Revelation 10

1 I saw a mighty angel coming down out of the sky, clothed with a cloud. A rainbow was on his head. His face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.

我又看見另有一位大力的天使從天降下，披着雲彩，頭上有虹，臉面像日頭，兩腳像火柱。

2 He had in his hand a little open book. He set his right foot on the sea, and his left on the land.

他手裏拿着小書卷，是展開的。他右腳踏海，左腳踏地，

3 He cried with a loud voice, as a lion roars. When he cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices.

大聲呼喊，好像獅子吼叫。呼喊完了，就有七雷發聲。

4 When the seven thunders sounded, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from the sky saying, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders said, and don’t write them.”

七雷發聲之後，我正要寫出來，就聽見從天上有聲音說：「七雷所說的，你要封上，不可寫出來。」

5 The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to the sky

我所看見的那踏海踏地的天使向天舉起右手來，

6 and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there will no longer be delay, (aiōn g165)

指着那創造天和天上之物，地和地上之物，海和海中之物，直活到永永遠遠的，起誓說：「不再有時日了。」 (aiōn g165)

7 but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as he declared to his servants the prophets.

但在第七位天使吹號發聲的時候，上帝的奧祕就成全了，正如上帝所傳給他僕人眾先知的佳音。

8 The voice which I heard from heaven, again speaking with me, said, “Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land.”

我先前從天上所聽見的那聲音又吩咐我說：「你去，把那踏海踏地之天使手中展開的小書卷取過來。」

9 I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”

我就走到天使那裏，對他說：「請你把小書卷給我。」他對我說：「你拿着吃盡了，便叫你肚子發苦，然而在你口中要甜如蜜。」

10 I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth. When I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.

我從天使手中把小書卷接過來，吃盡了，在我口中果然甜如蜜，吃了以後，肚子覺得發苦了。

11 They told me, “You must prophesy again over many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.”

天使對我說：「你必指着多民、多國、多方、多王再說預言。」