1 내가 또 보니 힘센 다른 천사가 구름을 입고 하늘에서 내려 오는데 그 머리 위에 무지개가 있고 그 얼굴은 해 같고 그 발은 불기둥 같으며

2 그 손에 펴놓인 작은 책을 들고 그 오른발은 바다를 밟고 왼발은 땅을 밟고

3 사자의 부르짖는 것같이 큰 소리로 외치니 외칠 때에 일곱 우뢰가 그 소리를 발하더라

4 일곱 우뢰가 발할 때에 내가 기록하려고 하다가 곧 들으니 하늘에서 소리 나서 말하기를 `일곱 우뢰가 발한 것을 인봉하고 기록하지 말라' 하더라

5 내가 본 바 바다와 땅을 밟고 섰는 천사가 하늘을 향하여 오른손을 들고

6 세세토록 살아계신 자 곧 하늘과 그 가운데 있는 물건이며 땅과 그 가운데 있는 물건이며 바다와 그 가운데 있는 물건을 창조하신 이를 가리켜 맹세하여 가로되 지체하지 아니하리니

7 일곱째 천사가 소리내는 날 그 나팔을 불게 될 때에 하나님의 비밀이 그 종 선지자들에게 전하신 복음과 같이 이루리라

8 하늘에서 나서 내게 들리던 음성이 또 내게 말하여 가로되 `네가 가서 바다와 땅을 밟고 섰는 천사의 손에 펴 놓인 책을 가지라' 하기로

9 내가 천사에게 나아가 작은 책을 달라 한즉 천사가 가로되 `갖다 먹어버리라 네 배에는 쓰나 네 입에는 꿀같이 달리라' 하거늘

10 내가 천사의 손에서 작은 책을 갖다 먹어버리니 내 입에는 꿀같이 다나 먹은 후에 내 배에서는 쓰게 되더라

11 저가 내게 말하기를 `네가 많은 백성과 나라와 방언과 임금에게 다시 예언하여야 하리라' 하더라

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.