Apocalisse 2
La Nuova Diodati
2 «All'angelo della chiesa in Efeso scrivi: queste cose dice colui che tiene le sette stelle nella sua destra e che cammina in mezzo ai sette candelabri d'oro.
2 Io conosco le tue opere, la tua fatica e la tua costanza e che non puoi sopportare i malvagi, e hai messo alla prova coloro che si dicono apostoli e non lo sono, e li hai trovati bugiardi.
3 Tu hai sopportato, hai costanza e per amore del mio nome ti sei affaticato senza stancarti.
4 Ma io ho questo contro di te: che hai lasciato il tuo primo amore.
5 Ricordati dunque da dove sei caduto, ravvediti e fa' le opere di prima; se no verrò presto da te e rimuoverò il tuo candelabro dal suo posto, se non ti ravvedi.
6 Tuttavia hai questo, che odi le opere dei Nicolaiti, che odio anch'io.
7 Chi ha orecchi, ascolti ciò che lo Spirito dice alle chiese: a chi vince io darò da mangiare dell'albero della vita, che è in mezzo al paradiso di Dio».
8 «E all'angelo della chiesa in Smirne scrivi: queste cose dice il primo e l'ultimo, che morí e tornò in vita.
9 Io conosco le tue opere, la tua tribolazione, la tua povertà (tuttavia tu sei ricco) e la calunnia di coloro che si dicono Giudei e non lo sono, ma sono una sinagoga di Satana.
10 Non temere ciò che dovrai soffrire ecco, il diavolo sta per gettare alcuni di voi in prigione per mettervi alla prova, e avrete una tribolazione per dieci giorni Sii fedele fino alla morte e ti darò la corona della vita.
11 Chi ha orecchi, ascolti ciò che lo Spirito dice alle chiese: chi vince non sarà certamente colpito dalla seconda morte».
12 «E all'angelo della chiesa in Pergamo scrivi: queste cose dice colui che ha la spada affilata a due tagli.
13 Io conosco le tue opere e dove tu abiti, là dove Satana ha il suo trono; tuttavia tu rimani fedele al mio nome e non hai rinnegato la fede in me neppure nei giorni in cui il mio fedele testimone Antipa fu ucciso tra di voi, là dove abita Satana.
14 Ma ho alcune cose contro di te: tu hai colà alcuni che ritengono la dottrina di Balaam, il quale insegnò a Balak a porre un'insidia davanti ai figli d'Israele per farli cadere, inducendoli a mangiare cose sacrificate agli idoli e a fornicare.
15 Cosí hai pure alcuni che ritengono la dottrina dei Nicolaiti, la qual cosa io odio.
16 Ravvediti dunque, altrimenti verrò presto da te e combatterò contro di loro con la spada della mia bocca.
17 Chi ha orecchi, ascolti ciò che lo Spirito dice alle chiese: a chi vince io darò da mangiare della manna nascosta, e gli darò una pietruzza bianca, e sulla pietruzza sta scritto un nuovo nome che nessuno conosce, se non colui che lo riceve».
18 «E all'angelo della chiesa in Tiatira scrivi: queste cose dice il Figlio di Dio, che ha gli occhi come fiamma di fuoco e i cui piedi sono simili a bronzo lucente.
19 Io conosco le tue opere, il tuo amore, la tua fede, il tuo servizio e la tua costanza, e so che le tue ultime opere sono piú numerose delle prime.
20 Ma ho alcune cose contro di te: tu permetti a quella donna Iezabel, che si dice profetessa, di insegnare e di sedurre i miei servi inducendoli a fornicare e a mangiare cose sacrificate agli idoli.
21 Le ho dato tempo per ravvedersi dalla sua fornicazione, ma lei non si è ravveduta.
22 Ecco, io la getto in un letto di sofferenze e quelli che commettono adulterio con lei, in una grande tribolazione, se non si ravvedono dalle loro opere.
23 E farò perire con la morte i suoi figli; e tutte le chiese conosceranno che io sono colui che investiga le menti e i cuori, e renderò a ciascuno di voi secondo le sue opere.
