ᏣᏂ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏥᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᎸᎢ 1
1 ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᏲᎯᏎᎸᎯ, ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏧᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᏧᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᏉ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᏧᎨᏅᏛ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏣᏂ;
[This book tells the message] that God revealed to Jesus Christ. God revealed it to him in order that he might reveal to his servants the [things/events] that must happen soon. Jesus communicated [this message] to [me], his servant John, by sending his angel to me.
2 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏧᏃᎮᎴ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏃᎮᎸᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎤᎪᎲᎢ.
[As I write it, I], John, am truthfully reporting everything that I saw [and heard], the message from God that Jesus Christ [truthfully reported to me].
3 ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎾᏛᎩᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏒᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎾᎿᎭᎪᏪᎸᎢ; ᎤᏍᏆᎸᎯᏗᏰᏃ.
[God is] pleased with those who read [this book to the congregations], and he will be pleased with those who listen carefully to it and obey what [he has commanded in this prophetic message that I] am writing. [So read this message to the congregations, listen carefully to it, and obey it], because [these things that Jesus has revealed] will happen soon.
4 ᎠᏴ ᏣᏂ ᏫᏨᏲᏪᎳᏏ ᏗᏣᏁᎶᏗ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏂᏣᏓᏡᎬ ᎡᏏᏱ; ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏤᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏤᎲᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏤᎮᏍᏗ; ᎠᎴ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏗᏓᏅᏙ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏪᏍᎩᎸ ᎢᎬᏱᏗᏢ ᏣᏁᎭ;
[I], John, am [writing this] to [you believers in] the seven congregations [that are located] in Asia [province]. [I pray that God the Father, God’s Spirit, and Jesus Christ] be kind to (OR, bless) you and cause you to have [inner] peace. [God the Father is] the one who exists, who has always existed, and who will always exist. The Spirit [of God, who] is in front of God’s throne, has [all kinds of power] (OR, The Spirit of God [is symbolized] by seven spirits who are in front of God’s throne).
5 ᎠᎴ ᏅᏓᏳᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏓᎴᏅᏗᏍᎩ ᎠᏲᎱᏒ ᏗᎴᎯᏐᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎩᎨᏳᎯ ᏥᎨᏒᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎤᎩᎬ ᎢᎪᏑᎴᏔᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏅᎦᎸᏛ ᎢᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ,
Jesus Christ is the one who has faithfully told [people about God]. He is the first one (whom God has raised from the dead/who became alive again after being dead), in order [to show that God will raise us who trust in Jesus]. Jesus is the one who rules the kings of the earth. He is the one who loves us. He is the one who has erased the record our sins. He did that by shedding his blood [when he died on the cross].
6 ᎠᎴ ᎢᎩᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎢᏕᎶᎯ ᎢᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏙᏓ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎠᎪᏎᎮᏍᏗ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ. ᎡᎺᏅ. (aiōn g165)
He is [the one who] has caused us to become people whose lives God rules, and he has made us to be priests [who serve] God his Father. [As a result of this, we acknowledge that] Jesus Christ is eternally divine and eternally powerful. (Amen!/That is true!) (aiōn g165)
7 ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᏓᎦᎷᏥ ᎤᎶᎩᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏓᎬᏩᎪᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏗᎬᏪᏘᎸᎯ; ᏂᎦᏗᏳᏃ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏙᏛᎾᏠᏱᎵ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ. ᎰᏩᏉ. ᎡᎺᏅ.
Listen carefully! Christ will surely come in the midst of the clouds [in order that he may judge the rebellious people of earth], and everyone [SYN] will see him [come]. Even those who [are responsible for] piercing [and killing] him [MTY] [will see him come. People from] all people-groups on earth will mourn because he [will punish them]. (Amen!/May it be so.)
8 ᎠᏴ ᎡᎵᏆ ᎠᎴ ᎣᎻᎦ, ᏗᏓᎴᏅᏗᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗᏍᎩ, ᎠᏗᎭ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏤᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏤᎲᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏤᎮᏍᏗ, ᏫᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏥᎩ.
The Lord God declares, “I am the one who created [everything], and I am the [one who will cause everything to] end [MET].” He is the one who exists, who has always existed, and who will always exist. He is the Almighty One.
9 ᎠᏴ ᏣᏂ, ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎦᎵᎪ ᏩᏕᎩ ᎢᏗᎩᎵᏲᏥᏙᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵᎪᎯ ᎢᏖᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᎠᏴ ᎨᏙᎲᎩ ᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᏆᏗᎹ ᏥᏚᏙᎥ, ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎠᎩᏍᏛᏗᏍᎬᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ.
I, John, your fellow believer, am suffering as you [are] because of our letting Jesus rule [our lives]. We are steadfastly enduring [trials] because of our relationship with him. I was punished by being sent/exiled to Patmos island because [of my proclaiming] God’s message and telling [people about] Jesus.
10 ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᏆᏘᏂᏙᎲᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎢᎦ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᏆᏛᎦᏅᎩᏃ ᎠᏆᏐᎭᏛ ᎢᏗᏢ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ ᎧᏁᎬ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏤᎷᎩ ᏧᏃᏴᎪᎢ,
[God’s] Spirit took control of me on one of the days [that we believers met to worship] the Lord.
