Apocalypse 1
La Bible du Semeur
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 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.
- 1.1 Ou : d’une manière soudaine, inattendue.
- 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).
- 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).
- 1.4 Le chiffre sept symbolise la perfection, la totalité.
- 1.5 Qualification du Messie reprise d’Es 55.4.
- 1.5 Voir 1 Co 15.20, 23.
- 1.6 Voir Ex 19.6.
- 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).
- 1.7 Za 12.10, 14.
- 1.8 Première et dernière lettres de l’alphabet grec (comparer 21.6 ; 22.13).
- 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.
- 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.
- 1.10 Cette expression (jour dominical) est déjà appliquée au premier jour de la semaine (dimanche) par Ignace d’Antioche, un contemporain de Jean.
- 1.15 Cette description renvoie à plusieurs textes de l’Ancien Testament : Dn 7.13 ; 10.5 ; 7.9 ; 10.6.
- 1.16 Voir Es 49.2.
- 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).
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 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
Pahayag 1
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version
Panimula
1 Ang pahayag ni Jesu-Cristo na ibinigay sa kanya ng Diyos upang ipakita sa kanyang mga lingkod kung ano ang malapit nang maganap. Ipinaalam ito ni Jesu-Cristo sa pamamagitan ng pagsugo ng kanyang anghel sa lingkod niyang si Juan, 2 na nagpatotoo sa salita ng Diyos at sa ipinahayag ni Jesu-Cristo, at maging sa mga bagay na nakita niya. 3 Pinagpala ang bumabasa ng mga salita ng propesiyang ito sa mga tao, at ang mga nakikinig at tumutupad ng mga bagay na nakasulat dito, sapagkat malapit na ang takdang panahon.
4 Mula (A) kay Juan: Sa pitong iglesya sa Asia:
Sumainyo nawa ang biyaya at kapayapaan mula sa kanya na siyang kasalukuyan, nakaraan at siyang darating, at mula sa pitong espiritu na nasa harapan ng kanyang trono, 5 at (B) mula kay Jesu-Cristo, ang tapat na saksi, ang pangunahin sa mga binuhay mula sa kamatayan, at pinuno ng mga hari sa lupa.
Doon sa umiibig at nagpalaya[a] sa atin mula sa ating mga kasalanan sa pamamagitan ng kanyang dugo, 6 at ginawa (C) tayong isang kaharian, mga pari para sa kanyang Diyos at Ama, sa kanya ang kaluwalhatian at kapangyarihan magpakailanman. Amen.
7 Tingnan (D) ninyo! Dumarating siyang nasa mga ulap;
makikita siya ng bawat mata,
maging ng mga sumaksak sa kanya,
at tatangis dahil sa kanya ang lahat ng lipi sa daigdig.
Mangyari nawa. Amen.
8 “Ako (E) ang Alpha at ang Omega,” ang sabi ng Panginoong Diyos, na siyang kasalukuyan, nakaraan at siyang darating, ang Makapangyarihan sa lahat.
Pangitain tungkol kay Cristo
9 Akong si Juan, ang inyong kapatid na kabahagi ninyo sa pag-uusig, sa kaharian at sa pagtitiis para kay Jesus, ay nasa pulo na tinatawag na Patmos alang-alang sa salita ng Diyos at pagpapatotoo ni Jesus. 10 Sa araw ng Panginoon, ako ay nasa Espiritu, at narinig ko sa aking likuran ang isang malakas na tinig na parang sa trumpeta 11 na nagsasabi, “Isulat mo sa balumbon ang nakikita mo at ipadala mo ito sa pitong iglesya: sa Efeso, sa Smirna, sa Pergamo, sa Tiatira, sa Sardis, sa Filadelfia, at sa Laodicea.”
12 Lumingon ako para tingnan kung kaninong tinig ang nangusap sa akin. Sa aking paglingon nakakita ako ng pitong gintong ilawan, 13 (F) at sa gitna ng mga ilawang ito, nakita ko ang isang gaya ng Anak ng Tao na nakasuot ng mahabang damit at sa kanyang dibdib ay may bumabalot na gintong bigkis. 14 Ang (G) (H) kanyang ulo at buhok ay puti tulad ng balahibo ng tupa, kasimputi ng niebe; ang kanyang mga mata'y tulad ng ningas ng apoy, 15 (I) ang kanyang mga paa'y tulad ng tansong pinakintab na parang dinalisay sa pugon, at ang kanyang tinig ay tulad ng ingay ng rumaragasang tubig. 16 Ang kanang kamay niya'y may hawak na pitong bituin, at mula sa kanyang bibig, lumabas ang isang matalas na tabak na dalawa ang talim, at ang mukha niya'y tulad ng araw na matinding sumisikat.
17 Nang makita (J) ko siya, bumulagta akong parang patay sa kanyang paanan. Ipinatong niya ang kanyang kamay sa akin at sinabi, “Huwag kang matakot; Ako ang una at ang huli, 18 at ang nabubuhay! Ako'y namatay, ngunit tingnan mo, ako ay buhay magpakailanpaman. Hawak ko ang mga susi ng kamatayan at ng Hades.[b] 19 Kaya isulat mo ang nakita mo, kung ano ang kasalukuyan, at kung ano ang mangyayari pagkatapos nito. 20 Tungkol naman sa hiwaga ng pitong bituin na nakita mo sa aking kanang kamay, at ang pitong gintong ilawan: ang pitong bituin ay ang mga anghel ng pitong iglesya, at ang pitong ilawan ay ang pitong iglesya.
Footnotes
- Pahayag 1:5 Sa ibang manuskrito naghugas.
- Pahayag 1:18 o daigdig ng mga patay.
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