1 And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and an arch of coloured light was round his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire;
2 And he had in his hand a little open book: and he put his right foot on the sea, and his left on the earth;
3 And he gave a loud cry, like the angry voice of a lion: and at his cry the voices of the seven thunders were sounding.
4 And when the seven thunders had given out their voices, I was about to put their words down: and a voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Keep secret the things which the seven thunders said, and do not put them in writing.
5 And the angel which I saw taking his position on the sea and on the earth, put up his right hand to heaven,
6 And took his oath by him who is living for ever and ever, who made the heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that there would be no more waiting:
7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when the sound of his horn is about to come, then will the secret of God be complete, of which he gave the good news to his servants the prophets.
8 And the voice came to me again from heaven, saying, Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who has his place on the sea and on the earth.
9 And I went to the angel, and said to him, Give me the little book. And he said to me: Put it in your mouth; and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.
10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand and did as he said; and it was sweet as honey in my mouth: and when I had taken it, my stomach was made bitter.
11 And they said to me, You are to give word again of what is coming in the future to the peoples and nations and languages and kings.
1 Et je vis un autre ange puissant, qui descendait du ciel, environné d'une nuée; et il avait un arc-en-ciel sur la tête, et son visage était comme le soleil, et ses pieds comme des colonnes de feu.
2 Il tenait à la main un petit livre ouvert; et il mit le pied droit sur la mer, et le gauche sur la terre;
3 Et il s'écria d'une voix forte, comme un lion qui rugit, et après qu'il eut crié, les sept tonnerres firent entendre leurs voix.
4 Et quand les sept tonnerres eurent fait entendre leurs voix, j'allais écrire; et j'entendis du ciel une voix qui me disait: Scelle les choses que les sept tonnerres ont dites, et ne les écris point.
5 Et l'ange que j'avais vu se tenir sur la mer et sur la terre, leva sa main vers le ciel,
6 Et jura par celui qui vit aux siècles des siècles, qui a créé le ciel et les choses qui y sont, la terre et les choses qui y sont, et la mer et les choses qui y sont, qu'il n'y aurait plus de temps,
7 Mais qu'aux jours où le septième ange ferait entendre sa voix, quand il sonnerait de la trompette, le mystère de Dieu s'accomplirait, comme il l'avait déclaré à ses serviteurs, les prophètes.
8 Et la voix que j'avais entendue du ciel, me parla de nouveau, et me dit: Va, prends le petit livre ouvert dans la main de l'ange, qui se tient sur la mer, et sur la terre.
9 J'allai vers l'ange, et lui dis: Donne-moi le petit livre; et il me dit: Prends-le et dévore le; il remplira tes entrailles d'amertume; mais dans ta bouche, il sera doux comme du miel.
10 Et je pris le petit livre de la main de l'ange, et le dévorai; et il fut doux dans ma bouche comme du miel, mais quand je l'eus avalé, mes entrailles furent remplies d'amertume.
11 Alors il me dit: Il faut que tu prophétises encore, sur un grand nombre de peuples, et de nations, et de langues, et de rois.