24 Ma a voi e agli altri che sono in Tiatira, a quanti non hanno questa dottrina e non hanno conosciuto le profondità di Satana, come essi le chiamano, io dico: non vi impongo alcun altro peso;
25 ma tenete fermamente a ciò che avete finché io venga.
26 A chi vince e ritiene fino alla fine le opere mie, darò potestà sulle nazioni;
27 ed egli le governerà con uno scettro di ferro ed esse saranno frantumate come vasi d'argilla, come anch'io ho ricevuto autorità dal Padre mio;
28 e darò a lui la stella del mattino.
29 Chi ha orecchi, ascolti ciò che lo Spirito dice alle chiese».
Revelation 2
New King James Version
The Loveless Church
2 “To the [a]angel of the church of Ephesus write,
‘These things says (A)He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, (B)who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands: 2 (C)“I know your works, your labor, your [b]patience, and that you cannot [c]bear those who are evil. And (D)you have tested those (E)who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; 3 and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have (F)not become weary. 4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, (G)or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent. 6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 (H)“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give (I)to eat from (J)the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’
The Persecuted Church
8 “And to the [d]angel of the church in Smyrna write,
‘These things says (K)the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life: 9 “I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are (L)rich); and I know the blasphemy of (M)those who say they are Jews and are not, (N)but are a [e]synagogue of Satan. 10 (O)Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. (P)Be faithful until death, and I will give you (Q)the crown of life.
11 (R)“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by (S)the second death.” ’
The Compromising Church
12 “And to the [f]angel of the church in Pergamos write,
‘These things says (T)He who has the sharp two-edged sword: 13 “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of (U)Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, (V)to eat things sacrificed to idols, (W)and to commit sexual immorality. 15 Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, [g]which thing I hate. 16 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and (X)will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
17 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden (Y)manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone (Z)a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.” ’
The Corrupt Church
18 “And to the [h]angel of the church in Thyatira write,
‘These things says the Son of God, (AA)who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: 19 (AB)“I know your works, love, [i]service, faith, and your [j]patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. 20 Nevertheless I have [k]a few things against you, because you allow [l]that woman (AC)Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, [m]to teach and seduce My servants (AD)to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 And I gave her time (AE)to [n]repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent. 22 Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of [o]their deeds. 23 I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who (AF)searches[p] the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.
24 “Now to you I say, [q]and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the (AG)depths of Satan, as they say, (AH)I [r]will put on you no other burden. 25 But hold fast (AI)what you have till I come. 26 And he who overcomes, and keeps (AJ)My works until the end, (AK)to him I will give power over the nations—
27 ‘He(AL) shall rule them with a rod of iron;
They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’—
as I also have received from My Father; 28 and I will give him (AM)the morning star.
29 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’
Footnotes
- Revelation 2:1 Or messenger
- Revelation 2:2 perseverance
- Revelation 2:2 endure
- Revelation 2:8 Or messenger
- Revelation 2:9 congregation
- Revelation 2:12 Or messenger
- Revelation 2:15 NU, M likewise.
- Revelation 2:18 Or messenger
- Revelation 2:19 NU, M faith, service
- Revelation 2:19 perseverance
- Revelation 2:20 NU, M against you that you tolerate
- Revelation 2:20 M your wife Jezebel
- Revelation 2:20 NU, M and teaches and seduces
- Revelation 2:21 NU, M repent, and she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.
- Revelation 2:22 NU, M her
- Revelation 2:23 examines
- Revelation 2:24 NU, M omit and
- Revelation 2:24 NU, M omit will
Apocalypse 2
La Bible du Semeur
Les lettres aux sept Églises
A l’Eglise qui est à Ephèse
2 A l’ange[a] de l’Eglise qui est à Ephèse, écris : « Voici ce que dit celui qui tient les sept étoiles dans sa main droite et qui marche au milieu des sept chandeliers d’or :
2 Je connais ta conduite, la peine que tu prends et ta persévérance. Je sais que tu ne peux pas supporter les méchants : tu as mis à l’épreuve ceux qui se prétendent apôtres et qui ne le sont pas, et tu as décelé qu’ils mentaient. 3 Tu as de la persévérance, tu as souffert à cause de moi et tu ne t’es pas lassé.
