Prologue

The revelation of[a] Jesus Christ that God gave him to show his servants(A) what must soon take place.(B) He made it known by sending his angel(C) to his servant John,(D) who testified to the word of God and to the testimony[b] of Jesus Christ,(E) whatever he saw.[c] Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy,(F) and blessed are those who hear the words of this prophecy and keep[d] what is written in it, because the time is near.

John: To the seven churches in Asia. Grace and peace(G) to you from[e] the one who is, who was, and who is to come,(H) and from the seven spirits[f](I) before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,(J) the firstborn from the dead(K) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.(L)

To him who loves us and has set us free[g] from our sins by his blood,(M) and made us a kingdom,[h] priests[i](N) to his God and Father—to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.(O)

Look, he is coming with the clouds,(P)
and every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him.
And all the tribes[j] of the earth[k](Q)
will mourn over him.[l][m] (R)
So it is to be. Amen.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(S) says the Lord God, “the one who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

John’s Vision of the Risen Lord

I, John, your brother and partner in the affliction,(T) kingdom,(U) and endurance(V) that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.(W) 10 I was in the Spirit[n](X) on the Lord’s day, and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet(Y) 11 saying, “Write(Z) on a scroll[o] what you see and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

12 Then I turned to see whose voice(AA) it was that spoke to me. When I turned I saw seven golden lampstands,(AB) 13 and among the lampstands was one like the Son of Man,[p](AC) dressed in a robe(AD) and with a golden sash wrapped around his chest.(AE) 14 The hair of his head was white as wool—white as snow(AF)—and his eyes like a fiery flame.(AG) 15 His feet were like fine bronze as it is fired in a furnace,(AH) and his voice like the sound of cascading[q] waters.(AI) 16 He had seven stars in his right hand; a sharp double-edged sword came from his mouth,(AJ) and his face was shining like the sun at full strength.(AK)

17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man.(AL) He laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid. I am the First and the Last,(AM) 18 and the Living One.(AN) I was dead, but look—I am alive forever and ever,(AO) and I hold the keys(AP) of death and Hades. 19 Therefore write what you have seen,(AQ) what is, and what will take place after this. 20 The mystery(AR) of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels[r] of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands[s] are the seven churches.(AS)

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 Or Revelation of, or A revelation of
  2. 1:2 Or witness
  3. 1:2 Or as many as he saw
  4. 1:3 Or follow, or obey
  5. 1:4 Other mss add God
  6. 1:4 Or the sevenfold Spirit
  7. 1:5 Other mss read has washed us
  8. 1:6 Other mss read kings and
  9. 1:6 Or made us into (or to be) a kingdom of priests; Ex 19:6
  10. 1:7 Or peoples
  11. 1:7 Gn 12:3; 28:14; Zch 14:17
  12. 1:7 Or will wail because of him
  13. 1:7 Dn 7:13; Zch 12:10
  14. 1:10 Or in spirit; lit I became in the Spirit
  15. 1:11 Or book
  16. 1:13 Or like a son of man
  17. 1:15 Lit many
  18. 1:20 Or messengers
  19. 1:20 Other mss add that you saw

La revelación de Jesucristo

La Revelación[a] de Jesucristo, que Dios(A) le dio, para mostrar a Sus siervos(B) las cosas que deben suceder pronto(C). Él la dio a conocer[b] enviándola por medio de Su ángel(D) a Su siervo Juan(E), quien dio testimonio de la palabra de Dios(F) y del testimonio de Jesucristo(G), y de todo lo que vio. Bienaventurado[c] el que lee y los que oyen las palabras de la profecía(H) y guardan las cosas que están escritas en ella, porque el tiempo está cerca(I).

