Apocalisse 1
Nuova Riveduta 2006
Titolo e argomento del libro(A)
1 (B)Rivelazione di Gesù Cristo, che Dio gli diede per mostrare ai suoi servi le cose che devono avvenire tra breve, e che egli ha fatto conoscere mandando il suo angelo al suo servo Giovanni. 2 Egli ha attestato come parola di Dio e testimonianza di Gesù Cristo tutto ciò che ha visto.
3 Beato chi legge e beati quelli che ascoltano le parole di questa profezia e fanno tesoro delle cose che vi sono scritte, perché il tempo è vicino!
Dedica alle sette chiese dell’Asia
4 (C)Giovanni, alle sette chiese che sono in Asia: grazia a voi e pace da colui[a] che è, che era e che viene, dai sette spiriti che sono davanti al suo trono 5 e da Gesù Cristo, il testimone fedele, il primogenito dei morti[b] e il principe dei re della terra. A lui che ci ama[c] e ci ha liberati[d] dai nostri peccati con il suo sangue, 6 che ha fatto di noi un regno e dei sacerdoti[e] al suo Dio e Padre, a lui sia la gloria e la potenza nei secoli dei secoli. Amen.
7 Ecco, egli viene con le nuvole[f] e ogni occhio lo vedrà; lo vedranno anche quelli che lo trafissero[g], e tutte le tribù della terra faranno lamenti per lui. Sì, amen. 8 «Io sono l’alfa e l’omega[h]», dice il Signore Dio[i], «colui che è, che era e che viene, l’Onnipotente».
Il Figlio dell’uomo appare in visione a Giovanni
9 (D)Io, Giovanni, vostro fratello e vostro compagno nella tribolazione, nel regno e nella costanza in Gesù [Cristo], ero nell’isola chiamata Patmos[j] a causa della parola di Dio e della testimonianza di Gesù [Cristo]. 10 Fui rapito dallo Spirito[k] nel giorno del Signore, e udii dietro a me una voce potente come il suono di una tromba che diceva: 11 «Quello che vedi[l] scrivilo in un libro e mandalo alle sette chiese[m]: a Efeso, a Smirne, a Pergamo, a Tiatiri, a Sardi, a Filadelfia e a Laodicea».
12 Io mi voltai per vedere chi mi stava parlando[n]. Come mi fui voltato, vidi sette candelabri d’oro 13 e, in mezzo ai [sette] candelabri, uno simile a un figlio d’uomo, vestito con una veste lunga fino ai piedi e cinto di una cintura d’oro all’altezza del petto. 14 Il suo capo e i suoi capelli erano bianchi come lana candida, come neve; i suoi occhi erano come fiamma di fuoco; 15 i suoi piedi erano simili a bronzo incandescente, arroventato in una fornace[o], e la sua voce era come il fragore di grandi acque. 16 Nella sua mano destra teneva sette stelle; dalla sua bocca usciva una spada a due tagli, affilata, e il suo volto era come il sole quando risplende in tutta la sua forza.
17 Quando lo vidi, caddi ai suoi piedi come morto. Ma egli pose la sua mano destra su di me, dicendo[p]: «Non temere, io sono il primo e l’ultimo, 18 e il vivente[q]. Ero morto, ma ecco sono vivo per i secoli dei secoli, [Amen;] e tengo le chiavi della morte e dell’Ades. 19 Scrivi dunque[r] le cose che hai viste, quelle che sono e quelle che devono avvenire in seguito, 20 il mistero delle sette stelle che hai viste nella mia destra e 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.
Footnotes
- Apocalisse 1:4 M pace da Dio, colui...
- Apocalisse 1:5 TR dai morti.
- Apocalisse 1:5 TR che ci ha amati.
- Apocalisse 1:5 TR e M ci ha lavato.
- Apocalisse 1:6 TR dei re e dei sacerdoti; +Es 19:6.
- Apocalisse 1:7 +Da 7:13.
- Apocalisse 1:7 +Za 12:10.
- Apocalisse 1:8 Io sono l’alfa e l’omega, ovvero il primo e l’ultimo (cfr. Ap 1:17; 22:13); TR l’alfa e l’omega, il principio e la fine.
- Apocalisse 1:8 TR omette Dio.
- Apocalisse 1:9 Patmos, piccola isola del mar Egeo.
- Apocalisse 1:10 Fui rapito dallo Spirito, lett. fui/mi ritrovai in Spirito.
