Worship in Heaven
1 After this, I looked and saw a door that opened into heaven. Then the voice that had spoken to me at first and that sounded like a trumpet said, “Come up here! I will show you what must happen next.” 2 Right then the Spirit took control of me, and there in heaven I saw a throne and someone sitting on it. 3 The one who was sitting there sparkled like precious stones of jasper and carnelian. A rainbow that looked like an emerald surrounded the throne.
4 Twenty-four other thrones were in a circle around that throne. And on each of these thrones there was an elder dressed in white clothes and wearing a gold crown. 5 Flashes of lightning and roars of thunder came out from the throne in the center of the circle. Seven torches, which are the seven spirits of God, were burning in front of the throne. 6 Also in front of the throne was something that looked like a glass sea, clear as crystal.
Around the throne in the center were four living creatures covered front and back with eyes. 7 The first creature was like a lion, the second one was like a bull, the third one had the face of a human, and the fourth was like a flying eagle. 8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings, and their bodies were covered with eyes. Day and night they never stopped singing,
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord,
the all-powerful God,
who was and is
and is coming!”
9 The living creatures kept praising, honoring, and thanking the one who sits on the throne and who lives forever and ever. 10 At the same time the 24 elders knelt down before the one sitting on the throne. And as they worshiped the one who lives forever, they placed their crowns in front of the throne and said,
11 “Our Lord and God,
you are worthy
to receive glory,
honor, and power.
You created all things,
and by your decision they are
and were created.”
1 Pēc tam es redzēju, un raugi: durvis atvērtas debesīs, un pirmā balss, ko es dzirdēju kā bazūni ar mani runājam, sacīja: "Uzkāp šurp, un es rādīšu tev, kam jānotiek turpmāk!" 2 Tūliņ es tapu aizrauts garā, un raugi: goda krēsls celts debesīs; goda krēslā kāds sēdēja. 3 Tas, kas sēdēja, pēc skata līdzīgs dārgakmeņiem jaspīdam un sardijam, un ap goda krēslu bija varavīksnes loks, kas izskatījās kā smaragds. 4 Ap goda krēslu divdesmit četri krēsli, krēslos sēdēja divdesmit četri vecaji, apģērbti baltās drēbēs, viņiem galvā zelta vainagi. 5 No goda krēsla nāk zibeņi, balsis, pērkoni; septiņas uguns lāpas dega goda krēsla priekšā, kas ir septiņi Dieva gari. 6 Goda krēsla priekšā kā stikla jūra, līdzīga kristālam. Goda krēsla vidū un goda krēslam apkārt četras dzīvas būtnes pilnas acīm, no priekšas un muguras puses. 7 Pirmā līdzīga lauvam, otra līdzīga vērsim, trešai kā cilvēka seja un ceturtā līdzīga skrejošam ērglim. 8 Un četras dzīvas būtnes, kam katrai pa seši spārni, kas pilni acīm visapkārt un iekšpusē un bez mitēšanās dienu un nakti sauc: "Svēts, svēts, svēts Kungs Dievs, Visuvaldītājs, kas bija, kas ir un kas nāks." 9 Kad dzīvās būtnes dod slavu, godu un pateicību Tam, ko redz goda krēslā un kas dzīvo mūžu mūžos, 10 tad divdesmit četri vecaji metas zemē Tā priekšā, kas sēd goda krēslā, un pielūdz To, kas dzīvo mūžu mūžos, un noliek savus vainagus goda krēsla priekšā, sacīdami: 11 "Tu Kungs, mūsu Dievs, Tu esi cienīgs saņemt slavu, godu un spēku, jo Tu esi radījis visas lietas, ar Tavu gribu visas lietas bija un ir radītas."
