1ثم رأيت ملاكا آخر قويا نازلا من السماء متسربلا بسحابة وعلى راسه قوس قزح ووجهه كالشمس ورجلاه كعمودي نار
1I saw a mighty angel coming down out of the sky, clothed with a cloud. A rainbow was on his head. His face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.
2ومعه في يده سفر صغير مفتوح فوضع رجله اليمنى على البحر واليسرى على الارض
2He had in his hand a little open book. He set his right foot on the sea, and his left on the land.
3وصرخ بصوت عظيم كما يزمجر الاسد. وبعدما صرخ تكلمت الرعود السبعة باصواتها.
3He cried with a loud voice, as a lion roars. When he cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices.
4وبعدما تكلمت الرعود السبعة باصواتها كنت مزمعا ان اكتب فسمعت صوتا من السماء قائلا لي اختم على ما تكلمت به الرعود السبعة ولا تكتبه.
4When the seven thunders sounded, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from the sky saying, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders said, and don’t write them.”
5والملاك الذي رأيته واقفا على البحر وعلى الارض رفع يده الى السماء
5The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to the sky,
6واقسم بالحي الى ابد الآبدين الذي خلق السماء وما فيها والارض وما فيها والبحر وما فيه ان لا يكون زمان بعد
6and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there will no longer be delay,
7بل في ايام صوت الملاك السابع متى ازمع ان يبوّق يتم ايضا سرّ الله كما بشر عبيده الانبياء
7but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as he declared to his servants, the prophets.
8والصوت الذي كنت قد سمعته من السماء كلمني ايضا وقال اذهب خذ السفر الصغير المفتوح في يد الملاك الواقف على البحر وعلى الارض.
8The voice which I heard from heaven, again speaking with me, said, “Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land.”
9فذهبت الى الملاك قائلا له اعطني السفر الصغير. فقال لي خذه وكله فسيجعل جوفك مرّا ولكنه في فمك يكون حلوا كالعسل.
9I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. He said to me, “Take it, and eat it up. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”
10فأخذت السفر الصغير من يد الملاك واكلته فكان في فمي حلوا كالعسل وبعد ما اكلته صار جوفي مرّا.
10I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth. When I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.
11فقال لي يجب انك تتنبأ ايضا على شعوب وامم وألسنة وملوك كثيرين
11They told me, “You must prophesy again over many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.”