1 t he revelation of Jesus Christ. God gave it to Him to disclose and make known to His bond servants certain things which must shortly and speedily come to pass in their entirety. And He sent and communicated it through His angel (messenger) to His bond servant John,

La revelación de Jesucristo, que Dios le dio, para mostrar a sus siervos las cosas que deben suceder pronto; y la dio a conocer, enviándo la por medio de su ángel a su siervo Juan,

2 W ho has testified to and vouched for all that he saw '> in his visions], the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

el cual dio testimonio de la palabra de Dios, y del testimonio de Jesucristo, y de todo lo que vio.

3 B lessed (happy, to be envied) is the man who reads aloud the word of this prophecy; and blessed (happy, to be envied) are those who hear and who keep themselves true to the things which are written in it, for the time is near.

Bienaventurado el que lee y los que oyen las palabras de la profecía y guardan las cosas que están escritas en ella, porque el tiempo está cerca. Saludo a las siete iglesias

4 J ohn to the seven assemblies (churches) that are in Asia: May grace (God’s unmerited favor) be granted to you and spiritual peace ( the peace of Christ’s kingdom) from Him Who is and Who was and Who is to come, and from the seven Spirits '> the sevenfold Holy Spirit] before His throne,

Juan, a las siete iglesias que están en Asia: Gracia a vosotros y paz, de aquel que es y que era y que ha de venir, y de los siete Espíritus que están delante de su trono,

5 A nd from Jesus Christ the faithful and trustworthy Witness, the Firstborn of the dead and the Prince (Ruler) of the kings of the earth. To Him Who ever loves us and has once loosed and freed us from our sins by His own blood,

y de Jesucristo, el testigo fiel, el primogénito de los muertos y el soberano de los reyes de la tierra. Al que nos ama y nos libertó de nuestros pecados con su sangre,

6 A nd formed us into a kingdom (a royal race), priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the power and the majesty and the dominion throughout the ages and forever and ever. Amen (so be it).

e hizo de nosotros un reino y sacerdotes para su Dios y Padre, a El sea la gloria y el dominio por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.

7 B ehold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth shall gaze upon Him and beat their breasts and mourn and lament over Him. Even so. Amen (so be it).

He aqui, viene con las nubes y todo ojo le verá, aun los que le traspasaron; y todas las tribus de la tierra harán lamentación por El; sí. Amén.

8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, says the Lord God, He Who is and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty (the Ruler of all).

Yo soy el Alfa y la Omega —dice el Señor Dios — el que es y que era y que ha de venir, el Todopoderoso. Visión de Cristo

9 I , John, your brother and companion (sharer and participator) with you in the tribulation and kingdom and patient endurance in Jesus Christ, was on the isle called Patmos, on account of the Word of God and the testimony (the proof, the evidence) for Jesus Christ.

Yo, Juan, vuestro hermano y compañero en la tribulación, en el reino y en la perseverancia en Jesús, me encontraba en la isla llamada Patmos, a causa de la palabra de Dios y del testimonio de Jesús.

10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a great voice like the calling of a war trumpet,

Estaba yo en el Espíritu en el día del Señor, y oí detrás de mí una gran voz, como sonido de trompeta,

11 S aying, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last. Write promptly what you see (your vision) in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia —to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.

que decía: Escribe en un libro lo que ves, y envía lo a las siete iglesias: a Efeso, Esmirna, Pérgamo, Tiatira, Sardis, Filadelfia y Laodicea.

12 T hen I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands,

Y me volví para ver de quién era la voz que hablaba conmigo. Y al volverme, vi siete candelabros de oro;

13 A nd in the midst of the lampstands like a Son of Man, clothed with a robe which reached to His feet and with a girdle of gold about His breast.

y en medio de los candelabros, vi a uno semejante al Hijo del Hombre, vestido con una túnica que le llegaba hasta los pies y ceñido por el pecho con un cinto de oro.

14 H is head and His hair were white like white wool, as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire.

Su cabeza y sus cabellos eran blancos como la blanca lana, como la nieve; sus ojos eran como llama de fuego;

15 H is feet glowed like burnished (bright) bronze as it is refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of many waters.

sus pies semejantes al bronce bruñido cuando se le ha hecho refulgir en el horno, y su voz como el ruido de muchas aguas.

16 I n His right hand He held seven stars, and from His mouth there came forth a sharp two-edged sword, and His face was like the sun shining in full power at midday.

En su mano derecha tenía siete estrellas, y de su boca salía una aguda espada de dos filos; su rostro era como el sol cuando brilla con toda su fuerza.

17 W hen I saw Him, I fell at His feet as if dead. But He laid His right hand on me and said, Do not be afraid! I am the First and the Last,

Cuando le vi, caí como muerto a sus pies. Y El puso su mano derecha sobre mí, diciendo: No temas, yo soy el primero y el último,

18 A nd the Ever-living One. I died, but see, I am alive forevermore; and I possess the keys of death and Hades (the realm of the dead).

y el que vive, y estuve muerto; y he aquí, estoy vivo por los siglos de los siglos, y tengo las llaves de la muerte y del Hades.

19 W rite therefore the things you see, what they are and what is to take place hereafter.

Escribe, pues, las cosas que has visto, y las que son, y las que han de suceder después de éstas.

20 A s to the hidden meaning (the mystery) of the seven stars which you saw on My right hand and the seven lampstands of gold: the seven stars are the seven angels (messengers) of the seven assemblies (churches) and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

En cuanto al misterio de las siete estrellas que viste en mi mano derecha y de los siete candelabros de oro: las siete estrellas son los ángeles de las siete iglesias, y los siete candelabros son las siete iglesias.