1 Efezas draudzes eņģelim raksti: Tā saka tas, kas tur labajā rokā septiņas zvaigznes, un kas staigā septiņu zelta lukturu vidū:
2 Es zinu tavus darbus un pūles, tavu pacietību un ka tu nevari panest ļaunus cilvēkus, un esi pārbaudījis tos, kas saucas par apustuļiem, bet nav, un esi atradis tos par melkuļiem.
3 Tev ir pacietība, tu esi grūtumu nesis mana vārda dēļ un neesi piekusis.
4 Bet man pret tevi ir tas, ka tu esi atstājis savu pirmo mīlestību.
5 Tad nu pārdomā, no kā tu esi atkritis; atgriezies un dari pirmos darbus. Bet ja ne, tad es nākšu pie tevis un nostumšu tavu lukturi no tā vietas, ja tu neatgriezīsies.
6 Bet tas tev ir, ka tu ienīsti Nikolaītu darbus, ko arī es ienīstu.
7 Kam ausis, tas lai dzird, ko gars saka draudzēm: Tam, kas uzvar, es došu ēst no dzīvības koka, kas ir Dieva paradīzē.
8 Un Smirnas draudzes eņģelim raksti: Tā saka pirmais un pēdējais, kas bija miris un tapis dzīvs:
9 Es zinu tavus grūtumus un nabadzību, bet tu esi bagāts, un ka tevi zaimo tic, kas saucas par jūdiem un nav tādi, bet ir sātana sinagoga.
10 Nebīsties par to, ka tev būs jācicš! Redzi, velns metīs cietumā kādus no jums, lai jūs tiktu pārbaudīti. Jums būs bēdas desmit dienas. Esi uzticīgs līdz nāvei, tad es tev došu dzīvības vainagu.
11 Kam ausis, tas lai dzird, ko gars saka draudzēm. To, kas uzvar, neie-vainos otrā nāve.
12 Un Pergamas draudzes eņģelim raksti: Tā saka tas, kam zobens abās pusēs ass:
13 Es zinu, ka tu dzīvo tur, kur sātana tronis, bet tu turies pie mana vārda un neaizliedzi manu ticību, ari Antipas dienās ne, kad mans uzticīgais liecinieks jūsu starpā tapa nokauts tur, kur mājo sātāns.
14 Bet tas vien man ir pret tevi, ka tev tur ir daži Balaama mācības turētāji, kas mācīja Balaku celt apgrēcību Israēla bērnu vidū, ēst elku upurus un piekopt netiklību.
15 Tev tur arī ir daži Nikolaītu mācības cienītāji.
16 Atgriezies! Bet ja ne, tad es nākšu drīzi pie tevis un karošu pret viņiem ar savas mutes zobenu.
17 Kam ausis, tas lai dzird, ko gars saka draudzēm! Tam, kas uzvar, es došu no apslēptās mannas, es viņam došu baltu akmeni, un uz akmens būs jauns vārds rakstīts, ko neviens nezina kā vien tas, kas to dabū.
18 Un Tiatiras draudzes eņģelim raksti: Tā saka Dieva dēls, kam acis kā uguns liesma, kam kājas līdzīgas mir-dzošam vapam:
19 Es zinu tavus darbus, tavu mīlestību, tavu ticību un tavu kalpošanu, un tavu pastāvību, un ka tavi pēdējie darbi ir lielāki nekā pirmie.
20 Bet man ir pret tevi tas, ka tu ļauj vaļu sievietei Jezabelei, kas saucas par pravieti, mācīt un pievilt manus kalpus, piekopt netiklību un ēst elku upupus.
21 Es devu viņai laiku atgriezties, bet viņa negrib atgriezties no savas netiklības.
22 Redzi, es metīšu viņu slimības gultā un tos, kas ar viņu piekopuši netiklību, lielās bēdās, ja tie neatgriezīsies no viņas darbiem.
