Offenbarung 10
Hoffnung für Alle
Das kleine Buch
10 Dann sah ich einen anderen mächtigen Engel vom Himmel auf die Erde herabkommen. Eine Wolke umgab ihn, und über seinem Kopf wölbte sich ein Regenbogen. Sein Gesicht leuchtete wie die Sonne, und seine Beine glichen lodernden Feuersäulen. 2 In seiner Hand hielt er ein kleines, aufgeschlagenes Buch. Seinen rechten Fuß setzte er auf das Meer, seinen linken auf das Land. 3 Wie Löwengebrüll dröhnte seine Stimme, und laut krachend antworteten ihm die sieben Donner. 4 Doch als ich aufschreiben wollte, was ich hörte, rief mir eine Stimme vom Himmel zu: »Schreib nicht auf, was die sieben Donner geredet haben. Behalt es für dich!«
5 Jetzt erhob der Engel, den ich mit einem Fuß auf dem Meer und mit dem anderen auf dem Land stehen sah, seine rechte Hand zum Himmel. 6 Und er schwor bei dem, der immer und ewig lebt, der den Himmel, die Erde, das Meer und alles Leben geschaffen hat: »Gott wird nicht länger warten! 7 Denn wenn der siebte Engel seine Posaune bläst, wird Gott seinen Plan, dieses große Geheimnis, vollenden, so wie er es seinen Dienern, den Propheten, zugesagt hat.«
8 Noch einmal sprach die Stimme vom Himmel zu mir und forderte mich auf: »Geh und nimm das aufgeschlagene Buch aus der Hand des Engels, der auf dem Meer und auf dem Land steht!« 9 Da ging ich zu dem Engel und bat ihn um das kleine Buch. Er antwortete mir: »Nimm das Büchlein und iss es auf! Es schmeckt süß wie Honig, aber du wirst Magenschmerzen davon bekommen.« 10 So nahm ich das kleine Buch aus seiner Hand und aß es. Es schmeckte wirklich süß wie Honig; aber dann lag es mir schwer im Magen.
11 Da sagte mir jemand: »Gott wird dir noch einmal zeigen, was er mit den Völkern, den Nationen verschiedenster Sprachen und ihren Herrschern vorhat. Das sollst du auch noch bekannt machen!«
Revelation 10
King James Version
10 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:
7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
Revelation 10
English Standard Version
The Angel and the Little Scroll
10 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with (A)a rainbow over his head, and (B)his face was like the sun, and (C)his legs like pillars of fire. 2 (D)He had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land, 3 and called out with a loud voice, (E)like a lion roaring. When he called out, the seven thunders sounded. 4 And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, (F)“Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.” 5 And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land (G)raised his right hand to heaven 6 and swore by (H)him who lives forever and ever, (I)who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, that there would be no more delay, 7 but that (J)in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, (K)just as he announced to his servants the prophets.
8 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” 9 So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, (L)“Take and (M)eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.” 10 And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. It was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter. 11 And I was told, (N)“You must again prophesy about many peoples and nations and languages and kings.”
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