1 Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his bondmen what must shortly take place; and he signified it, sending by his angel, to his bondman John, 2 who testified the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, all things that he saw.

3 Blessed is he that reads, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things written in it; for the time is near. 4 John to the seven assemblies which 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 which are before his throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood, 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him be the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen. 7 Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they which have pierced him, and all the tribes of the land shall wail because of him. Yea. Amen. 8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

9 I John, your brother and fellow-partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and patience, in Jesus, was in the island called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus. 10 I became 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 to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea. 12 And I turned back to see the voice which spoke with me; and having turned, I saw seven golden lamps, 13 and in the midst of the seven lamps one like the Son of man, clothed with a garment reaching to the feet, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle: 14 his head and hair white like white wool, as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire; 15 and his feet like fine brass, as burning in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters; 16 and having in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword going forth; and his countenance as the sun shines in its power. 17 And when I saw him I fell at his feet as 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 became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades. 19 Write therefore what thou hast seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to be after these. 20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou hast seen on my right hand, and the seven golden lamps. — The seven stars are angels of the seven assemblies; and the seven lamps are seven assemblies.

1 Jeesuse Kristuse ilmutus, mille Jumal temale on andnud, et näidata oma sulastele, mis peatselt hakkab sündima. Ta avaldas selle, läkitades oma ingli oma sulase Johannese juurde, 2 kes andis edasi Jumala sõna ja tunnistuse Jeesusest Kristusest – kõik, mida ta nägi.

3 Õnnis on see, kes loeb selle prohvetikuulutuse sõnu, ning need, kes seda kuulevad ja panevad tähele, mis on siia kirjutatud, sest aeg on lähedal.

4 Johanneselt,

Seitsmele kogudusele Aasias:

Armu ja rahu teile temalt, kes on, kes oli ja kes tuleb, ning seitsmelt vaimult, kes on tema trooni ees, 5 ja Jeesuselt Kristuselt, ustavalt tunnistajalt, esimesena surnuist ülestõusnult ning kogu maailma kuningate valitsejalt.

Temale, kes meid armastab ja on meid lunastanud meie pattudest oma verega 6 ning kes on teinud meist Kuningriigi ja preesterkonna Jumalale, oma Isale – talle kuulub au ja vägi igavesti. Aamen.

7 Vaata, ta tuleb pilvedega

ja iga silm saab teda näha,

isegi need, kes tema on läbi torganud;

ja maailma rahvad kaeblevad tema pärast.

Jah, aamen.

8 „Mina olen Alfa ja Oomega,"*1:8 Kreeka tähestiku esimene ja viimane täht. ütleb Issand Jumal, kes on, kes oli ja kes tuleb, Kõigeväeline.

9 Mina, teie vend Johannes, kes ma olen Jeesuses kaasosaline kannatustes, Kuningriigis ja kannatlikkuses, olin Patmose saarel Jumala sõna ja Jeesuse tunnistamise pärast. 10 Ma olin Issanda päeval vaimus, kui kuulsin oma selja taga valju häält otsekui pasunaheli, 11 mis ütles: „Mida sa näed, kirjuta raamatusse ning saada see seitsmele kogudusele: Efesosse, Smürnasse, Pergamoni, Tüatiirasse, Sardesesse, Filadelfiasse ja Laodikeiasse!"

12 Ma pöördusin vaatama, kellele kuulub see hääl, mis minuga räägib, ja pöördudes nägin seitset kuldlambijalga 13 ning nende keskel kedagi Inimese Poja sarnast, kes kandis maani pikka rüüd ja rinna all kuldset vööd. 14 Tema pea ja juuksed olid valged nagu vill, nagu lumi, ja tema silmad olid nagu tuleleek. 15 Tema jalad olid otsekui sulatusahjus hõõguv metall ja tema hääl oli nagu suurte vete kohin. 16 Paremas käes olid tal seitse taevatähte, tema suust sähvis vahe kaheterane mõõk ja ta pale oli nagu päike paistaks kogu oma säras.

17 Kui ma teda nägin, langesin ma tema jalge ette nagu surnu. Ta asetas oma parema käe mu peale ja ütles: „Ära karda! Mina olen Esimene ja Viimne 18 ja Elav. Ma olin surnud, aga vaata, ma elan igavesest ajast igavesti ning minu käes on surma ja surmavalla võtmed!

19 Pane nüüd kirja, mida sa oled näinud, samuti see, mis on praegu ja mis sünnib pärast seda! 20 Seitsmel taevatähel, mida sa näed mu paremas käes, ja seitsmel kuldlambijalal on varjatud tähendus: seitse tähte on seitsme koguduse inglid ja seitse lambijalga on seitse kogudust.