Uppenbarelseboken 1
Svenska Folkbibeln
1 Detta är Jesu Kristi uppenbarelse, som Gud gav honom för att visa sina tjänare vad som snart måste ske. Han gjorde det känt genom att sända sin ängel till sin tjänare Johannes, 2 som har vittnat om Guds ord och Jesu Kristi vittnesbörd, allt vad han själv har sett. 3 Salig är den som läser upp och saliga är de som lyssnar till profetians ord och tar vara på det som är skrivet i den. Ty tiden är nära.
Hälsning
4 Från Johannes till de sju församlingarna i Asien: Nåd vare med er och frid ifrån honom som är och som var och som kommer, och från de sju andarna framför hans tron, 5 och från Jesus Kristus, det trovärdiga vittnet, den förstfödde från de döda och härskaren över jordens kungar. Han som älskar oss och har friköpt oss från våra synder med sitt blod 6 och som har gjort oss till ett konungadöme, till präster åt sin Gud och Fader, honom tillhör äran och makten i evigheternas evigheter, amen.
7 Se, han kommer med molnen, och varje öga skall se honom,
även de som har genomborrat honom,
och alla jordens stammar skall jämra sig över honom.
Ja, amen.
8 Jag är A och O,[a] säger Herren Gud, han som är och som var och som kommer, den Allsmäktige.
Människosonen uppenbarar sig
9 Jag, Johannes, er broder, som i Jesus delar lidandet och riket och uthålligheten med er, jag befann mig på den ö som kallas Patmos,[b] för Guds ords och Jesu vittnesbörds skull. 10 På Herrens dag kom jag i Anden och hörde bakom mig en stark röst, lik ljudet av en basun, och den sade: 11 "Skriv ner i en bokrulle vad du ser och skicka den till de sju församlingarna i Efesus, Smyrna, Pergamus, Tyatira, Sardes, Filadelfia och Laodicea." 12 Jag vände mig om för att se rösten som talade med mig. Och när jag vände mig om, såg jag sju ljusstakar av guld 13 och mitt ibland ljusstakarna en som liknade Människosonen, klädd i en fotsid klädnad och omgjordad med ett bälte av guld om bröstet. 14 Hans huvud och hår var vitt som vit ull, som snö, och hans ögon var som eldslågor. 15 Hans fötter liknade skinande malm som glöder i smältugnen, och hans röst lät som dånet av väldiga vatten. 16 I sin högra hand höll han sju stjärnor, och ur hans mun gick ett tveeggat, skarpt svärd, och hans ansikte lyste som solen, när den skiner i all sin kraft.
17 När jag såg honom, föll jag ner som död för hans fötter, och han lade sin högra hand på mig och sade: "Var inte förskräckt. Jag är den förste och den siste 18 och den levande. Jag var död, och se, jag lever i evigheternas evigheter och har nycklarna till döden och helvetet.[c] 19 Skriv alltså ner vad du har sett och vad som är och vad som skall ske härefter. 20 Detta är hemligheten med de sju stjärnorna som du har sett i min högra hand och med de sju ljusstakarna av guld: de sju stjärnorna är de sju församlingarnas änglar, och de sju ljusstakarna är de sju församlingarna.
Footnotes
- Uppenbarelseboken 1:8 A och O Alfa och Omega, första och sista bokstaven i det grekiska alfabetet. Se även 22:13.
- Uppenbarelseboken 1:9 Patmos Till denna ö inte långt utanför Efesus hade Johannes blivit förvisad.
- Uppenbarelseboken 1:18 helvetet Grek. Hades.
Uppenbarelseboken 1
Svenska 1917
1 Detta är en uppenbarelse från Jesus Kristus, en som Gud gav honom för att visa sina tjänare, vad som snart skall ske. Och medelst ett budskap genom sin ängel gav han det till känna för sin tjänare Johannes,
2 som här vittnar och frambär Guds ord och Jesu Kristi vittnesbörd, allt vad han själv har sett.
3 Salig är den som får uppläsa denna profetias ord, och saliga äro de som få höra dem och som taga vara på, vad däri är skrivet; ty tiden är nära.
4 Johannes hälsar de sju församlingarna i provinsen Asien. Nåd vare med eder och frid från honom som är, och som var, och som skall komma, så ock från de sju andar, som stå inför hans tron,
5 och från Jesus Kristus, det trovärdiga vittnet, den förstfödde bland de döda, den som är härskaren över konungarna på jorden. Honom som älskar oss, och som har löst oss från våra synder med sitt blod
6 och gjort oss till ett konungadöme, till präster åt sin Gud och Fader, honom tillhör äran och väldet i evigheternas evigheter, amen.
