Revelation, 1

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:

1. The Revelation of Jesus Christ. God gave it to him to let his servants know what is soon to take place. He sent his angel to make it known to 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.

2. who reports everything he saw, for this is the word of God and the declaration of Jesus Christ.

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.

3. Happy is the one who reads aloud these prophetic words, and happy those who hear them and treasure everything written here, for the time is near.

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;

4. From John to the seven Churches of Asia: receive grace and peace from him who is, who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits of God 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,

5. and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has washed away our sins with 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.

6. making us a kingdom and priests for God his Father, to him be the glory and power 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.

7. See he comes with the clouds and everyone will see him, even those who pierced him; on his account all the nations of the earth will beat his breast. Yes. It will be so.

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.

8. "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, he who is, who was and who is to come: the Master of the universe.

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.

9. I, John, your brother, who share with you, in Jesus, the sufferings, the kingdom and the patient endurance, was on the island of Patmos, because of the Word of God and witnessing to Jesus.

10. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

10. On the Lord's day, the Spirit took possession of me and I heard a voice behind me which sounded like 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.

11. "Write down all that you see, in a book, and send it to the seven Churches of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."

12. And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

12. I turned to see who was speaking to me; behind me were seven golden lampstands

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.

13. and, in the middle of these, I saw someone like a son of man, dressed in a long robe tied 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;

14. His head and his hair are white as wool or as snow and his eyes are like flames 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.

15. His feet are like burnished bronze when it has been refined in a furnace. His voice is like the roaring of the waves.

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.

16. I saw seven stars in his right hand and a sharp, double-edged sword coming out of his mouth; his face shone like the sun in all its brilliance.

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:

17. Seeing him, I fell at his feet like one dead but he touched me with his right hand and said, "Do not be afraid. It is I, 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.

18. I am the living one; I was dead and now I am alive for ever and ever; and mine are the keys of death and the netherworld.

19. Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

19. Now write what you have seen, both what is and what is yet to come.

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.

20. Know the secret of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven Churches and the seven lampstands are the seven Churches.