Revelation 1
1 [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.
Ma e fweny ma Nyasaye nomiyo Yesu Kristo mondo onyisgo jotichne gik manyaka timre mapiyo. Kristo nomiyo fwenyni ongʼere ka nooro malaikane mondo onyis Johana jatichne.
2 [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].
Johana nyiso gigo duto mane oneno e fweny ma en wach Nyasaye kod weche duto mane Yesu Kristo owacho.
3 [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.
Ngʼatno masomo weche mokorgi en jahawi kendo ogwedh jogo mawinjo wechegi kendo kano weche mondikgi e chunygi, nikech kinde ma gigi biro timoree chiegni.
4 [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).
An Johana, Andiko ni kanise abiriyo manie piny Asia: Ngʼwono kod kwe obednu koa kuom Jal mantie, Jal mane nitie kendo Jal mabiro betie, kendo koa kuom Roho abiriyo manie nyim kom duongʼne,
5 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].
kendo moa kuom Yesu Kristo, ma janeno mar adier ma ok lokre, jal mane okwongo chier oa kuom joma otho, jaloch mar ruodhi manie piny. Ne Jal moherowa kendo mosegonyowa kuom richowa gi rembe,
6 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)
mi osemiyo wadoko oganda mag pinyruodhi kod jodolo matiyone Nyasache kendo Wuon mare kendo wuon-gi, mad duongʼ odogne manyaka chiengʼ! Amin. (aiōn g165)
7 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.)
“Neuru, obiro gi boche polo,” kendo “wenge duto nonene, nyaka jogo mane ochwowe gi tongʼ”; kendo ogendini duto “manie piny noywagre nikech en.”
8 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.
Ruoth Nyasaye wacho niya, “An e Alfa gi Omega, tiende ni Chakruok kendo Giko, Jal mantie, Jal mane nitie, kendo Jal mabiro betie, Jehova Nyasaye Maratego.”
9 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.
An Johana ma owadu, ma bende achiel kodu e sand gi pinyruoth kod dhil e kinda marwa kuom Yesu, ne an e chula mar Fatimo nikech wach Nyasaye, kod timo neno kuom Yesu.
10 [God’s] Spirit took control of me on one of the days [that we believers met to worship] the Lord.
E odiechieng Ruoth, ne an kuom Roho, ne awinjo dwol maduongʼ makok ka turumbete yo kangʼeya.
11 [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].”
Kowacho niya, “Ndik gik moko duto mineno e kitabu kendo orgi ne kanise abiriyogi: Efeso, gi Smurna, gi Pergamo, gi Thuatira, gi Sarde gi Filadelfia kod Laodikia.”
12 [In this vision] I turned in order that I might see who had spoken to me [SYN]. When I turned,
Eka nalokora mondo ane ngʼat mane wuoyo koda. Kane alokora ne aneno rachungi teyni abiriyo mag dhahabu,
13 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.
to e dier rachungi teynigo ne nitie ngʼato machalo gi wuod dhano morwakore gi kandho mochopo nyaka e tiende piny, kendo kotweyo kore gi okanda mar dhahabu.
14 The hair on his head was white like white wool [or] like snow. His eyes were [shining brightly] [SIM], like a flame of fire.
Yie wiye ne rachar ka yie rombo, bende ne rachar ka pe, to wengene ne chalo gi mach makakni.
15 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).
Tiendene ne pakni ka mula mopwodhi gi mach, bende dwonde ne mor ka pi mopongʼ mawuo.
16 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].
E lwete ma korachwich notingʼo sulwe abiriyo, bende ligangla mabith ma dhoge ariyo ne wuok e dhoge. Lela wangʼe ne rieny ka chiengʼ marieny mangʼangʼni.
17 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.
Kane anene, ne apodho e tiende mana ka ngʼat motho. Eka noketo lwete ma korachwich kuoma mowachona niya, “Kik iluor. An e Jal Mokwongo kendo Jal Mogik.
19 So write the [vision] that you are seeing. Write about the [conditions] that exist now, and the [events] that are about to happen next.
“Kuom mano, ndik gigo miseneno, gigo mantie kod gigo mabiro timore e kindego mabiro.
20 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.”
Tiend wach mopandi mar sulwe abiriyo mane ineno e lweta ma korachwich, kod rachungi teyni abiriyogo mag dhahabu ema: Sulwe abiriyogo e malaike mag kanise abiriyo, to rachungi teyni abiriyo gin e kanise abiriyogo.
