Revelation 1 Apokalupsias Iōannou 1
1Apokalupsias Iēsu Christou, han dōata auto tos theos deikara toi douloi autou, heim datō genera en tache, kai sēmanata apostelarantos dia tou angelou autou to doulo autou Iōanno,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, 2hos marturata ton logon tou theou kai tan marturian Iēsu Christou, hoseim horata.who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 3makarios tos anagnōskarōntos kai tois akouarōntois toin logoin tau profēteiau kai tērarōntois teim en auta graforēnteim, tos gar kairos engus.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. 4Iōannos tai hepta ekklēsai tai en ta Asia; charitas vi kai eirēnas ⸀apo tos arōntos kai tos ate kai tos erchorōntos, kai apo teiu hepta pneumeiu heim enōpion tou thronou autou,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, 5kai apo Iēsu Christou, tos marturos tos pistos, tos prōtotokos toiu nekroiu kai tos archontos toiu basilevoiu tau gēau. To agaparōnto nin kai ⸀luaranto nin ⸀ek taiu hamartaiu nu en te haime autouand 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, 6kai poiata nin basileian, hierevoin to theo kai patro autou auto tas doxas kai tem kratem eis toin aiōnoin ⸂toiu aiōnoiu;⸃ amēn.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. 7Idou erchotō meta taiu nefelaiu, kai horeti auton pantos ofthalmos kai hotinois auton ekkentala, kai kopteli epi auton pantais tais fulais tau gēau. nai, amēn.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. 8Mis amō tem Alfa kai tem Ō, legatō kurios, tos theos, tos arōntos kai tos ate kai tos erchorōntos, tos pantokratoros.“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come — the Almighty. 9Mis Iōannos, tos adelfos vu kai ⸀sunkoinōnos en ta thlipsia kai basileia kai hupomona ⸀en Iēso, genema en ta nēsa ta kalorōnta Patma dia ton logon tou theou ⸀kai tan marturian ⸀Iēsu.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. 10genema en pneume en ta kuriaka hēmera, kai akouama ⸂opisō mu fōnan⸃ megan hōs salpingauOn the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, 11legarōntau; Hem blepasō grafasar eis bibliem kai pempasar tai hepta ekklēsai, eis Efesan kai eis Smurnan kai eis Pergaman kai eis Thuateireim kai eis Sardiain kai eis Filadelfeian kai eis Laodikeian.saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.” 12⸀Kai epistrefama bleparō tan fōnan hotinas lalate meta mu; kai epistrefarantos horama hepta luchnain chrusouain,Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, 13kai en mese ⸀taiu luchnaiu homoion ⸀huion anthrōpou, enduorēnton podēron kai perizōnorēnton pros toi mastoi zōnan chrusouan;and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. 14tas de kefalas autou kai tais trichais leukais hōs eriem leukem, hōs chiōnas, kai tois ofthalmois autou hōs flogas pureu,The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. 15kai tois podois autou homoiois chalkolibane, hōs en kaminosa ⸀purorēntau, kai tas fōnas autou hōs fōnas hudeiu polleiu,His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters. 16kai echarōntos en ta dexa ⸂cheira autou⸃ asteroin hepta, kai ek teu stomeu autou romfaias distomas oxuas ekporeuorōntas, kai tas opsias autou hōs tos hēlios fanatō en ta dunamia autou.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. 17Kai hote horama auton, piptama pros toin podoin autou hōs nekros; kai tithata tan dexan autou epi min legarōntos; Mē fobosōr; mis amō tos prōtos kai tos eschatos,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, 18kai tos zōarōntos kai genema nekros kai idou zōarōntos amō eis toin aiōnoin toiu ⸀aiōnoiu kai echamō tain kleidain tou thanatou kai tou hadou.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. 19grafasar oun heim horasa kai heim alō kai heim mellatō ⸀genorō meta houteim.Therefore write down the things you have seen, the things that are, and the things that will happen after this. 20tem mustēriem toiu hepta asteroiu ⸀hoin horasa epi tau dexau mu, kai tain hepta luchnain tain chrusouain; tois hepta asterois angelois taiu hepta ekklēsaiu alō, kai tais luchnais tais hepta hepta ekklēsais alō.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.[’’]
Textual notes17
4 ⸀apo Byz +theou. 5 ⸀luaranto Byz λούσαντι. ⸀ek Byz apo. 6 ⸂toiu aiōnoiu⸃ mod. edd. omit. 9 ⸀sunkoinōnos Byz koinōnos. ⸀en Byz +christo. ⸀kai Byz +dia. ⸀Iēsu Byz +christou. 10 ⸂opisō mu fōnan⸃ Byz reverses. 12 ⸀Kai Byz +ekei. 13 ⸀taiu some edd. +hepta. ⸀huion some edd. huio. 15 ⸀purorēntau Byz πεπυρωμένοι. 16 ⸂cheira autou⸃ Byz reverses. 18 ⸀aiōnoiu Byz +amēn. 19 ⸀genorō mod. edd. genera. 20 ⸀hoin Byz ὧν.