The Scroll and the Lamb
1 In the right hand of the one sitting on the throne I saw a scroll that had writing on the inside and on the outside. And it was sealed in seven places. 2 I saw a mighty angel ask with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” 3 No one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.
4 I cried hard because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it. 5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop crying and look! The one who is called both the ‘Lion from the Tribe of Judah’ and ‘King David's Great Descendant’ has won the victory. He will open the scroll and its seven seals.”
6 Then I looked and saw a Lamb standing in the center of the throne surrounded by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb looked as if it had once been killed. It had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God, sent out to all the earth.
7 The Lamb went over and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who sat on the throne. 8 After he had taken it, the four living creatures and the 24 elders knelt down before him. Each of them had a harp and a gold bowl full of incense, which are the prayers of God's people. 9 Then they sang a new song,
“You are worthy
to receive the scroll
and open its seals,
because you were killed.
And with your own blood
you bought for God
people from every tribe,
language, nation, and race.
10 You let them become kings
and serve God as priests,
and they will rule on earth.”
11 As I looked, I heard the voices of a large number of angels around the throne and the voices of the living creatures and of the elders. There were millions and millions of them, 12 and they were saying in a loud voice,
“The Lamb who was killed
is worthy to receive power,
riches, wisdom, strength,
honor, glory, and praise.”
13 Then I heard all beings in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and in the sea offer praise. Together, all of them were saying,
“Praise, honor, glory,
and strength
forever and ever
to the one who sits
on the throne
and to the Lamb!”
14 The four living creatures said “Amen,” while the elders knelt down and worshiped.
Grāmata un Jērs
1 Labajā rokā tam, kas sēd tronī, es ieraudzīju rakstu rulli, aprakstītu no abām pusēm un aizzīmogotu septiņiem zīmogiem. 2 Un es redzēju varenu eņģeli skaļā balsī saucam: kas ir cienīgs atvērt rakstu rulli un salauzt tā zīmogus? 3 Neviens nedz debesīs, nedz uz zemes, nedz zem zemes nevarēja atvērt rakstu rulli un tajā ielūkoties; 4 un es gauži raudāju, ka nav neviena cienīga, kas varētu atritināt rakstu rulli un tajā ielūkoties. 5 Tad viens no vecajiem man saka: neraudi, redzi, lauva no Jūdas cilts, Dāvida sakne, ir uzvarējis, viņš atvērs rakstu rulli un salauzīs tā septiņus zīmogus. 6 Un es ieraudzīju troņa vidū un četru dzīvo būtņu un vecajo vidū stāvam Jēru, itin kā nokautu. Tam ir septiņi ragi un septiņas acis – tie ir septiņi Dieva gari, kas izsūtīti pa visu zemi. 7 Viņš nāca un paņēma rakstu rulli no tā labās rokas, kas sēd tronī. 8 Kad viņš paņēma rakstu rulli, četras dzīvās būtnes un divdesmit četri vecajie nokrita Jēra priekšā, tiem katram rokā bija cītara un zelta trauki ar kvēpināmām smaržzālēm – kas ir svēto lūgšanas. 9 Viņi dziedāja jaunu dziesmu:
tu esi cienīgs ņemt rakstu rulli
un atvērt tā zīmogus, jo tu tiki nokauts
un esi izpircis Dievam ar savām asinīm ļaudis
no katras cilts un valodas un tautas un tautības,
10 un esi viņus darījis mūsu Dievam par valstību un par priesteriem,
un viņi valdīs pār zemi.
11 Es ieraudzīju un dzirdēju daudzu eņģeļu balsis visapkārt tronim un dzīvajām būtnēm, un vecajiem, un to skaits bija tūkstošu tūkstoši un miriādu miriādes, 12 un viņi sauca varenā balsī:
nokautais Jērs ir cienīgs saņemt
varenību, bagātību, gudrību un spēku,
godu un slavu, un cildinājumu.
13 Un es dzirdēju ikvienu radību debesīs un virs zemes un zem zemes un jūrā un visu, kas vien tur ir, sakām:
lai augstu teikts,
lai gods un godība, un vara
tam, kas sēž tronī, un Jēram mūžu mūžos!
14 Un četras dzīvās būtnes teica: āmen! – un vecajie krita pie zemes un pielūdza.
