Revelation

1I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book written inside and outside, sealed shut with seven seals.

2I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?”

3No one in heaven above, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book or to look in it.

4Then I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look in it.

5One of the elders said to me, “Don’t weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome: he who opens the book and its seven seals.”

6I saw in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

7Then he came, and he took it out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne.

8Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

9They sang a new song, saying,“You are worthy to take the bookand to open its seals,for you were killed,and bought us for God with your blood out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

10and made us kings and priests to our God;and we will reign on the earth.”

11I looked, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders. The number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands,

12saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!”

13I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!”

14The four living creatures said, “Amen!” Then theelders fell down and worshiped.

书卷和羔羊

1我看见坐宝座的右手中有书卷，里外都写着字，用七印封严了。

2我又看见一位大力的天使大声宣传说：「有谁配展开那书卷，揭开那七印呢？」

3在天上、地上、地底下，没有能展开、能观看那书卷的。

4因为没有配展开、配观看那书卷的，我就大哭。

5长老中有一位对我说：「不要哭！看哪，犹大支派中的狮子，大卫的根，他已得胜，能以展开那书卷，揭开那七印。」

6我又看见宝座与四活物，并长老之中有羔羊站立，像是被杀过的，有七角七眼，就是 神的七灵，奉差遣往普天下去的。

7这羔羊前来，从坐宝座的右手里拿了书卷。

8他既拿了书卷，四活物和二十四位长老就俯伏在羔羊面前，各拿着琴和盛满了香的金炉；这香就是众圣徒的祈祷。

9他们唱新歌，说：你配拿书卷， 配揭开七印； 因为你曾被杀， 用自己的血 从各族、各方、各民、各国中买了人来， 叫他们归于 神，

10又叫他们成为国民， 作祭司归于 神， 在地上执掌王权。

11我又看见且听见，宝座与活物并长老的周围有许多天使的声音；他们的数目有千千万万，

12大声说：曾被杀的羔羊是配得 权柄、丰富、智慧、能力、 尊贵、荣耀、颂赞的。

13我又听见在天上、地上、地底下、沧海里，和天地间一切所有被造之物，都说：但愿颂赞、尊贵、荣耀、权势 都归给坐宝座的和羔羊， 直到永永远远！

14四活物就说：「阿们！」众长老也俯伏敬拜。