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Apocalisse 1
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1 Rivelazione di Gesú Cristo, che Dio gli diede per mostrare ai suoi servi le cose che devono accadere rapidamente e che egli fece conoscere, mandandola per mezzo del suo angelo al suo servo Giovanni,

2 il quale ha testimoniato la parola di Dio e la testimonianza di Gesú Cristo, e tutte le cose che ha visto,

3 Beato chi legge e beati coloro che ascoltano le parole di questa profezia e serbano le cose che vi sono scritte, perché il tempo è vicino.

4 Giovanni, alle sette chiese che sono nell'Asia: grazia a voi e pace da colui che è, che era e che ha da venire, e dai sette spiriti che sono davanti al suo trono,

5 e da Gesú Cristo, il testimone fedele, il primogenito dai morti e il Principe dei re della terra. A lui, che ci ha amati, ci ha lavati dai nostri peccati nel suo sangue,

6 e ci ha fatti re e sacerdoti per Dio e Padre suo, a lui sia la gloria e il dominio nei secoli dei secoli. Amen.

7 Ecco egli viene con le nuvole e ogni occhio lo vedrà, anche quelli che lo hanno trafitto; e tutte le tribú della terra faranno cordoglio per lui. Sí, amen.

8 «Io sono l'Alfa e l'Omega, il principio, e la fine», dice il Signore «che è, che era e che ha da venire, l'Onnipotente».

9 Io Giovanni, vostro fratello e compagno nell'afflizione, nel regno e nella costanza di Cristo Gesú, ero nell'isola chiamata Patmos, a motivo della Parola di Dio e della testimonianza di Gesú Cristo.

10 Mi trovai nello Spirito nel giorno del Signore e udii dietro a me una forte voce, come di una tromba,

11 che diceva: «Io sono l'Alfa e l'Omega, il primo e l'ultimo, e ciò che tu vedi scrivilo in un libro e mandalo alle sette chiese che sono in Asia: ad Efeso a Smirne, a Pergamo, a Tiatira, a Sardi, a Filadelfia e a Laodicea».

12 Io mi voltai per vedere la voce che aveva parlato con me. E, come mi fui voltato, vidi sette candelabri d'oro

13 e, in mezzo ai sette candelabri, uno simile a un Figlio d'uomo, vestito d'una veste lunga fino ai piedi e cinto d'una cintura d'oro al petto,

14 Il suo capo e i suoi capelli erano bianchi come bianca lana, come neve, e i suoi occhi somigliavano ad una fiamma di fuoco,

15 I suoi piedi erano simili a bronzo lucente, come se fossero stati arroventati in una fornace e la sua voce era come il fragore di molte acque,

16 Egli aveva nella sua mano destra sette stelle e dalla sua bocca usciva una spada a due tagli, acuta, e il suo aspetto era come il sole che risplende nella sua forza.

17 Quando lo vidi, caddi ai suoi piedi come morto. Ma egli mise la sua mano destra su di me, dicendomi: «Non temere! Io sono il primo e l'ultimo,

18 e il vivente; io fui morto, ma ecco sono vivente per i secoli dei secoli amen; e ho le chiavi della morte e dell'Ades.

19 Scrivi dunque le cose che hai visto quelle che sono e quelle che stanno per accadere dopo queste,

20 il mistero delle sette stelle che hai visto nella mia destra e quello dei sette candelabri d'oro. Le sette stelle sono gli angeli delle sette chiese, e i sette candelabri che hai visto sono le sette chiese».

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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

  1. Revelation 1:1 quickly or swiftly
  2. Revelation 1:5 NU loves us and freed; M loves us and washed
  3. Revelation 1:6 NU, M a kingdom
  4. Revelation 1:8 NU, M omit the Beginning and the End
  5. Revelation 1:8 NU, M Lord God
  6. Revelation 1:9 NU, M omit both
  7. Revelation 1:11 NU, M omit “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and,
  8. Revelation 1:11 NU, M omit which are in Asia
  9. Revelation 1:17 NU, M omit to me
  10. Revelation 1:18 Lit. Unseen; the unseen realm
  11. Revelation 1:19 NU, M Therefore, write
  12. Revelation 1:20 hidden truth
  13. Revelation 1:20 Or messengers
  14. Revelation 1:20 NU, M omit which you saw
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Jésus, le témoin digne de foi

1 Révélation[a] de Jésus-Christ.

Cette révélation, Dieu l’a confiée à Jésus-Christ pour qu’il montre à ses serviteurs ce qui doit arriver bientôt[b] ; et Jésus-Christ, en envoyant son ange, l’a fait connaître à son serviteur Jean. 2 En tant que témoin, celui-ci a annoncé la Parole de Dieu que Jésus-Christ lui a transmise par son propre témoignage : il a annoncé tout ce qu’il a vu. 3 Heureux celui qui donne lecture des paroles de cette prophétie et ceux qui les entendent, et qui obéissent à ce qui est écrit dans ce livre, car le temps est proche.

4 Jean salue les sept Eglises qui sont dans la province d’Asie[c] : que la grâce et la paix vous soient données de la part de celui qui est, qui était et qui vient[d], de la part des sept esprits[e] qui se tiennent devant son trône 5 et de la part de Jésus-Christ, le témoin[f] digne de foi, le premier-né d’entre les morts[g] et le souverain des rois de la terre.