7 Se, han kommer med skyarna, och allas ögon skola se honom, ja ock deras som hava stungit honom; och alla släkter på jorden skola jämra sig vid hans åsyn. Ja, amen.
8 Jag är A och O, säger Herren Gud, han som är, och som var, och som skall komma, den Allsmäktige.
9 Jag, Johannes, eder broder, som med eder har del i bedrövelsen och riket och ståndaktigheten i Jesus, jag befann mig på den ö som heter Patmos, för Guds ords och Jesu vittnesbörds skull.
10 Jag kom i andehänryckning på Herrens dag och fick då bakom mig höra en stark röst, lik ljudet av en basun,
11 och den sade: »Skriv upp i en bok vad du får se, och sänd den till de sju församlingarna i Efesus och Smyrna och Pergamus och Tyatira och Sardes och Filadelfia och Laodicea.»
12 Och jag vände mig om för att se vad det var för en röst som talade till mig; och när jag vände mig om, fick jag se sju gyllene ljusstakar
13 och mitt i bland ljusstakarna någon som liknade en människoson, klädd i en fotsid klädnad och omgjordad kring bröstet med ett gyllene bälte.
14 Hans huvud och hår var vitt såsom vit ull, såsom snö, och hans ögon voro såsom eldslågor.
15 Hans fötter liknade glänsande malm, när den har blivit glödgad i en ugn. Och hans röst var såsom bruset av stora vatten.
16 I sin högra hand hade han sju stjärnor, och från hans mun utgick ett skarpt tveeggat svärd, och hans ansikte var såsom solen, när den skiner i sin fulla kraft.
17 När jag såg honom, föll jag ned för hans fötter, såsom hade jag varit död. Men han lade sin högra hand på mig och sade: »Frukta icke. Jag är den förste och den siste
18 och den levande; jag var död, men se, jag lever i evigheternas evigheter och jag har nycklarna till döden och dödsriket.
19 Så skriv nu upp, vad du har sett, och skriv upp både vad som nu är, och vad som härefter skall ske.
20 Vad angår hemligheten med de sju stjärnorna, som du har sett i min högra hand, och de sju gyllene ljusstakarna, så må du veta att de sju stjärnorna äro de sju församlingarnas änglar, och att de sju ljusstakarna äro de sju församlingarna.»
Revelation 1
Amplified Bible
The Revelation of Jesus Christ
1 This is the [a]revelation of Jesus Christ [His unveiling of the divine mysteries], which God [the Father] gave to Him to show to His bond-servants (believers) the things which must soon take place [in their entirety]; and He sent and communicated it by His angel (divine messenger) to His bond-servant John, 2 who testified and gave supporting evidence to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to everything that he saw [in his visions]. 3 [b]Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and who keep the things which are written in it [heeding them and taking them to heart]; for the time [of fulfillment] is near.
Message to the Seven Churches
4 [c]John, to the seven churches that are in [the province of] [d]Asia: [e]Grace [be granted] to you and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being], from Him Who is [existing forever] and Who was [continually existing in the past] and Who is to come, and from [f]the seven Spirits that are before His throne,(A) 5 and from Jesus Christ, the [g]faithful and trustworthy Witness, the [h]Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who [always] loves us and who [has once for all] [i]freed us [or washed us] from our sins by His own blood (His sacrificial death)—(B) 6 and formed us into a kingdom [as His subjects], [j]priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the power and the majesty and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.(C) 7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes (nations) of the earth will mourn over Him [realizing their sin and guilt, and anticipating the coming wrath]. [k]So it is to be. Amen.(D)
8 “I am the [l]Alpha and the Omega [the Beginning and the End],” says the Lord God, “Who is [existing forever] and Who was [continually existing in the past] and Who is to come, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all].”(E)
The Patmos Vision
9 I, John, your brother and companion in the [m]tribulation and kingdom and patient endurance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos, [exiled there] because of [my preaching of] the word of God [regarding eternal salvation] and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10 I was in the [n]Spirit [in special communication with the Holy Spirit and empowered to receive and record the revelation from Jesus Christ] on the [o]Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet, 11 saying, “Write on a scroll what you see [in this revelation], and send it to the [p]seven churches—to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”
12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And after turning I saw seven golden lampstands; 13 and in the midst of the lampstands I saw someone [q]like the Son of Man, dressed in a robe reaching to His feet, and with a golden sash wrapped around His chest.(F) 14 His head and His hair were white like white wool, [glistening white] like snow; and His [all-seeing] eyes were [flashing] like a flame of fire [piercing into my being].(G) 15 His feet were like burnished [white-hot] bronze, refined in a furnace, and His voice was [powerful] like the sound of many waters.(H) 16 In His right hand He held seven stars, and from His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword [of judgment]; and His face [reflecting His majesty and the [r]Shekinah glory] was like the sun shining in [all] its power [at midday].(I)
17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. And He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last [absolute Deity, the Son of God],(J) 18 and the Ever-living One [living in and beyond all time and space]. I died, but see, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of [absolute control and victory over] death and of Hades (the realm of the dead). 19 So write the things [s]which you have seen [in the vision], and the things [t]which are [now happening], and the things [u]which will take place after these things. 20 As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels ([v]divine messengers) of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
Footnotes
- Revelation 1:1 The God-given disclosures contained in this book relate to both Christ and future events.