11 ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬᎩ, ᎠᏴ ᎡᎵᏆ ᎠᎴ ᎣᎻᎦ, ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎯᎪᏩᏘᏍᎬ ᎰᏪᎸᎦ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏫᎩᏅᎥᏏ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏄᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᎡᏏᏱ, ᏫᎩᏅᎥᏏ ᎡᏈᏌ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏑᎹᏂ, ᎠᎴ ᏆᎩᎹ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏱᏓᎵ, ᎠᎴ ᏌᏗᏏ, ᎠᎴ ᏈᎵᏕᎵᏈ, ᎠᎴ ᎴᎣᏗᏏᏯ.
[At that time], I heard behind me someone [speaking to me as loudly and as clearly] [SIM] as a trumpet. He was saying [to me], “Write on a scroll what you see, and send it to seven congregations. Send it to [the congregations] in Ephesus [city], in Smyrna [city], in Pergamum [city], in Thyatira [city], in Sardis [city], in Philadelphia [city], and in Laodicea [city].”
12 ᎠᏆᎦᏔᎲᏒᎩᏃ ᏥᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᎠᎩᏰᎸᏅᎩ ᎤᏪᎷᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏆᎵᏃᎮᏗᏍᎩ. ᎠᏆᎦᏔᎲᏒᏃ ᏓᎩᎪᎲᎩ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏗᏨᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᎦᎪᏙᏗ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᏗᎪᏢᏔᏅᎯ;
[In this vision] I turned in order that I might see who had spoken to me [SYN]. When I turned,
13 ᎠᏰᎵᏃ ᏕᎦᎧᎲ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏗᏨᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᎦᎪᏙᏗ [ᎦᏙᎬᎩ] ᎩᎶᎢ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ, ᎤᏄᏩᎥᎩ ᏧᎳᏏᏕᏂ ᏂᏚᎸᎩ, ᎠᏓᏠᏍᏗᏃ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᎪᏢᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏠᎲᎩ ᏗᎦᏅᏗᏱ ᏧᏳᎪᏗ.
I saw seven golden lampstands. In the midst of the lampstands there was [someone] who looked like he came from heaven. He wore a robe that reached to his feet, and he wore a gold band around his chest.
14 ᎠᏍᎪᎵ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᏗᏰᎬ ᎤᏁᎩᏳ ᎨᏒᎩ ᎤᏩᏅ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ, ᎥᏃᏥ ᏥᏄᏁᎩᏴ ᏄᏁᎩᏴᎩ; ᏗᎦᏙᎵᏃ ᎠᏥᎸ ᎠᏓᏪᎵᎩᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎨᏒᎩ;
The hair on his head was white like white wool [or] like snow. His eyes were [shining brightly] [SIM], like a flame of fire.
15 ᏧᎳᏏᏕᏂᏃ ᏗᎬᏩᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᎥᏣᏱ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎨᏒᎩ, ᎠᏥᎸᏱ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ; ᎧᏁᎬᏃ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎠᎹ ᏥᏚᏍᏆᏃᏴᎪ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎨᏒᎩ.
His feet [looked] like brass that glows [as it is being] purified {as [people] purify it} in a furnace. [When he spoke], his voice [sounded] like the sound [made by] a huge waterfall (OR, a great/wide river of rushing water).
16 ᎠᎦᏘᏏᏗᏢᏃ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏃᏈᏏ ᏚᏒᎦᎸᎩ; ᎠᎰᎵᏃ ᏓᏳᎦᏌᏛᎩ ᎠᏰᎳᏍᏗ-ᎦᏅᎯᏛ ᎢᏧᎳᏗᏢ ᏗᎪᏍᏓᏯ; ᎤᎧᏛᏃ ᏅᏙ ᎢᎦ-ᎡᎯ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏣᎦᎵᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎨᏒᎩ.
In his right hand he held seven stars. A sword that had two sharp edges extended from his mouth. His face [shone as bright] as the sun shines [at midday] [MTY].
17 ᏥᎪᎥᏃ ᏚᎳᏍᎬ ᎠᎩᏅᏨᎩ ᎠᎩᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᎢᎦᎦᏛ. ᎠᎦᏘᏏᏗᏢᏃ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎠᏆᏏᏔᏗᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎸᎩ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏍᎦᎢᎮᏍᏗ, ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᎸᏗ ᏥᎩ.
When I saw him, I fell down at his feet [and was unable to move or speak] [SIM], as though [I were] dead. But he put his right hand on me and said to me, “Don’t be afraid! I am the one who created [all things] and the [one who will cause all things to] end.
19 ᎰᏪᎸᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏥᎪᏩᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏄᏍᏗᏕᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏂ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
So write the [vision] that you are seeing. Write about the [conditions] that exist now, and the [events] that are about to happen next.
20 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏃᏈᏏ ᏥᏕᏣᎪᎲᎩ ᏥᎦᏘᏏᏗᏢ ᎠᏉᏰᏂ ᏥᏓᏆᏒᎦᎸᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏗᏨᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᎦᎪᏙᏗ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᏗᎪᏢᏔᏅᎯ. ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏃᏈᏏ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏄᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎨᏥᏛᎦ; ᎾᏃ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏗᏨᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᎦᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᏥᏕᏣᎪᎲᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏄᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎦᏛᎦ.
The meaning of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands [that you saw is this]: The seven stars [in my hand represent the leaders, who are like] angels, [who watch over] the seven congregations, and the [seven] lampstands [represent] the seven congregations.”