Saludo a las siete iglesias

Juan(J), a las siete iglesias(K) que están en Asia[d](L): Gracia y paz a ustedes(M), de parte de Aquel(N) que es y que era y que ha de venir, y de parte de los siete Espíritus que están delante de Su trono(O), y de parte de Jesucristo, el testigo fiel(P), el primogénito de los muertos(Q) y el soberano de los reyes de la tierra(R). Al que nos ama(S) y nos libertó[e] de nuestros pecados con[f] Su sangre, e hizo de nosotros un reino(T), sacerdotes(U) para Dios, Su Padre[g](V), a Él sea la gloria y el dominio por los siglos de los siglos(W). Amén. Él viene con las nubes(X), y todo ojo lo verá(Y), aun los que lo traspasaron; y todas las tribus[h] de la tierra harán lamentación por Él(Z). Sí. Amén.

«Yo soy el Alfa y la Omega[i](AA) », dice el Señor Dios(AB), «el que es y que era y que ha de venir, el Todopoderoso(AC)».

Visión de Cristo

Yo, Juan(AD), hermano de ustedes(AE) y compañero(AF) en la tribulación, en el reino(AG) y en la perseverancia(AH) en Jesús, me encontraba en la isla llamada Patmos, por causa de la palabra de Dios y del testimonio de Jesús(AI). 10 Estaba yo en el Espíritu(AJ) en el día del Señor(AK), y oí detrás de mí una gran voz, como sonido de trompeta(AL), 11 que decía[j]: «Escribe en un libro[k](AM)lo que ves, y envíalo a las siete iglesias(AN): a Éfeso(AO), Esmirna(AP), Pérgamo(AQ), Tiatira(AR), Sardis(AS), Filadelfia(AT)y Laodicea(AU)».

12 Entonces me volví para ver de quién era la voz que hablaba conmigo, y al volverme, vi siete candelabros de oro(AV). 13 En medio de los candelabros(AW), vi a uno semejante al Hijo del Hombre[l](AX), vestido con una túnica que le llegaba hasta los pies(AY) y ceñido por el pecho con un cinto de oro(AZ). 14 Su cabeza y Sus cabellos eran blancos como la blanca lana(BA), como la nieve. Sus ojos eran como una llama de fuego(BB). 15 Sus pies se parecían al bronce bruñido(BC) cuando se le ha hecho refulgir en el horno, y Su voz como el ruido de muchas aguas(BD). 16 En Su mano derecha tenía siete estrellas(BE), y de Su boca salía una espada aguda de dos filos(BF). Su rostro(BG) era como el sol cuando brilla con toda su fuerza(BH).

17 Cuando lo vi, caí como muerto a Sus pies(BI). Y Él puso Su mano derecha sobre mí(BJ), diciendo: «No temas(BK), Yo soy el Primero y el Último(BL), 18 y el que vive(BM), y estuve muerto(BN). Pero ahora estoy vivo por los siglos de los siglos, y tengo las llaves de la muerte y del Hades[m](BO). 19 Escribe, pues(BP), las cosas que has visto, y las que son(BQ), y las que han de suceder después de estas(BR). 20 En cuanto al misterio(BS)de las siete estrellas(BT)que viste en Mi mano derecha y de los siete candelabros de oro(BU): las siete estrellas(BV)son los ángeles[n]de las siete iglesias(BW), y los siete candelabros(BX)son las siete iglesias.

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 Gr. Apocalipsis.
  2. 1:1 O la manifestó.
  3. 1:3 O Feliz.
  4. 1:4 I.e. provincia occidental romana de Asia Menor.
  5. 1:5 Algunos mss. dicen: lavó.
  6. 1:5 O en.
  7. 1:6 O Dios y su Padre.
  8. 1:7 I.e. linajes, razas.
  9. 1:8 Algunos mss. agregan: el principio y el fin.
  10. 1:11 Algunos mss. agregan: Yo soy el Alfa y la Omega, el primero y el último.
  11. 1:11 O rollo.
  12. 1:13 O a un hijo de hombre.
  13. 1:18 I.e. región de los muertos.
  14. 1:20 O mensajeros.

Prologue

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) who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God(E) and the testimony of Jesus Christ.(F) 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

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, 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) 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)

“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.

“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

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