- Revelation 1:3 This is the first of the seven promised blessings (beatitudes) of the Revelation. See also 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7, 14.
- Revelation 1:4 John and his brother James were among the first apostles chosen by Jesus, and were the sons of Zebedee and Salome. In addition to the Revelation, John wrote the Gospel and the three letters that bear his name.
- Revelation 1:4 The Roman province of Asia (now western Turkey) was formed in 129 b.c.
- Revelation 1:4 Like Paul, the apostle John takes the standard Jewish greeting of “Peace [Heb shalom] to you” and modifies it by adding grace, without which no one could obtain peace with God.
- Revelation 1:4 A literal translation, perhaps referring to the perfect fullness of the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
- Revelation 1:5 Lit the witness, the faithful.
- Revelation 1:5 Jesus was not the first person to be brought back to life, since He raised others from the dead (the most notable being Lazarus, John 11), but they had to experience death again. Jesus is the first to be restored to life with a glorified (immortal, everlasting) body, never again to die. The word Firstborn may point not only to Jesus’ own resurrection but also to His divine power to resurrect others. The Firstborn (preeminent) is given power over all things.
- Revelation 1:5 Some manuscripts use “freed” (lusanti) while others use “washed” (lousanti). Either reading conveys a similar theological conclusion: Jesus has taken away our sins by His blood.
- Revelation 1:6 All Christians become priests to God in order to offer spiritual sacrifices (1 Pet 2:5) and proclaim His praises (1 Pet 2:9), and they will reign with Christ in the Millennium (20:6).
- Revelation 1:7 Lit Yes, amen.
- Revelation 1:8 An expression of God’s absolute supremacy over all things.
- Revelation 1:9 I.e. persecution because of one’s faith.
- Revelation 1:10 Or spirit. The Greek wording is not decisive, so John could be referring either to being in special communion with the Holy Spirit, or to being in a trance-like state in his own spirit like that experienced by Peter at Joppa (cf Acts 10:10, 11).
- Revelation 1:10 The early church used this term to refer to Sunday, the day of Jesus’ resurrection. The term Kyriake is also the regular word for Sunday in modern Greek.
- Revelation 1:11 These were actual churches in Asia Minor (now western Turkey), and in John’s time there would have been only one church body in each of the cities. They are mentioned in the order in which they would be visited by a messenger traveling northward on the imperial road from Ephesus to Laodicea.
- Revelation 1:13 Or like a son of man. The phrase is a translation of a Hebrew idiom which refers to a man, and John could simply be describing his first impression. But since this proves to be a vision of Christ (v 18), John probably is referring to Him by the title that Jesus so often applied to Himself, a title originating in the Messianic prophecy of Daniel.
- Revelation 1:16 The visible, divine Presence.
- Revelation 1:19 I.e. the vision of ch 1.
- Revelation 1:19 I.e. the events of the present moment (chs 2; 3).
- Revelation 1:19 I.e. the events to come in chs 4-22, after the messages to the churches in chs 2; 3.
- Revelation 1:20 The Greek word for “messenger” is aggelos. When the word is referring to a heavenly being, it is usually not translated, but rather transliterated as “angel”; that is, the Greek letters are converted to their English equivalents, based on the sound of the Greek word. When the word is referring to a human, it is instead translated as “messenger” or the equivalent. So whether “angel” or “messenger” is used depends on the context.
Revelation 1
New International Version
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
- Revelation 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
- Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
- Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10
- Revelation 1:13 See Daniel 7:13.
- Revelation 1:20 Or messengers
Revelation 1
King James Version
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
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