1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; 2 who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand.

4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits that are before his throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood; 6 and he made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.

8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

9 I John, your brother and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and patience which are in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet 11 saying, What thou seest, write in a book and send it to the seven churches: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. 12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And having turned I saw seven golden candlesticks; 13 and in the midst of the candlesticks one like unto a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle. 14 And his head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 15 and his feet like unto burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters. 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last, 18 and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. 19 Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which shall come to pass hereafter; 20 the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks are seven churches.

1 Jeesuse Kristuse Ilmutus, mille Jumal Temale andis, et Ta näitaks Tema sulastele, mis varsti peab sündima; ja seda Ta näitas, läkitades Oma Ingli kaudu Oma sulasele Johannesele,

2 kes on tunnistanud Jumala sõna ja Jeesuse Kristuse tunnistust, kõike, mida ta on näinud.

3 Õnnis on see, kes loeb, ja need, kes kuulevad selle prohvetliku kuulutuse sõnu ja peavad tallel, mis sellesse on kirja pandud; sest aeg on ligidal.

4 Johannes seitsmele Aasia kogudusele: armu teile ja rahu Sellelt, Kes on ja Kes oli ja Kes tuleb; ja neilt seitsmelt vaimult, kes on Tema aujärje ees;

5 ja Jeesuselt Kristuselt, Kes on ustav tunnistaja, esmasündinu surnute seast ja maailma kuningate valitseja. Temale, Kes meid on armastanud ja meid on vabastanud meie pattudest Oma Verega,

6 ja on meid teinud kuningriigiks, preestriks Jumalale ja Oma Isale, Temale olgu au ja vägi ajastute ajastuteni! Aamen.

7 Vaata, Tema tuleb pilvedega ja kõik silmad saavad Teda näha, ja need, kes Tema läbi pistsid, ja kõik maa suguharud tõstavad kaebehäält Tema pärast. Tõepoolest, aamen!

8 „Mina olen A ja O", ütleb Issand Jumal, Kes on ja Kes oli ja Kes tuleb, Kõigeväeline.

9 Mina, Johannes, teie vend ja teie kaaslane viletsuses ja kuningriigis ja kannatlikkuses Jeesuses, olin saarel, mida kutsutakse Patmoseks, Jumala sõna ja Jeesuse Kristuse tunnistuse pärast.

10 Ma olin vaimus Issanda päeval ja kuulsin oma selja taga suurt, otsekui pasuna häält,

11 mis ütles: „Mida sa näed, kirjuta raamatusse ja läkita neile seitsmele kogudusele: Efesosse ja Smürnasse ja Pergamoni ja Tüatiirasse ja Sardesesse ja Filadelfiasse ja Laodikeasse!"

12 Ja ma pöördusin ümber vaatama seda häält, mis minuga rääkis. Ja kui ma olin pöördunud, nägin ma seitset kuld küünlajalga.

13 Ja keset neid seitset küünlajalga üht, kes oli Inimese Poja sarnane, riietatud pika rüüga ja vöötatud rinde alt kuldvööga.

14 Tema pea ja juuksed olid valged nagu valge vill, nagu lumi, ja Tema silmad nagu tuleleek;

15 ja Tema jalad olid otsekui ahjus hõõguv, hiilgav vasemaak ja Tema hääl oli nagu suurte vete kohin.

16 Ja Temal oli paremas käes seitse taevatähte, ja Tema suust läks välja terav kaheterane mõõk, ja Tema pale oli otsekui päike, kui see paistab oma väes.

17 Kui ma Teda nägin, siis ma langesin maha Tema jalgade ette nagu surnu. Ja Ta pani Oma parema käe mu peale ja ütles mulle: „Ära karda, Mina olen Esimene ja Viimne

18 ja Elav; Ma olin surnud, ja vaata, Ma olen elav ajastute ajastuteni, ja Minu käes on surma ja surmavalla võtmed!

19 Kirjuta siis, mida sa oled näinud ja mis nüüd on ja mis pärast seda sünnib!

20 Nende seitsme taevatähe saladus, mida sa nägid Minu paremas käes, ja nende seitsme kuldküünlajala saladus on see: need seitse tähte on seitsme koguduse Inglid, ja need seitse küünlajalga on seitse kogudust!