< 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,
ⲁ̅ϯⲁⲡⲟⲅⲁⲗⲩⲙⲯⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.
2 who testified to God’s word and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.
ⲃ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
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.
ⲅ̅ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ.
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;
ⲇ̅ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ.
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—
ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϣⲁⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲕⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ.
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)
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ. (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.
ⲍ̅ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϭⲏⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲟⲕⲥϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
ⲏ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲫⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱ ϯⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ.
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.
ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲩϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲑⲙⲱ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet
ⲓ̅ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲉⲛϩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲝ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ.
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.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲙⲩⲣⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲅⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲩⲁⲧⲏⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲣⲇⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲓⲗⲁⲇⲉⲗⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ.
12 I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲫⲟⲛϩⲧ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲑⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲫⲟⲛϩⲧ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟϫϧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ.
14 His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲧⲉϥⲁⲫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥϥⲱⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲣⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ ⲭⲁⲗⲕⲟⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲫⲟⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
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.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲉⲥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟ ⲃ̅ ⲉⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ.
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,
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲧⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϧⲁ⳿ⲉ.
18 and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades. (aiōn g165, Hadēs g86)
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϯⲱⲛϧ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓϣⲟϣⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲙⲉⲛϯ. (aiōn g165, Hadēs g86)
19 Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ.
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.
ⲕ̅ⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉ

< Revelation 1 >