Revelation 10

1 And I saw another, a mighty messenger, descending out of heaven, —arrayed with a cloud, and, the rainbow, was upon his head, and, his face, was as the sun, and, his feet, were as pillars of fire,

以後，我看見了另一位強有力的天使，由天上降下，身披雲彩，頭上有虹，容貌像太陽，兩腿像火柱，

2 and [he was] holding in his hand a little scroll, opened; and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left upon the land,

手中拿著一卷展開的小書，右腳踏海，左腳踏地。

3 and cried out with a loud voice, just as a lion, roareth. And, when he cried out, the seven thunders uttered their own voices.

他大聲呼喊，有如獅子怒吼。正當他呼喊時，就有七個雷霆發出說話的聲音。

4 And, when the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to write, and I heard a voice out of heaven, saying—Seal up the things which the seven thunders have uttered, and do not write, them.

那七個雷霆說話以後，我正要寫出來，就聽見有聲音從天上說：「你應把七個雷霆所說的話，密封起來，不要寫出來。」

5 And, the messenger, whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the land, lifted up his right hand unto heaven,

我看見的那位踏著海和踏著地的天使，向天舉起了右手，

6 and sware, by him that liveth unto the ages of ages, who created heaven, and the things that are therein, and the earth, and the things that are therein, [and the sea, and the things that are therein, ] Delay, no longer, shall there be; (aiōn g165)

指著那創造天及天上的一切，地及地上的一切，海及海中的一切的萬世萬代的永生者起誓說：「時候不再延長了！ (aiōn g165)

7 but, in the days of the sounding of the seventh messenger, as soon as he is about to blow his trumpet, then shall have been completed the sacred secret of God as he told the good-news unto his own servants the prophets.

但當第七位天使將要吹號角發聲的日期，天主的奧秘必定完成，正如天主向自己的眾僕先知所宣告的。」

8 And, the voice which I had heard out of heaven, [I] again [heard] talking with me; and saying—Go take the opened scroll, that is in the hand of the messenger who is standing upon the sea and upon the land.

我聽見那從天上來的聲音，又對我說道：「你去，從那踏著海和踏著地的天使手中，取過那卷展開的小書來！」

9 And I went away unto the messenger, asking him to give me the little scroll; and he saith unto me—Take it, and eat it up; and it shall embitter thy belly, but, in thy mouth, shall be sweet as honey.

我便往那位天使跟前去，請他給我那卷小書。他就對我說：「你拿去吞下它罷！它必使你肚子發苦，但在你的嘴裏卻甘甜如蜜。」

10 And I took the little scroll out of the hand of the messenger, and did eat it up; and it was, in my mouth, as honey, sweet, and, when I had eaten it, embittered was my belly.

我就從天使手中接過那卷小書來，吞下它，果然它在我嘴裏甘甜如蜜；但我一吃下去，我的肚子就苦起來了。

11 And they say unto me—It behoveth thee again to prophesy against peoples and nations and tongues, and many kings.

隨後有聲音對我說：「關於諸民族、諸邦國、諸異語人民和諸君王，你應再講預言。」