4 J’ai cependant un reproche à te faire : tu as abandonné l’amour que tu avais au début. 5 Allons ! Rappelle-toi d’où tu es tombé ! Change et reviens à ta conduite première ! Sinon, je viendrai à toi, et je déplacerai ton chandelier si tu ne changes pas. 6 Voici pourtant une chose que tu as en ta faveur : tu détestes les œuvres des Nicolaïtes[b], tout comme moi.
7 Que celui qui a des oreilles écoute ce que l’Esprit dit aux Eglises. Au vainqueur, je donnerai à manger du fruit de l’arbre de vie[c] qui est dans le paradis de Dieu. »
A l’Eglise qui est à Smyrne
8 A l’ange de l’Eglise qui est à Smyrne, écris : « Voici ce que dit celui qui est le premier et le dernier[d], celui qui était mort et qui est à nouveau vivant :
9 Je connais ta détresse et ta pauvreté – et pourtant tu es riche. Je sais les calomnies de ceux qui se disent juifs mais qui ne le sont pas : c’est une synagogue de Satan. 10 N’aie pas peur des souffrances qui t’attendent. Voici, le diable va jeter plusieurs d’entre vous en prison, pour vous tenter, et vous connaîtrez dix jours[e] de détresse. Sois fidèle jusqu’à la mort, et je te donnerai la vie pour couronne.
11 Que celui qui a des oreilles écoute ce que l’Esprit dit aux Eglises. Au vainqueur, la seconde mort[f] ne causera pas de mal. »
A l’Eglise qui est à Pergame
12 A l’ange de l’Eglise qui est à Pergame, écris : « Voici ce que dit celui qui tient l’épée aiguisée à double tranchant :
13 Je sais que là où tu habites, Satan a son trône[g]. Mais tu me restes fermement attaché, tu n’as pas renié ta foi en moi, même aux jours où Antipas, mon témoin fidèle, a été mis à mort chez vous, là où habite Satan.
14 J’ai pourtant quelques reproches à te faire : tu as chez toi des gens attachés à la doctrine de Balaam[h] qui avait appris au roi Balaq à tendre un piège aux Israélites pour les amener à pécher en mangeant des viandes provenant des sacrifices offerts aux idoles et en se livrant à la débauche. 15 De même, tu as, toi aussi, des gens attachés à la doctrine des Nicolaïtes. 16 Change donc, sinon je viens à toi sans tarder et je vais combattre ces gens-là avec l’épée qui sort de ma bouche.
17 Que celui qui a des oreilles écoute ce que l’Esprit dit aux Eglises. Au vainqueur, je donnerai la manne cachée et une pierre blanche ; sur cette pierre est gravé un nom nouveau[i], que personne ne connaît sauf celui qui le reçoit. »
A l’Eglise qui est à Thyatire
18 A l’ange de l’Eglise qui est à Thyatire, écris : « Voici ce que dit le Fils de Dieu, dont les yeux sont comme une flamme ardente et les pieds comme du bronze[j]:
19 Je connais tes œuvres, ton amour, ta fidélité, ton service et ta persévérance. Je sais que tes dernières œuvres sont plus nombreuses que les premières.
20 Pourtant, j’ai un reproche à te faire : tu laisses cette femme, cette Jézabel[k] qui se dit prophétesse, égarer mes serviteurs en leur enseignant à participer au culte des idoles, en se livrant à la débauche et en mangeant les viandes des sacrifices. 21 Je lui ai laissé du temps pour qu’elle change, mais elle ne veut pas renoncer à son immoralité. 22 Voici : je la jette, elle et ses compagnons de débauche, sur un lit de grande détresse, à moins qu’ils changent en renonçant à agir selon son enseignement. 23 Je livrerai ses disciples à la mort. Ainsi, toutes les Eglises reconnaîtront que je suis celui qui sonde les pensées et les désirs secrets. Je rétribuerai chacun de vous selon ses actes.
24 Quant à vous, les autres membres de l’Eglise qui est à Thyatire, vous qui ne suivez pas cet enseignement et qui n’avez pas voulu connaître ce qu’ils appellent “les profondeurs de Satan[l]”, je vous le déclare : je ne vous impose pas d’autre fardeau. 25 Mais tenez fermement ce que vous avez jusqu’à ce que je vienne.
