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.
Apocalypse 10
La Bible du Semeur
Le petit livre
10 Ensuite je vis un autre ange puissant descendre du ciel, enveloppé d’une nuée. Un arc-en-ciel auréolait sa tête. Son visage rayonnait comme le soleil, et ses jambes ressemblaient à des colonnes de feu. 2 Dans sa main, il tenait un petit livre ouvert. Il posa son pied droit sur la mer et le gauche sur la terre. 3 Il se mit à crier d’une voix forte comme rugit un lion. Quand il eut crié, les sept tonnerres firent retentir leur voix.
4 Quand ils eurent fini de parler, je me disposais à transcrire leur message, lorsqu’une voix venant du ciel me dit : Garde sous le sceau du secret les déclarations des sept tonnerres, ne les note pas.
5 Alors, l’ange que j’avais vu debout sur la mer et sur la terre leva la main droite vers le ciel 6 et jura solennellement[a] par celui qui vit éternellement, qui a créé le ciel et tout ce qui s’y trouve, la terre et tout ce qui s’y trouve, la mer et tout ce qui s’y trouve : Désormais, il n’y aura plus de délai ! 7 Au jour où retentira la trompette du septième ange, tout le plan secret de Dieu s’accomplira, comme il l’a annoncé à ses serviteurs, ses prophètes.
8 De nouveau, la voix que j’avais entendue venant du ciel m’adressa la parole : Va, me dit-elle, prends le livre ouvert dans la main de l’ange qui se tient debout sur la mer et sur la terre.
9 Je m’approchai donc de l’ange, en le priant de me remettre le petit livre.
– Tiens, me dit-il, mange-le. Il te remplira l’estomac d’amertume, mais dans ta bouche, il sera doux comme du miel[b] ! 10 Je pris donc le petit livre de la main de l’ange et je le mangeai. Dans ma bouche, il fut doux comme du miel, mais, après l’avoir mangé, mon estomac fut rempli d’amertume. 11 Alors on me dit : Tu dois encore prophétiser concernant beaucoup de peuples, de nations, de langues et de rois.
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