The Scroll and the Lamb
1 I saw a scroll in the right hand of the one who sits on the throne; it was covered with writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel, who announced in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” 3 But there was no one in heaven or on earth or in the world below who could open the scroll and look inside it. 4 I cried bitterly because no one could be found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside it. 5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Don't cry. Look! The Lion from Judah's tribe, the great descendant of David, has won the victory, and he can break the seven seals and open the scroll.”
6 Then I saw a Lamb standing in the center of the throne, surrounded by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb appeared to have been killed. It had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God that have been sent through the whole earth. 7 The Lamb went and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who sits on the throne. 8 As he did so, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each had a harp and gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God's people. 9 They sang a new song:
“You are worthy to take the scroll
and to break open its seals.
For you were killed, and by your sacrificial death you bought for God
people from every tribe, language, nation, and race.
10 You have made them a kingdom of priests to serve our God,
and they shall rule on earth.”
11 Again I looked, and I heard angels, thousands and millions of them! They stood around the throne, the four living creatures, and the elders, 12 and sang in a loud voice:
“The Lamb who was killed is worthy
to receive power, wealth, wisdom, and strength,
honor, glory, and praise!”
13 And I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, in the world below, and in the sea—all living beings in the universe—and they were singing:
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb,
be praise and honor, glory and might,
forever and ever!”
14 The four living creatures answered, “Amen!” And the elders fell 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.