26 Au vainqueur, à celui qui continue à agir jusqu’à la fin selon mon enseignement, je donnerai autorité sur tous les peuples : 27 il les dirigera avec un sceptre de fer, comme on brise les poteries d’argile[m], 28 ainsi que j’en ai reçu, moi aussi, le pouvoir de mon Père. Et je lui donnerai l’étoile du matin.
29 Que celui qui a des oreilles écoute ce que l’Esprit dit aux Eglises. »
Footnotes
- 2.1 Ce terme signifie aussi : messager, envoyé.
- 2.6 Cette secte ne nous est connue que par ce que Jean en dit ici ; leur doctrine et leur morale se déduisent des versets 2, 14, 20, 24.
- 2.7 Gn 2.9.
- 2.8 Voir note 1.17.
- 2.10 C’est-à-dire pendant une période relativement brève.
- 2.11 C’est-à-dire la mort éternelle, la mort physique étant la première (voir 20.6, 14 ; 21.8).
- 2.13 C’est-à-dire y règne en maître. Pergame était célèbre pour ses temples d’idoles et pour la ferveur avec laquelle on y adorait l’empereur romain.
- 2.14 Allusion à un devin, Balaam, que le roi Balaq a payé pour maudire les Israélites (Nb 22 à 24). N’ayant pas réussi, il eut recours à un autre moyen pour les décimer (Nb 25.1-2 ; 31.16).
- 2.17 Les vainqueurs des jeux olympiques recevaient de telles pierres sur lesquelles était gravé leur nom.
- 2.18 Voir Dn 10.6.
- 2.20 Voir 1 R 16.31 ; 2 R 9.22.
- 2.24 Il s’agit certainement d’un enseignement secret, réservé aux initiés de cette secte, qui s’accompagnait de pratiques immorales (v. 20-21).
- 2.27 Ps 2.8-9.
Revelation 2
New International Version
To the Church in Ephesus
2 “To the angel[a] of the church in Ephesus(A) write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand(B) and walks among the seven golden lampstands.(C) 2 I know your deeds,(D) your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested(E) those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.(F) 3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name,(G) and have not grown weary.
4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.(H) 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent(I) and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand(J) from its place. 6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans,(K) which I also hate.
7 Whoever has ears, let them hear(L) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(M) I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,(N) which is in the paradise(O) of God.
To the Church in Smyrna
8 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna(P) write:
These are the words of him who is the First and the Last,(Q) who died and came to life again.(R) 9 I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich!(S) I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not,(T) but are a synagogue of Satan.(U) 10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you,(V) and you will suffer persecution for ten days.(W) Be faithful,(X) even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.(Y)
11 Whoever has ears, let them hear(Z) what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.(AA)
To the Church in Pergamum
12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum(AB) write:
These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.(AC) 13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me,(AD) not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness,(AE) who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.(AF)
14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you:(AG) There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam,(AH) who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols(AI) and committed sexual immorality.(AJ) 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.(AK) 16 Repent(AL) therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.(AM)
17 Whoever has ears, let them hear(AN) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(AO) I will give some of the hidden manna.(AP) I will also give that person a white stone with a new name(AQ) written on it, known only to the one who receives it.(AR)
To the Church in Thyatira
18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira(AS) write:
These are the words of the Son of God,(AT) whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze.(AU) 19 I know your deeds,(AV) your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel,(AW) who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.(AX) 21 I have given her time(AY) to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling.(AZ) 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery(BA) with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds,(BB) and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.(BC)
24 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you,(BD) 25 except to hold on to what you have(BE) until I come.’(BF)
26 To the one who is victorious(BG) and does my will to the end,(BH) I will give authority over the nations(BI)— 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter(BJ) and will dash them to pieces like pottery’[b](BK)—just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star.(BL) 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear(BM) what the Spirit says to the churches.
Footnotes
- Revelation 2:1 Or messenger; also in verses 8, 12 and 18
- Revelation 2:27 Psalm 2:9
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