23 Viņas bērnus es nonāvēšu. Visas draudzes atzīs, ka es tas esmu, kas pārbauda īkstis un sirdis. Es došu jums katram pēc jūsu darbiem.
24 Bet es saku jums visiem, kas esat Tiatirā, kas neturas pie šis mācības, kas nav atzinuši sātana dziļumus, kā viņi saka:
25 Es neuzvelšu jums nekādas citas nastas, bet kas jums ir, to turiet, kamēr es nākšu.
26 Un tam, kas uzvar, kas dara manus darbus līdz galam, es došu varu pār tautām.
27 Un viņš tās ganīs ar dzelzs zizli, kā māla traukus sadauza;
28 Kā es arī pats to no sava tēva esmu dabūjis. Un es došu viņam rīta zvaigzni.
29 Kam ausis, lai dzird, ko gars saka draudzēm.
The Message to Ephesus
1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
“This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks among the seven gold lampstands. 2 I know what you have done; I know how hard you have worked and how patient you have been. I know that you cannot tolerate evil people and that you have tested those who say they are apostles but are not, and have found out that they are liars. 3 You are patient, you have suffered for my sake, and you have not given up. 4 But this is what I have against you: you do not love me now as you did at first. 5 Think how far you have fallen! Turn from your sins and do what you did at first. If you don't turn from your sins, I will come to you and take your lampstand from its place. 6 But this is what you have in your favor: you hate what the Nicolaitans do, as much as I do.
7 “If you have ears, then, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches!
“To those who win the victory I will give the right to eat the fruit of the tree of life that grows in the Garden of God.
The Message to Smyrna
8 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna write:
“This is the message from the one who is the first and the last, who died and lived again. 9 I know your troubles; I know that you are poor—but really you are rich! I know the evil things said against you by those who claim to be Jews but are not; they are a group that belongs to Satan! 10 Don't be afraid of anything you are about to suffer. Listen! The Devil will put you to the test by having some of you thrown into prison, and your troubles will last ten days. Be faithful to me, even if it means death, and I will give you life as your prize of victory.
11 “If you have ears, then, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches!
“Those who win the victory will not be hurt by the second death.
The Message to Pergamum
12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write:
“This is the message from the one who has the sharp two-edged sword. 13 I know where you live, there where Satan has his throne. You are true to me, and you did not abandon your faith in me even during the time when Antipas, my faithful witness, was killed there where Satan lives. 14 But there are a few things I have against you: there are some among you who follow the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak how to lead the people of Israel into sin by persuading them to eat food that had been offered to idols and to practice sexual immorality. 15 In the same way you have people among you who follow the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 Now turn from your sins! If you don't, I will come to you soon and fight against those people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.
17 “If you have ears, then, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches!
“To those who win the victory I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give each of them a white stone on which is written a new name that no one knows except the one who receives it.
The Message to Thyatira
18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira write:
“This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes blaze like fire, whose feet shine like polished brass. 19 I know what you do. I know your love, your faithfulness, your service, and your patience. I know that you are doing more now than you did at first. 20 But this is what I have against you: you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a messenger of God. By her teaching she misleads my servants into practicing sexual immorality and eating food that has been offered to idols. 21 I have given her time to repent of her sins, but she does not want to turn from her immorality. 22 And so I will throw her on a bed where she and those who committed adultery with her will suffer terribly. I will do this now unless they repent of the wicked things they did with her. 23 I will also kill her followers, and then all the churches will know that I am the one who knows everyone's thoughts and wishes. I will repay each of you according to what you have done.
24 “But the rest of you in Thyatira have not followed this evil teaching; you have not learned what the others call ‘the deep secrets of Satan.’ I say to you that I will not put any other burden on you. 25 But until I come, you must hold firmly to what you have. 26-28 To those who win the victory, who continue to the end to do what I want, I will give the same authority that I received from my Father: I will give them authority over the nations, to rule them with an iron rod and to break them to pieces like clay pots. I will also give them the morning star.
29 “If you have ears, then, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches!
