Revelation 1
1 This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,
耶穌基督的啟示，是天主賜給他，叫他把那些必須快要發生的事，指示給自己的僕人們；他遂打發天使，告訴自己的僕人若望；
2 who testified to God’s word and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.
若望便為天主的話和為耶穌基督作了見證，即對他所見到的一切作了證。
3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it, for the time is near.
那誦讀和那些聽了這預言，而又遵行書中所記載的，是有福的！因為時期已臨近了。
4 John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;
若望致書給亞細亞的七個教會：願恩寵與平安由那今在、昔在及將來永在者，由在他寶座前的七神，
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood—
並由那原為忠實的見證，死者中的首生者，和地上萬王的元首耶穌基督賜與你們。願光榮與權能歸於那愛我們，並以自己的血解救我們脫離我們的罪過，
6 and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
使我們成為國度，成為侍奉他的天主和父的司祭的那位，直到萬世萬代。阿們。 (aiōn g165)
7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
看，他乘著雲彩降來，眾目都要瞻望他，連那些刺透了他的人，也要瞻望他，地上的各種族都要哀悼他。的確這樣。阿們。
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
「我是『阿耳法』和『敖默加』，」那今在、昔在及將來永在的全能者上主天主這樣說。
9 I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
我若望，你們的弟兄，並在耶穌內與你們共患難，同王權和同忍耐的，為天主的話，並為給耶穌作證，曾到了一座名叫帕特摩的海島上。
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet
在一個主日上，我在神魂超拔中，聽見在我背後有一個大聲音，好似號角的聲音，
11 saying, “What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
說：「將你所聽見的寫在書上，送到厄弗所、斯米納、培爾加摩、提雅提辣，撒爾德、非拉德非雅和勞狄刻雅七個教會。」
12 I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands.
我就轉過身來，要看看那同我說話的聲音；我一轉身就看見了七盞金燈臺，
13 And among the lamp stands was one like a son of man, clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.
在燈臺當中有似人子的一位，身穿長衣，胸間佩有金帶。
14 His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.
他的頭和頭髮皓白，有如潔白的羊毛，又如同雪；他的眼睛有如火燄；
15 His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.
他的腳相似在烈窯中燒煉的光銅；他的聲音有如大水的響聲；
16 He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
他的右手持有七顆星；從他的口中發出一把雙刃的利劍；他的面容有如發光正烈的太陽。
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,
我一看見他，就跌倒在他腳前，有如死人，他遂把右手按在我身上說：「不要害怕！我是元始，我是終末，
19 Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter.
所以你應把你看見的事，現今的，以及這些事以後要發生的事，都寫下來。
20 The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lamp stands are seven assemblies.
至於你看見在我右手中的七顆星，和七盞金燈臺的奧義，就是：七顆星是指七個教會的天使，七盞燈臺是指七個教會。」
