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Revelation 1
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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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Revelation 1
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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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Muujintii 1
Somali Bible

MUUJINTII
CIISE MASIIX EE YOOXANAA LOO MUUJIYEY

Bilowga Kitaabkan, Iyo Salaan

1 Tanu waa muujintii Ciise Masiix oo Ilaah isaga siiyey inuu tuso addoommadiisa waxyaalaha waajibka ah inay dhowaan dhacaan. Oo isagu wuxuu taas tusay addoonkiisii Yooxanaa isagoo malaa'igtiisa u soo diraya isaga, 2 kaasoo ka markhaati furay erayga Ilaah iyo markhaatifuridda Ciise Masiix, iyo wixii uu isagu arkay oo dhan. 3 Waxaa barakaysan ka akhriya iyo kuwa maqla erayadii wax sii sheegidda, oo xajiya waxyaalaha ku qoran, waayo, wakhtigii wuu dhow yahay.

4 Anigoo Yooxanaa ah waxaan waxyaalahan u soo qorayaa toddobada kiniisadood oo Aasiya ku yaal. Nimco iyo nabadu ha idiinka yimaadeen kan jira oo jiray oo iman doona, iyo xagga toddobada ruux oo carshigiisa hor jooga, 5 iyo xagga Ciise Masiix oo ah markhaatiga aaminka ah, iyo curadka kuwii dhintay, iyo amiirka boqorrada dhulka. Kan ina jecel oo dembiyadeenna dhiiggiisa inagaga furay, 6 oo boqortooyo inaga dhigay inaynu wadaaddo u ahaanno Ilaaha ah Aabbihiis, isaga ammaanu ha u ahaato iyo dowladnimo weligiis iyo weligiisba. Aamiin. 7 Bal eega, wuxuu la imanayaa daruuraha, oo waxaa isaga arki doona il kasta iyo kuwii isaga wareemay; oo qabiilooyinka dhulka oo dhammuna isagay u barooran doonaan. Haah, saas ha ahaato. Aamiin.

8 Rabbiga Ilaaha ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Anigu waxaan ahay Alfa iyo Oomeega, oo ah kan jira oo jiray oo iman doona, iyo Qaadirka.

Riyadii Masiixa Lagu Arkay

9 Anigoo Yooxanaa ah oo walaalkiin ah iyo mid idinkala qayb galay dhibaatada iyo boqortooyada iyo dulqaadashada ku jira Ciise, waxaan gasiiradda Batmos la yidhaahdo u joogay erayga Ilaah iyo u markhaatifuridda Ciise aawadood. 10 Maalintii Rabbiga waxaan ku jiray Ruuxa, oo waxaan meel iga dambaysa ka maqlay cod weyn oo ah sidii buun oo leh, 11 Wixii aad aragtid buug ku qor, oo waxaad u sii dirtaa toddobada kiniisadood; kuwaas oo ah tan Efesos, iyo tan Simurna, iyo tan Bergamos, iyo tan Tu'ateyra, iyo tan Sardis, iyo tan Filadelfiya, iyo tan La'odikiya.

12 Oo anna dib baan u jeestay inaan arko codkii ila hadlay, oo markii aan dib u jeestay waxaan arkay toddoba laambadood oo dahab ah. 13 Oo laambadaha badhtankooda waxaan ku arkay mid u eg bini-aadan oo qaba khamiis dheer, oo laabtana waxaa ugu xidhnaa suun dahab ah. 14 Oo madaxiisa iyo timihiisuna waxay u caddaayeen sida suuf cad iyo sida baraf oo kale; oo indhihiisuna waxay ahaayeen sida dab ololkiis, 15 oo cagihiisuna waxay u ekaayeen naxaas dhalaalaysa sidii iyadoo foorno lagu safeeyey, codkiisuna wuxuu u ekaa codka biyo badan. 16 Oo gacantiisa midigtaana wuxuu ku haystay toddoba xiddigood, oo afkiisana waxaa ka soo baxay seef soofaysan oo laba af leh, jaahiisuna wuxuu u ekaa qorraxda oo xoog u dhalaalaysa. 17 Oo markii aan arkay ayaan ku hor dhacay sidii mid dhintay. Oo markaasuu gacantiisii midigta ahayd i saaray, oo wuxuu igu yidhi, Ha cabsan. Anigu waxaan ahay kan ugu horreeyey iyo kan ugu dambeeya, 18 iyo kan nool. Anigu waan dhintay, oo bal eeg, waan noolahay tan iyo weligayba, oo waxaan haystaa furayaasha dhimashada iyo [a]Haadees. 19 Haddaba waxaad qortaa waxyaalahaad aragtay iyo waxyaalaha hadda jira iyo waxyaalaha hadda ka dib dhici doona. 20 Toddobada xiddigood oo aad ku aragtay gacantayda midigtaa iyo toddobada laambadood oo dahabka ah qarsoodigooda micnihiisu waxaa weeye sidan, toddobada xiddigood waxaa weeyaan malaa'igaha toddobada kiniisadood, toddobada laambadoodna waxaa weeyaan toddobada kiniisadood.

Footnotes

  1. Muujintii 1:18
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