The Revelation of St. John the Divine

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- Kapitel 5 -

Then I saw in the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne, a scroll written on the front side and the back side. It had been sealed with seven seals.

I saw a powerful angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?”

No one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to read it.

I wept bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to read it.

But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Look! The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

I saw a Lamb standing between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders. He looked as though he had been killed. He had seven horns and seven eyes; these are the seven spirits of God sent out over all the earth.

He went and took hold of the scroll out of the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne.

When the Lamb took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders prostrated themselves before him. Each of them had a harp and a golden bowl full of incense, which is the prayers of the believers.

They sang a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals. For you were slaughtered, and with your blood you purchased people for God from every tribe, language, people, and nation.

You made them a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.”

The Lamb Exalted

Then I looked and heard the sound of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders. Their total number was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands.

They said in a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who has been slaughtered to receive power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and praise.”

I heard every created thing that was in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea-everything in them-saying, “To the one who sits on the throne and to the Lamb, be praise, honor, glory, and the power to rule, forever and ever.”

The four living creatures said, “Amen!” and the elders prostrated themselves and worshiped.

I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book written inside and outside, sealed shut with seven seals.

I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?”

No one in heaven above, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book or to look in it.

Then I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look in it.

One of the elders said to me, “Don’t weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome: he who opens the book and its seven seals.”

I saw in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

Then he came, and he took it out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne.

Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

and made us kings and priests to our God; and we will reign on the earth.”

The Lamb Exalted

I looked, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders. The number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands,

saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!”

I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!”(a)

The four living creatures said, “Amen!” Then the

(b)

elders fell down and worshiped.(c)

Fußnoten

(a)5:13 TR omits “Amen!”

(b)5:14 TR adds “twenty-four”