1 Un es redzēju citu varenu eņģeli nonākam no debesīm; tas bija tērpts mākonī, un varavīksne bija virs viņa galvas; viņa vaigs bija kā saule un viņa kājas kā uguns stabi. 2 Viņa rokā bija maza atvērta grāmata. Viņš lika savu labo kāju uz jūru un kreiso uz zemi, 3 un viņš sauca stiprā balsī, kā kad lauva rūc; un, kad viņš sauca, tad septiņi pērkoni savām balsīm runāja. 4 Un, kad septiņi pērkoni bija runājuši, es to gribēju uzrakstīt; tad dzirdēju balsi no debesīm saucam: "Apzīmogo, ko tie septiņi pērkoni runājuši un neuzraksti to." 5 Un eņģelis, ko es redzēju stāvam uz jūras un uz zemes, pacēla savu labo roku pret debesīm 6 un zvērēja pie Tā, kas dzīvo mūžīgi mūžam, kas radījis debesis un visu, kas debesīs, zemi un visu, kas uz zemes, un jūru un visu, kas jūrā: 7 laika vairs nebūs, bet septītā eņģeļa vēstījuma dienās, kad tas sāks bazūni pūst, ir piepildīts Dieva noslēpums, kā Viņš to ir pasludinājis Saviem kalpiem praviešiem. 8 Un balss, ko es dzirdēju no debesīm, runāja atkal uz mani, sacīdama: "Ej, ņem atvērto grāmatu, kura ir rokā eņģelim, kas stāv uz jūras un zemes." 9 Un es gāju pie eņģeļa un prasīju viņam, lai tas man dod šo mazo grāmatu. Viņš man teica: "Ņem un apēd to, un tā būs rūgta tavās iekšās, bet salda kā medus tavā mutē." 10 Un es paņēmu grāmatiņu no eņģeļa rokas un apēdu to, un tā bija manā mutē salda kā medus; bet, kad to biju apēdis, tā manās iekšās bija rūgta. 11 Un uz mani saka: "Tev būs atkal pravietot par tautām un ciltīm, par valodām un daudziem ķēniņiem."
The Angel and the Little Scroll
1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down out of heaven. He was wrapped in a cloud and had a rainbow around his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like columns of fire. 2 He had a small scroll open in his hand. He put his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, 3 and called out in a loud voice that sounded like the roar of lions. After he had called out, the seven thunders answered with a roar. 4 As soon as they spoke, I was about to write. But I heard a voice speak from heaven, “Keep secret what the seven thunders have said; do not write it down!”
5 Then the angel that I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven 6 and took a vow in the name of God, who lives forever and ever, who created heaven, earth, and the sea, and everything in them. The angel said, “There will be no more delay! 7 But when the seventh angel blows his trumpet, then God will accomplish his secret plan, as he announced to his servants, the prophets.”
8 Then the voice that I had heard speaking from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go and take the open scroll which is in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.”
9 I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it; it will turn sour in your stomach, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.”
10 I took the little scroll from his hand and ate it, and it tasted sweet as honey in my mouth. But after I swallowed it, it turned sour in my stomach. 11 Then I was told, “Once again you must proclaim God's message about many nations, races, languages, and kings.”
