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.
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.”
