Sulul scris şi Mielul

În mâna dreaptă a Celui Ce şedea pe tron am văzut un sul scris pe ambele părţi şi sigilat cu şapte sigilii. Am văzut un înger puternic proclamând cu glas tare: „Cine este vrednic să desfacă sulul şi să-i rupă sigiliile?“ Dar nimeni în cer, nici pe pământ, nici sub pământ n-a putut să desfacă sulul şi să se uite în el. Am plâns mult, pentru că nimeni n-a fost găsit vrednic să desfacă sulul şi să se uite în el. Dar unul dintre bătrâni mi-a zis: „Nu plânge! Iată că Leul din seminţia lui Iuda, Rădăcina lui David, a învins şi este vrednic să desfacă sulul şi cele şapte sigilii ale lui!“

M-am uitat şi am văzut un Miel, care părea înjunghiat, stând în mijlocul tronului şi al celor patru fiinţe vii şi printre bătrâni. Avea şapte coarne[a] şi şapte ochi, care sunt cele şapte duhuri ale lui Dumnezeu, trimise pe întreg pământul. El a venit şi a luat sulul din mâna dreaptă a Celui Ce şedea pe tron. Când Mielul a luat sulul, cele patru fiinţe vii şi cei douăzeci şi patru de bătrâni au căzut la pământ înaintea Lui. Fiecare avea o harfă şi vase de aur pline cu tămâie – care sunt rugăciunile sfinţilor – şi cântau un cântec nou:

„Tu eşti vrednic să iei sulul
    şi să-i rupi sigiliile,
pentru că ai fost înjunghiat
    şi prin sângele Tău ai răscumpărat pentru Dumnezeu
oameni din orice seminţie, limbă, popor şi neam
10 şi i-ai făcut o împărăţie şi preoţi pentru Dumnezeul nostru;
    şi ei vor domni pe pământ!“

11 M-am uitat şi am auzit glasul multor îngeri care erau împrejurul tronului, al fiinţelor vii şi al bătrânilor. Numărul lor era de zece mii de ori zece mii şi de o mie de ori o mie[b]. 12 Ei spuneau cu glas puternic:

„Vrednic este Mielul, Care a fost înjunghiat,
    să primească putere, bogăţie, înţelepciune, tărie,
        onoare, slavă şi laudă!“

13 Apoi, pe orice făptură care este în cer, pe pământ, sub pământ, pe mare, adică orice făptură ce se află în aceste locuri, am auzit-o zicând:

„A Celui Ce şade pe tron şi a Mielului
    să fie lauda, onoarea, slava şi puterea,
        în vecii vecilor!“

14 Şi cele patru fiinţe vii au zis: „Amin!“, iar bătrânii au căzut la pământ şi s-au închinat.

Footnotes

  1. Apocalipsa 5:6 În concepţia antică cornul era un simbol al puterii sau al unui conducător puternic
  2. Apocalipsa 5:11 Un mod de a spune că mulţimea lor era atât de mare, că nu putea fi numărată

The Lamb Takes the Scroll

And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne (A)a scroll written inside and on the back, (B)sealed with seven seals. Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, (C)“Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?” And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it.

So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open [a]and read the scroll, or to look at it. But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, (D)the Lion of the tribe of (E)Judah, (F)the Root of David, has (G)prevailed to open the scroll (H)and [b]to loose its seven seals.”

And I looked, [c]and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood (I)a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and (J)seven eyes, which are (K)the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand (L)of Him who sat on the throne.

Worthy Is the Lamb

Now when He had taken the scroll, (M)the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the (N)prayers of the saints. And (O)they sang a new song, saying:

(P)“You are worthy to take the scroll,
And to open its seals;
For You were slain,
And (Q)have redeemed us to God (R)by Your blood
Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
10 And have made [d]us (S)kings[e] and (T)priests to our God;
And [f]we shall reign on the earth.”

11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice:

“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
To receive power and riches and wisdom,
And strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

13 And (U)every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying:

(V)“Blessing and honor and glory and power
Be to Him (W)who sits on the throne,
And to the Lamb, forever and [g]ever!”

14 Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the [h]twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped [i]Him who lives forever and ever.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 5:4 NU, M omit and read
  2. Revelation 5:5 NU, M omit to loose
  3. Revelation 5:6 NU, M I saw in the midst . . . a Lamb standing
  4. Revelation 5:10 NU, M them
  5. Revelation 5:10 NU a kingdom
  6. Revelation 5:10 NU, M they
  7. Revelation 5:13 M adds Amen
  8. Revelation 5:14 NU, M omit twenty-four
  9. Revelation 5:14 NU, M omit Him who lives forever and ever

The Scroll and the Lamb

Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne (A)a scroll written within and on the back, (B)sealed with seven seals. And (C)I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, (D)the Lion (E)of the tribe of Judah, (F)the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”

And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw (G)a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with (H)seven eyes, which are (I)the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders (J)fell down before the Lamb, (K)each holding a harp, and (L)golden bowls full of incense, (M)which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang (N)a new song, saying,

“Worthy are you to take the scroll
    and to open its seals,
for (O)you were slain, and by your blood (P)you ransomed people for God
    from (Q)every tribe and language and people and nation,
10 and you have made them (R)a kingdom and priests to our God,
    and they shall reign on the earth.”

11 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering (S)myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice,

(T)“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”

13 And I heard (U)every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,

“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”

14 And the four living creatures (V)said, “Amen!” and the elders (W)fell down and worshiped.