Il nous aime, il nous a délivrés de nos péchés par son sacrifice, 6 il a fait de nous un peuple de rois, des prêtres au service de Dieu[h], son Père : à lui donc soient la gloire et le pouvoir pour l’éternité ! Amen.

7 Voici ! Il vient
au milieu des nuées[i] ,
et tout le monde le verra,
même ceux qui l’ont transpercé,
et toutes les familles de la terre
se lamenteront à cause de lui[j] .
Oui, amen !
8 « Moi je suis l’Alpha et l’Oméga[k] »,
dit le Seigneur Dieu,
celui qui est, qui était et qui vient,
le Tout-Puissant[l].

La vision du Ressuscité

9 Moi, Jean, votre frère, qui partage avec vous la détresse, le royaume et la persévérance dans l’union avec Jésus, j’étais dans l’île de Patmos[m] parce que j’avais proclamé la Parole de Dieu et le témoignage rendu par Jésus. 10 Le jour du Seigneur[n], l’Esprit de Dieu se saisit de moi, et j’entendis derrière moi une voix forte, pareille au son d’une trompette. 11 Elle disait : Inscris dans un livre ce que tu vois, et envoie-le à ces sept Eglises : Ephèse, Smyrne, Pergame, Thyatire, Sardes, Philadelphie et Laodicée.

12 Je me retournai pour découvrir quelle était cette voix. Et l’ayant fait, voici ce que je vis : il y avait sept chandeliers d’or 13 et, au milieu des chandeliers, quelqu’un qui ressemblait à un homme. Il portait une longue tunique, et une ceinture d’or lui entourait la poitrine. 14 Sa tête et ses cheveux étaient blancs comme de la laine blanche, oui, comme la neige. Ses yeux étaient comme une flamme ardente 15 et ses pieds étincelaient comme du bronze incandescent au sortir d’un creuset. Sa voix retentissait comme celle des grandes eaux[o]. 16 Dans sa main droite, il tenait sept étoiles, et de sa bouche sortait une épée aiguisée à double tranchant[p]. Son visage était éblouissant comme le soleil quand il brille de tout son éclat.

17 Quand je le vis, je tombai à ses pieds, comme mort. Alors il posa sa main droite sur moi en disant :

N’aie pas peur. Moi, je suis le premier et le dernier[q], 18 le vivant. J’ai été mort, et voici : je suis vivant pour l’éternité ! Je détiens les clés de la mort et du séjour des morts. 19 Ecris donc ce que tu as vu, ce qui est, et ce qui va arriver ensuite. 20 Mais d’abord voici quel est le secret des sept étoiles que tu as vues dans ma main droite et des sept chandeliers d’or : les sept étoiles sont les anges des sept Eglises et les sept chandeliers les sept Eglises.

Footnotes

  1. 1.1 Traduction du mot apocalypse. Cette révélation a été donnée par le Père au Fils, puis par le Fils à Jean par l’intermédiaire d’un ange.
  2. 1.1 Ou : d’une manière soudaine, inattendue.
  3. 1.4 Localisées dans un cercle de 80 kilomètres autour d’Ephèse, énumérées aux chapitres 2 et 3. Ces Eglises, selon certains, représentent les Eglises de tous les temps (sept symbolise la totalité).
  4. 1.4 Paraphrase du nom de Dieu révélé à Moïse (Ex 3.14-15 ; comparer Hé 13.8). Un écrit juif le désignait comme « Celui qui est, qui était et qui sera » (Targum de Jérusalem).
  5. 1.4 Le chiffre sept symbolise la perfection, la totalité.
  6. 1.5 Qualification du Messie reprise d’Es 55.4.
  7. 1.5 Voir 1 Co 15.20, 23.
  8. 1.6 Voir Ex 19.6.
  9. 1.7 Dn 7.13. Dans plusieurs manifestations de Dieu, il est question des nuées (Ex 19.16 ; Es 6.4 ; Mc 9.7 ; Ac 1.9 ; comparer Mt 24.30 ; 25.31 ; 26.64).
  10. 1.7 Za 12.10, 14.
  11. 1.8 Première et dernière lettres de l’alphabet grec (comparer 21.6 ; 22.13).
  12. 1.8 Voir Ex 3.14. Le terme : Tout-Puissant est la traduction donnée par la Septante de l’expression : le Seigneur des armées célestes. Ce nom était aussi appliqué à l’empereur.
  13. 1.9 Petite île de la mer Egée à une centaine de kilomètres d’Ephèse. Les autorités romaines y exilaient ceux qu’elles jugeaient indésirables.
  14. 1.10 Cette expression (jour dominical) est déjà appliquée au premier jour de la semaine (dimanche) par Ignace d’Antioche, un contemporain de Jean.
  15. 1.15 Cette description renvoie à plusieurs textes de l’Ancien Testament : Dn 7.13 ; 10.5 ; 7.9 ; 10.6.
  16. 1.16 Voir Es 49.2.
  17. 1.17 Voir Es 44.6 et 48.12 où il s’agit de Dieu. Ici il est question de Christ (Ap 2 ; 8 ; 22.13).
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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

  1. Revelation 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
  2. Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
  3. Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10
  4. Revelation 1:13 See Daniel 7:13.
  5. Revelation 1:20 Or messengers
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