Revelation, 4

1. After these things, I saw, and behold, a door was opened in heaven, and the voice that I heard speaking with me first was like a trumpet, saying: “Ascend to here, and I will reveal to you what must occur after these things.”

1. Nakon toga vidjeh: gle, vrata otvorena na nebu! A onaj prijašnji glas, što ga ono zaèuh kao glas trublje što govoraše sa mnom, reèe: "Uziði ovamo i pokazat æu ti što se ima dogoditi nakon ovoga!"

2. And immediately I was in the Spirit. And behold, a throne had been placed in heaven, and there was One sitting upon the throne.

2. I odmah se u duhu zanijeh kad gle: prijestolje stajaše na nebu i na prijestolje Netko sjede.

3. And the One who was sitting there was similar in appearance to a stone of jasper and sardius. And there was an iridescence surrounding the throne, in aspect similar to an emerald.

3. Taj što sjede bijaše nalik na jaspis i sard. A uokolo prijestolja duga slièna smaragdu.

4. And surrounding the throne were twenty-four smaller thrones. And upon the thrones, twenty-four elders were sitting, clothed entirely in white vestments, and on their heads were gold crowns.

4. Uokolo prijestolja dvadeset i èetiri prijestolja, a na prijestolja sjedoše dvadeset i èetiri starješine, obuèene u bijele haljine, sa zlatnim vijencima na glavi.

5. And from the throne, lightnings and voices and thunders went forth. And there were seven burning lamps before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.

5. Od prijestolja izlaze munje, i glasovi, i gromovi; pred prijestoljem gori sedam ognjenih zubalja, to jest sedam duhova Božjih,

6. And in view of the throne, there was something that seemed like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. And in the middle of the throne, and all around the throne, there were four living creatures, full of eyes in front and in back.

6. a pred prijestoljem kao neko stakleno more, nalik na prozirac. U sredini prijestolja, oko prijestolja, èetiri biæa, sprijeda i straga puna oèiju:

7. And the first living creature resembled a lion, and the second living creature resembled a calf, and the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature resembled a flying eagle.

7. prvo biæe slièno lavu, drugo biæe slièno juncu, treæe biæe s licem kao èovjeèjim, èetvrto biæe slièno leteæem orlu.

8. And each of the four living creatures had upon them six wings, and all around and within they are full of eyes. And they took no rest, day or night, from saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.”

8. Ta su èetiri biæa - u svakoga po šest krila - sve naokolo i iznutra puna oèiju. Bez predaha dan i noæ govore: "Svet! Svet! Svet Gospodin, Bog Svevladar, Onaj koji bijaše i koji jest i koji dolazi!"

9. And while those living creatures were giving glory and honor and blessings to the One sitting upon the throne, who lives forever and ever,

9. I kad god biæa dadu slavu i èast pohvalnicu Onomu koji sjedi na prijestolju, Živomu u vijeke vjekova,

10. the twenty-four elders fell prostrate before the One sitting upon the throne, and they adored him who lives forever and ever, and they cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

10. dvadeset i èetiri starješine padnu nièice pred Onim koji sjedi na prijestolju i poklone se njemu - Živomu u vijeke vjekova. I stavljaju svoje vijence pred prijestolje govoreæi:

11. “You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you have created all things, and they became and were created because of your will.”

11. "Dostojan si, Gospodine, Bože naš, primiti slavu i èast i moæ! Jer ti si sve stvorio, i tvojom voljom sve postade i bi stvoreno!"