The Throne in Heaven

After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open(A) in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet(B) said, “Come up here,(C) and I will show you what must take place after this.”(D) At once I was in the Spirit,(E) and there before me was a throne in heaven(F) with someone sitting on it. And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper(G) and ruby.(H) A rainbow(I) that shone like an emerald(J) encircled the throne. Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders.(K) They were dressed in white(L) and had crowns of gold on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder.(M) In front of the throne, seven lamps(N) were blazing. These are the seven spirits[a](O) of God. Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass,(P) clear as crystal.

In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures,(Q) and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.(R) The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.(S) Each of the four living creatures(T) had six wings(U) and was covered with eyes all around,(V) even under its wings. Day and night(W) they never stop saying:

“‘Holy, holy, holy

is the Lord God Almighty,’[b](X)

who was, and is, and is to come.”(Y)

Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne(Z) and who lives for ever and ever,(AA) 10 the twenty-four elders(AB) fall down before him(AC) who sits on the throne(AD) and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,(AE)
for you created all things,
    and by your will they were created
    and have their being.”(AF)

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 4:5 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
  2. Revelation 4:8 Isaiah 6:3

The Throne Room of Heaven(A)

After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing (B)open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a (C)trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.”

Immediately (D)I was in the Spirit; and behold, (E)a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. [a]And He who sat there was (F)like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; (G)and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. (H)Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, (I)clothed in white [b]robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. And from the throne proceeded (J)lightnings, [c]thunderings, and voices. (K)Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are (L)the[d] seven Spirits of God.

Before the throne there [e]was (M)a sea of glass, like crystal. (N)And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. (O)The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. The four living creatures, each having (P)six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:

(Q)“Holy,[f] holy, holy,
(R)Lord God Almighty,
(S)Who was and is and is to come!”

Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, (T)who lives forever and ever, 10 (U)the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

11 “You(V) are worthy, [g]O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
(W)For You created all things,
And by (X)Your will they [h]exist and were created.”

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 4:3 M omits And He who sat there was, making the following a description of the throne.
  2. Revelation 4:4 NU, M robes, with crowns
  3. Revelation 4:5 NU, M voices, and thunderings.
  4. Revelation 4:5 M omits the
  5. Revelation 4:6 NU, M add something like
  6. Revelation 4:8 M has holy nine times.
  7. Revelation 4:11 NU, M our Lord and God
  8. Revelation 4:11 NU, M existed

Pas këtyre gjërave, pashë dhe ja, një derë u hap në qiell dhe zëri i parë që kisha dëgjuar të fliste me mua si bori, tha: “Ngjitu këtu dhe do të të tregoj gjërat që duhet të ndodhin pas këtyre gjërave.”

Dhe menjëherë erdha në frymë; dhe ja, një fron ishte në qiell dhe mbi fron rrinte një i ulur.

Dhe ai që ishte ulur nga pamja i ngjante një guri diaspri dhe sardi; dhe rreth fronit ishte një ylber që i ngjante smeraldit.

Dhe rreth e qark fronit ishin njëzet e katër frone, dhe mbi frone pashë ndenjur njëzet e katër pleq të veshur me petka të bardha; dhe mbi kryet e tyre kishin kurora:

dhe nga froni shpërthenin vetëtima, bubullima dhe zëra; dhe përpara fronit ishin shtatë llamba të ndezura, që janë të shtatë Frymërat e Perëndisë.

Dhe përpara fronit ishte si një det i qelqtë që i ngjante kristalit, dhe në mes të fronit dhe përreth fronit katër kafshë, që ishin plot me sy përpara dhe prapa.

Qenia e parë e gjallë ishte e ngjashme me një luan, edhe qenia e dytë e gjallë e ngjashme me një viç, edhe qenia e tretë e gjallë kishte fytyrë si të njeriut, edhe e katërta ishte e ngjashme me një shqiponjë në fluturim.

Edhe të katër qeniet e gjalla kishin secila nga gjashtë krahë përqark, edhe përbrenda ishin plot me sy; dhe nuk pushojnë kurrë, as ditë as natë, duke thënë: “I shenjtë, i shenjtë, i shenjtë është Zoti Perëndi, i Plotfuqishmi, që ishte, që është dhe që do të vijë!.”

Sa herë që qeniet e gjalla i japin lavdi, nder e të falenderim atij që rri ulur mbi fron, atij që rron në shekuj të shekujve,

10 të njëzet e katër pleq bien përmbys përpara atij që rri mbi fron dhe adhurojnë atë që jeton në shekuj të shekujve dhe i hedhin kurorat e tyre përpara fronit, duke thënë:

11 “Ti je i denjë, o Zot, të marrësh lavdinë, nderimin dhe fuqinë, sepse ti i krijove të gjitha gjëra, dhe nëpërmjet vullnetit tënd ekzistojnë dhe u krijuan.”

¶ Después de estas cosas miré, y he aquí una puerta abierta en el cielo; y la primera voz que oí, era como de trompeta que hablaba conmigo, diciendo: Sube acá, y yo te mostraré las cosas que es necesario que sean hechas después de éstas.

Y luego yo fui en espíritu; y he aquí, un trono que estaba puesto en el cielo, y sobre el trono estaba uno sentado.

Y el que estaba sentado, era al parecer semejante a una piedra de Jaspe y de Sardónice; y un arco del cielo estaba alrededor del trono, semejante en el aspecto a la esmeralda.

Y alrededor del trono había veinticuatro tronos; y vi sobre los tronos veinticuatro ancianos sentados, vestidos de ropas blancas; y tenían sobre sus cabezas coronas de oro.

Y del trono salían relámpagos y truenos y voces; y siete lámparas de fuego estaban ardiendo delante del trono, las cuales son los siete Espíritus de Dios.

Y delante del trono había como un mar de color de vidrio semejante al cristal; y en medio del trono, y alrededor del trono, cuatro animales llenos de ojos delante y detrás.

Y el primer animal era semejante a un león; y el segundo animal, semejante a un becerro, y el tercer animal tenía el rostro como de hombre; y el cuarto animal, semejante a un águila volando.

¶ Y los cuatro animales tenían cada uno por sí seis alas alrededor; y de dentro estaban llenos de ojos; y no cesaban día ni noche, diciendo: Santo, Santo, Santo el Señor Dios Todopoderoso, el que era, y que es, y que ha de venir.

Y cuando aquellos animales dan gloria y honra y alabanza al que está sentado en el trono, al que vive para siempre jamás;

10 los veinticuatro ancianos se postran delante del que está sentado en el trono, y adoraban al que vive para siempre jamás; y echan sus coronas delante del trono, diciendo:

11 Señor, digno eres de recibir gloria y honra y virtud, porque tú creaste todas las cosas, y por tu voluntad tienen ser y fueron creadas.