The Mighty Angel and the Small Scroll

10 Then I saw another mighty angel(A) coming down from heaven, surrounded by a cloud, with a rainbow(B) over his head.[a] His face was like the sun, his legs[b] were like fiery pillars,(C) and he had a little scroll opened in his hand. He put his right foot on the sea, his left on the land, and he cried out with a loud voice like a roaring lion. When he cried out, the seven thunders spoke with their voices. And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write. Then I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders said,(D) and do not write it down!”

Then the angel that I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. He swore an oath by the One who lives forever and ever,(E) who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it: “There will no longer be an interval of time,[c] but in the days of the sound of the seventh angel,(F) when he will blow his trumpet, then God’s hidden plan(G) will be completed, as He announced to His servants[d] the prophets.”(H)

Now the voice that I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, “Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”

So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take and eat it; it will be bitter in your stomach, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”(I)

10 Then I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I ate it, my stomach became bitter.(J) 11 And I was told,[e] “You must prophesy again about[f] many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.”(K)

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 10:1 Or a halo on his head
  2. Revelation 10:1 Or feet
  3. Revelation 10:6 Or be a delay
  4. Revelation 10:7 Or slaves
  5. Revelation 10:11 Lit And they said to me
  6. Revelation 10:11 Or prophesy again against

Ang Anghel at ang Maliit na Balumbon na Aklat

10 Nakita ko ang isa pang malakas na anghel na bumababang mula sa langit na nadaramtan ng ulap na may bahag-hari sa kaniyang ulo. Ang kaniyang mukha ay katulad ng araw at ang kaniyang mga paa ay katulad ng mga paa ng haligi ng apoy.

Mayroon siyang isang bukas na munting aklat sa kaniyang kamay. Ang kaniyang kanang paa ay nakatuntong sa dagat at ang kaniyang kaliwang paa ay sa lupa. Sumigaw siya nang malakas na tinig na katulad ng leong umaatungal. At nang sumigaw siya, ang pitong kulog ay nagsalita sa pamamagitan ng kani-kanilang mga tinig. Nang magsalita ang mga kulog sa pamamagitan ng kani-kanilang mga tinig, susulat na sana ako. At narinig ko ang isang tinig mula sa langit. Sinabi nito sa akin: Selyuhan ang sinabi ng pitong kulog. Huwag mong isulat ang kanilang mga salita.

Ang anghel na nakita kong nakatayo sa dagat at sa lupa ay nagtaas ng kaniyang kamay sa langit. Siya ay sumumpa sa pamamagitan niya na nabubuhay sa magpakailan pa man, na lumalang ng langit at ng mga bagay na naroon, ang lupa at ang mga bagay rito, ang dagat at ang mga bagay rito at sinabi ng anghel: Hindi na maaaring ipagpaliban pa. Subalit sa mga araw na hihipan na ng ikapitong anghel ang kaniyang trumpeta, matatapos na ang hiwaga ng Diyos katulad nang pagpapahayag ng ebangelyo sa kaniyang mga alipin na mga propeta.

At ang tinig na aking narinig mula sa langit ay muling nagsasabi sa akin: Yumaon ka. Kunin mo ang bukas na munting aklat sa kamay ng anghel na nakatuntong sa ibabaw ng dagat at sa ibabaw ng lupa.

At ako ay pumunta sa anghel at sinabi ko sa kaniya: Ibigay mo sa akin ang munting balumbon. At sinabi niya sa akin: Kunin mo at kainin mong lahat ito. Paaasimin nito ang iyong tiyan. Ngunit sa iyong bibig, matamis itong katulad ng pulot. 10 At kinuha ko ang munting aklat mula sa kamay ng anghel. Kinain kong lahat ito. Sa aking bibig ay matamis itong katulad ng pulot. Nang kainin ko ito, naging mapait ang tiyan ko. 11 At sinabi niya sa akin: Dapat na ihayag mong muli ang patungkol sa mga tao, sa mga bansa, sa mga wika at sa mga hari.

The Angel and the Little Scroll

10 Then I saw another mighty angel(A) coming down from heaven.(B) He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow(C) above his head; his face was like the sun,(D) and his legs were like fiery pillars.(E) He was holding a little scroll,(F) which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land,(G) and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion.(H) When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders(I) spoke. And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write;(J) but I heard a voice from heaven(K) say, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down.”(L)

Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land(M) raised his right hand to heaven.(N) And he swore(O) by him who lives for ever and ever,(P) who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it,(Q) and said, “There will be no more delay!(R) But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet,(S) the mystery(T) of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.”(U)

Then the voice that I had heard from heaven(V) spoke to me once more: “Go, take the scroll(W) that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”

So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but ‘in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.’[a](X) 10 I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth,(Y) but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. 11 Then I was told, “You must prophesy(Z) again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”(AA)

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 10:9 Ezek. 3:3

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:

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,

And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

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.

And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,

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:

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.

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.

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.