Revelation 1

1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

1 以下是上帝赐给耶稣基督的启示，让祂把必很快发生的事指示祂的众奴仆。因此，祂差遣天使告诉祂的奴仆约翰。

2 who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

2 约翰便为所看见的一切关乎上帝的道和耶稣基督的事做见证。

3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.

3 宣读这预言的人和那些听见并遵守其中内容的人有福了，因为日期近了。

4 John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne,

4–5 我约翰写信给你们亚细亚的七间教会。愿昔在、今在、以后永在的上帝，祂宝座前的七灵 和耶稣基督赐给你们恩典和平安。耶稣基督是忠心的见证人，是首先从死里复活的，是世上君王的首领。祂爱我们，用自己的血救我们脱离罪恶，

5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

6 who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

6 使我们成为祭司的国度 来事奉祂的父上帝。愿荣耀和权柄都归给祂，直到永永远远。阿们！

7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.

7 看啊！祂要驾云降临， 世人都要看见祂，包括曾经刺祂的人。地上的万族都必因祂而哀哭。 这事必定实现。阿们！

8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.

8 主上帝说：“我是阿拉法，我是俄梅加 ，我是昔在、今在、以后永在的全能者。”

9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.

9 我约翰是你们的弟兄，在耶稣里和你们患难与共，同享国度，一起忍耐。我因传扬上帝的道、为主耶稣做见证而到了拔摩海岛上。

10 On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,

10 主日，我被圣灵感动，听见身后有号角般响亮的声音说：

11 saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

11 “把你所看见的写在书上，送给以弗所、士每拿、别迦摩、推雅推喇、撒狄、非拉铁非和老底嘉七间教会。”

12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,

12 我转身看是谁在对我说话，我看见七个金灯台，

13 and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.

13 有一位好像人子的站在这些灯台中间。 祂长袍垂脚，金带围胸，

14 The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.

14 头与发白如羊毛、甚至洁白如雪，双目如炬，

15 His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.

15 双脚像炉中冶炼的铜一样光亮，声音如洪涛。

16 He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

16 祂右手拿着七颗星，口中吐出一把两刃的利剑，面貌如午间烈日。

17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

17 我一看见祂，便仆倒在祂脚前，像死了一样。祂把右手按在我身上，说：“不要害怕！我是首先的，我是末后的，

18 the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

18 我是永活者。我曾经死过，但看啊，我永永远远活着。我掌握死亡和阴间的钥匙。

19 Therefore write down the things you have seen, the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.

19 所以，你要将所看见的一切，就是现在和将来要发生的事都记录下来。

20 This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

20 你所看见在我右手中的七颗星和七个金灯台的奥秘是：七颗星是七间教会的天使 ，七个灯台是七间教会。