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SBL Greek New Testament

Revelation 5

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Καὶ εἶδον ἐπὶ τὴν δεξιὰν τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου βιβλίον γεγραμμένον ἔσωθεν καὶ ὄπισθεν, κατεσφραγισμένον σφραγῖσιν ἑπτά.

And I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals.

καὶ εἶδον ἄγγελον ἰσχυρὸν κηρύσσοντα ἐν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ· Τίς ἄξιος ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον καὶ λῦσαι τὰς σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ;

And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book and to break its seals?

And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the book or to look at it.

καὶ ἐγὼ ἔκλαιον πολὺ ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἄξιος εὑρέθη ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον οὔτε βλέπειν αὐτό·

And I wept much because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look at it.

And one of the elders said to me, Do not weep; behold, the Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered to open the book and its seven seals.

And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures and in the midst of the elders a Lamb standing as if having been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

καὶ ἦλθεν καὶ εἴληφεν ἐκ τῆς δεξιᾶς τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου.

And he came and took it from the right hand of the one sitting on the throne.

And when he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the holy ones.

And they sing a new song, saying: Worthy are you to take the book and to open its seals, because you were slain and by your blood you purchased for God from every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

καὶ ἐποίησας αὐτοὺς τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν βασιλείαν καὶ ἱερεῖς, καὶ βασιλεύουσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

And you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they reign on the earth.

And I saw and heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands,

Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.

And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and power forever and ever.

καὶ τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα ἔλεγον· Ἀμήν. καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεσαν καὶ προσεκύνησαν.

And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and worshiped.

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