Revelation, 10

1. 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:

1. Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven wrapped in a cloud. A rainbow was around his head, his face was like the sun and his legs like pillars of fire.

2. 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,

2. I could see a small book open in his hand. He stood, his right foot planted on the sea and his left on the land,

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

3. and called in a loud voice like the roaring of a lion.

4. 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.

4. not write them down."

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

5. And the angel I saw standing on the sea and land, raised his right hand to heaven,

6. 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:

6. swearing by him who lives for ever and ever, and who created the heavens, the earth, the sea and everything in them. He said, "There is no more delay;

7. 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.

7. as soon as the trumpet call of the seventh angel is heard, the mysterious plan of God will be fulfilled according to the good news he proclaimed through his servants the prophets."

8. 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.

8. And the voice I had heard from heaven spoke again, saying to me, "Go near the angel who stands on the sea and on the land, and take the small book open in his hand."

9. 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.

9. So I approached the angel and asked him for the small book; he said to me, "Take it and eat; although it be sweet as honey in your mouth, it will be bitter to your stomach."

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.

10. I took the small book from the hand of the angel, and ate it. It was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, it turned bitter in my stomach.

11. And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

11. Then I was told, "You must again proclaim God's words about many peoples, nations, tongues and kings."