1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. 2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. 5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. 6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. 7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. 8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him ; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. 9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, 10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Tronis debesīs
1 Pēc tam es ieraudzīju, un redzi – atvērtas durvis debesīs, un taures skaņai līdzīga balss, ko jau agrāk biju dzirdējis ar mani runājam, saka: uznāc šeit augšā, un es tev rādīšu, kam jānotiek vēlāk. 2 Tūlīt es tiku aizrauts garā, un redzi – debesīs bija tronis, un tronī kāds sēdēja, 3 tas izskatā bija līdzīgs jašmai un serdolikam, un ap troni – varavīksne, līdzīga smaragdam. 4 Tronim visapkārt es ieraudzīju vēl divdesmit četrus troņus un uz tiem divdesmit četrus vecajos sēžam, tērptus baltās drēbēs, un uz viņu galvām bija zelta vainagi. 5 No troņa zibsnī zibeņi un atskan dārdoņa un pērkona grāvieni. Troņa priekšā deg septiņi gaismekļi – tie ir septiņi Dieva gari. 6 Un vēl troņa priekšā ir tāda kā caurspīdīga jūra, kristālam līdzīga, un troņa vidū un tronim visapkārt četras dzīvas būtnes, klātas ar acīm gan no priekšpuses, gan aizmugurē. 7 Pirmā dzīvā būtne ir līdzīga lauvam, otra līdzīga teļam, trešai ir tāda kā cilvēka seja, bet ceturtā līdzīga lidojošam ērglim. 8 Šīm četrām būtnēm katrai ir pa sešiem spārniem, visapkārt no ārpuses un iekšpuses tās klātas ar acīm, un dienu un nakti tās nerimst atkārtot: svēts, svēts, svēts Dievs Kungs, Visuvaldītājs, kas bija, kas ir un kas nāk! 9 Ikreiz, kad šīs dzīvās būtnes slavē un godina to, kas sēd tronī un ir dzīvs mūžu mūžos, un pateicas viņam, 10 divdesmit četri vecajie krīt uz sava vaiga tā priekšā, kas sēd tronī, un pielūdz to, kas dzīvs mūžu mūžos, un liek savus vainagus troņa priekšā, slavēdami:
11 mūsu Kungs un Dievs,
tu esi cienīgs saņemt slavu un godu,
un spēku, jo tu esi radījis visu,
ar tavu gribu viss tapis un pastāv.