- Apocalisse 1:11 TR «Io sono l’alfa e l’omega, il primo e l’ultimo» e «Quello che vedi…
- Apocalisse 1:11 TR alle sette chiese che sono in Asia.
- Apocalisse 1:12 Chi mi stava parlando, lett. la voce che parlava con me.
- Apocalisse 1:15 TR e M come se fossero stati arroventati in una fornace.
- Apocalisse 1:17 TR dicendomi.
- Apocalisse 1:18 +Is 48:12.
- Apocalisse 1:19 TR omette dunque.
Revelation 1
The Voice
Prologue
1 This is the revelation of Jesus the Anointed, the Liberating King: an account of visions and a heavenly journey. God granted this to Him so He would show His followers the realities that are already breaking into the world and soon will be fulfilled. Through His heavenly messenger, He revealed to His servant John signs and insight into these mysteries. 2 John, in turn, gave witness to the word of God and to the glorious truth revealed about Jesus, the Anointed One, the Chosen Ruler, by carefully describing everything he saw.
3 Blessings come to those who read and proclaim these words aloud; blessings come to those who listen closely and put the prophetic words recorded here into practice. The finale is approaching.
4 I, John, to the seven churches in Asia:
May you experience God’s favor and rest in the peace that comes from the One who is, the One who was, and the One who is coming; from the seven Spirits, the Perfect Spirit, constantly before God’s throne; 5 and from Jesus the Anointed, the Witness who is true and faithful, the first to emerge from death’s cold womb, the chosen Ruler over all the kings and rulers of the earth.
To the One who loves us and liberated us from the grip of our evil deeds through His very own blood 6 and who established us to be His kingdom and priests for God, His Father. May glory and power be His throughout all the ages. Amen.
7 Look! He is coming with the clouds, in glory.
He will capture every eye,
Even of those who pierced Him through.
All the nations of the earth will be pierced with grief when He appears.
Yes, may all this be done according to His plan. Amen.
Lord God: 8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, [the very beginning and the very end,][a] the One who is, the One who was, and the One who is coming: the All Powerful.
9 I, John, your brother who shares with you this journey in persecution and the establishment of the Kingdom and endurance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the ministry of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day (the first day of the week), and I heard a voice behind me. It sounded like the blast of a trumpet.
A Voice: 11 [I am the Alpha and the Omega, the very beginning and the very end.][b] Make a book of what you see, write it down, and send it to the seven churches [which are in Asia][c]: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.
12 When I turned around to see what sort of voice this was that was addressing me, I saw seven golden lampstands. 13 And among the lampstands, I saw One like the Son of Man right in front of me dressed in a long robe. Across His chest was draped a golden sash. 14 His head and hair were pure white, white as wool and white as snow; His eyes blazed like a fiery flame; 15 His feet gleamed like brightly polished bronze, purified to perfection in a furnace; His voice filled the air and sounded like a roaring waterfall. 16 He held seven stars in His right hand, from His mouth darted a sharp double-edged sword, and His face shone a brilliant light, like the blinding sun.
The Son of Man is none other than the risen Jesus shining in glory, moving among the lampstands.
17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet. It was as though I were dead. But He reached down and placed His right hand on me.
The One: This is not the time for fear; I am the First and the Last, 18 and I am the living One. I entered the realm of the dead; but see, I am alive now and for all the ages—even ages to come. [Amen.][d] I possess the keys to open the prison of death and hades.
19 Now write down all you have seen—all that is and all that will be. 20 Regarding the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the heavenly messengers who preside over the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches themselves.
Revelation 1
King James Version
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
Revelation 1
New King James Version
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
- Revelation 1:1 quickly or swiftly
- Revelation 1:5 NU loves us and freed; M loves us and washed
- Revelation 1:6 NU, M a kingdom
- Revelation 1:8 NU, M omit the Beginning and the End
- Revelation 1:8 NU, M Lord God
- Revelation 1:9 NU, M omit both
- Revelation 1:11 NU, M omit “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and,
- Revelation 1:11 NU, M omit which are in Asia
- Revelation 1:17 NU, M omit to me
- Revelation 1:18 Lit. Unseen; the unseen realm
- Revelation 1:19 NU, M Therefore, write
- Revelation 1:20 hidden truth
- Revelation 1:20 Or messengers
- Revelation 1:20 NU, M omit which you saw
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