuˈja, e jawxsen qˈueybe tuj ncˈuˈja. 11 Bix e tzaj tkbaˈn weya:

―At mastl tuˈn t‑xiˈ tkˈumena cye nim wik xjal bix tnom bix yol bix cawel―tz̈i ángel weya.

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

The Mighty Angel with the Little Book

10 I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. (A)And a rainbow was on (B)his head, his face was like the sun, and (C)his feet like pillars of fire. He had a little book open in his hand. (D)And he set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars. When he cried out, (E)seven thunders uttered their voices. Now when the seven thunders [a]uttered their voices, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven saying [b]to me, (F)“Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and do not write them.”

The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land (G)raised up his [c]hand to heaven and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, (H)who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, (I)that there should be delay no longer, but (J)in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets.

John Eats the Little Book

Then the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, “Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth.”

So I went to the angel and said to him, “Give me the little book.”

And he said to me, (K)“Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”

10 Then I took the little book out of the angel’s hand and ate it, (L)and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, (M)my stomach became bitter. 11 And [d]he said to me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings.”

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 10:4 NU, M sounded,
  2. Revelation 10:4 NU, M omit to me
  3. Revelation 10:5 NU, M right hand
  4. Revelation 10:11 NU, M they

Chapter 10

A Small Scroll: Sweet and Bitter.[a] Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, his legs were like pillars of fire, and his hand held a small scroll that had been opened.

Placing his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, the angel gave forth a great shout like the roar of a lion. And when he shouted, the seven thunders spoke. After the seven thunders had spoken, I was preparing to write when I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders have spoken, but do not write it down.”

Then the angel whom I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven and swore by him who lives forever and ever and who created heaven and earth and the sea and everything that is in them: “There will be no further delay. When the time comes for the seventh angel to sound his trumpet, the mysterious purpose of God[b] will be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants the Prophets.”

Then I again heard the voice that had spoken to me from heaven, and it said, “Go and take that open scroll from the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” Therefore, I went to the angel and asked him to give me the small scroll. He replied, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but in your mouth it will taste as sweet as honey.”

10 I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. In my mouth it did taste as sweet as honey, but when I had eaten it my stomach turned sour. 11 Then I was told, “You must prophesy once again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.”

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 10:1 The large scroll, whose seven seals are being broken one after another, is said to contain the entire History of Salvation, which unfolds from Christ’s Death and Resurrection to the day of the final judgment. This history is brought to mind from the viewpoint of the destiny of the Jewish people, but the last episode in this history includes the judgment and salvation of the nations, which are here set forth.
    An angel brings forth and unrolls another text; the messenger dominates heaven and the sea, i.e., his announcement concerns the whole universe. The scroll that the angel is holding here contains the story of clashes between the Church and the forces that control the pagan world. It is a small scroll, because the events told in it are connected with the history of Israel, in which the end of Jerusalem introduces the era of the nations.
    There will be no more delay. Everything remains secret, yet everything will be played out between the sixth and the seventh trumpet. The scene of the scroll that is eaten was inspired by an account of Ezekiel (2:8—3:3). The revelation is sweet and bitter: sweet because it is a word of salvation and makes known the final triumph of Christ and his faithful; bitter because it announces the trials and tribulations that in so many texts of the Bible precede the judgment of God. The Gospel speaks of the joy of the woman giving birth in sorrow (Jn 16:21).
  2. Revelation 10:7 The mysterious purpose of God: literally, “the mystery of God,” i.e., the end of the present age when the power of evil will be overcome (see Rev 17:1—19:4, 11-21; 20:7-10; Rom 16:25f; 2 Thes 2:6-12) and the Kingdom of God is established and all creation is renewed (see Rev 21:1—22:5).