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 At this point I had another vision and saw an open door in heaven.
And the voice that sounded like a trumpet, which I had heard speaking to me before, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.” 2 At once the Spirit took control of me. There in heaven was a throne with someone sitting on it. 3 His face gleamed like such precious stones as jasper and carnelian, and all around the throne there was a rainbow the color of an emerald. 4 In a circle around the throne were twenty-four other thrones, on which were seated twenty-four elders dressed in white and wearing crowns of gold. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. In front of the throne seven lighted torches were burning, which are the seven spirits of God. 6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
Surrounding the throne on each of its sides, were four living creatures covered with eyes in front and behind. 7 The first one looked like a lion; the second looked like a bull; the third had a face like a human face; and the fourth looked like an eagle in flight. 8 Each one of the four living creatures had six wings, and they were covered with eyes, inside and out. Day and night they never stop singing:
“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty,
who was, who is, and who is to come.”
9 The four living creatures sing songs of glory and honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever. When they do so, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever and ever. They throw their crowns down in front of the throne and say,
11 “Our Lord and God! You are worthy
to receive glory, honor, and power.
For you created all things,
and by your will they were given existence and life.”
