1 This book is the record of the events that Jesus Christ revealed. God gave him this revelation in order to show to his servants what must happen very soon. Christ made these things known to his servant John by sending his angel to him, 2 and John has told all that he has seen. This is his report concerning the message from God and the truth revealed by Jesus Christ. 3 Happy is the one who reads this book, and happy are those who listen to the words of this prophetic message and obey what is written in this book! For the time is near when all these things will happen.
Greetings to the Seven Churches
4 From John to the seven churches in the province of Asia:
Grace and peace be yours from God, who is, who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits in front of his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first to be raised from death and who is also the ruler of the kings of the world.
He loves us, and by his sacrificial death he has freed us from our sins 6 and made us a kingdom of priests to serve his God and Father. To Jesus Christ be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
7 Look, he is coming on the clouds! Everyone will see him, including those who pierced him. All peoples on earth will mourn over him. So shall it be!
8 “I am the first and the last,” says the Lord God Almighty, who is, who was, and who is to come.
A Vision of Christ
9 I am John, your brother, and as a follower of Jesus I am your partner in patiently enduring the suffering that comes to those who belong to his Kingdom. I was put on the island of Patmos because I had proclaimed God's word and the truth that Jesus revealed. 10 On the Lord's day the Spirit took control of me, and I heard a loud voice, that sounded like a trumpet, speaking behind me. 11 It said, “Write down what you see, and send the book to the churches in these seven cities: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
12 I turned around to see who was talking to me, and I saw seven gold lampstands, 13 and among them there was what looked like a human being, wearing a robe that reached to his feet, and a gold band around his chest. 14 His hair was white as wool, or as snow, and his eyes blazed like fire; 15 his feet shone like brass that has been refined and polished, and his voice sounded like a roaring waterfall. 16 He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth. His face was as bright as the midday sun. 17 When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. He placed his right hand on me and said, “Don't be afraid! I am the first and the last. 18 I am the living one! I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I have authority over death and the world of the dead. 19 Write, then, the things you see, both the things that are now and the things that will happen afterward. 20 Here is the secret meaning of the seven stars that you see in my right hand, and of the seven gold lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
Ievads un sveiciens
1 Šī ir Jēzus Kristus atklāsme, ko viņam deva Dievs, lai saviem kalpiem rādītu, kam jānotiek drīzumā. To visu Kristus darīja zināmu, sūtīdams savu eņģeli pie sava kalpa Jāņa, 2 kas apliecināja visu, ko viņš redzēja – Dieva vārdu un liecību, ko sniedza Jēzus Kristus. 3 Laimīgs, kas lasa un klausās šos pravietojuma vārdus un kas ievēro visu, kas tur rakstīts, jo noliktais laiks ir tuvu. 4 Jānis septiņām draudzēm Āzijas provincē: žēlastība un miers jums no tā, kas ir, kas bija un kas nāk, un no septiņiem gariem, kas ir viņa troņa priekšā, 5 un no Jēzus Kristus, kas ir uzticamais liecinieks, pirmdzimtais no mirušajiem un zemes ķēniņu valdnieks. Viņam, kas mūs mīlējis un ar savām asinīm mūs no mūsu grēkiem atbrīvojis 6 un kas darījis mūs par valstību un priesteriem Dievam un savam Tēvam, – viņam lai gods un vara mūžu mūžos! Āmen! 7 Redzi, viņš nāks ar mākoņiem,
un viņu redzēs ikviena acs,
arī tie, kas viņu caurdūra;
par viņu vaimanās visas zemes ciltis, tā būs. Āmen!
8 “Es esmu Alfa un Omega,” saka Dievs Kungs, “kas ir, bija un nāk, Visuvaldītājs.”
Kristus parādīšanās Jānim
9 Es, Jānis, jūsu brālis un līdzdalībnieks ciešanās, kā arī Dieva valstībā un izturībā Jēzū, nokļuvu Patmas salā Dieva vārda un Jēzus apliecināšanas dēļ. 10 Tā Kunga dienā es tiku aizrauts garā un dzirdēju aiz sevis skaļu balsi, itin kā tauri atskanam: 11 “To, ko tu redzi, ieraksti rakstu rullī un sūti septiņām draudzēm: Efesā, Smirnā, Pergamā, Tiatīrās, Sardās, Filadelfijā un Lāodikejā.” 12 Es pagriezos, lai ieraudzītu, kas ar mani runā tādā balsī, un pagriezies ieraudzīju septiņus zelta gaismekļus 13 un šo gaismekļu vidū kādu līdzīgu Cilvēka Dēlam garā tērpā līdz pat zemei un ap krūtīm apjozušos ar zelta jostu. 14 Viņa galva un mati bija balti kā vilna – kā sniegs un viņa acis kā uguns liesmas, 15 un viņa kājas kā kvēlojoša, krāsnī kausēta bronza un balss kā bangainu ūdeņu balss. 16 Labajā rokā viņš turēja septiņas zvaigznes, un no viņa mutes izgāja abpusgriezīgs ass zobens, un viņa vaigs mirdzēja kā saule visā tās spožumā. 17 Viņu ieraudzījis, es nokritu pie viņa kājām kā miris, un viņš uzlika man savu labo roku un teica: nebīsties, es esmu Pirmais un Pēdējais 18 un Dzīvais. Es biju miris, un redzi – es esmu dzīvs mūžu mūžam, un man pieder nāves un elles atslēgas. 19 Tad nu raksti, ko esi redzējis, kas ir un kas notiks pēc tam. 20 Redzi, noslēpums par septiņām zvaigznēm, ko tu redzēji pie manas labās rokas, un par septiņiem gaismekļiem – septiņas zvaigznes ir septiņu draudžu eņģeļi, un septiņi gaismekļi ir septiņas draudzes.
