1 T hen I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, robed in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head; his face was like the sun, and his feet (legs) were like columns of fire.

E vi outro anjo forte que descia do céu, vestido de uma nuvem; por cima da sua cabeça estava o arco-íris; o seu rosto era como o sol, e os seus pés como colunas de fogo,

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

e tinha na mão um livrinho aberto. Pôs o seu pé direito sobre o mar, e o esquerdo sobre a terra,

3 A nd he shouted with a loud voice like the roaring of a lion; and when he had shouted, the seven thunders gave voice and uttered their message in distinct words.

e clamou com grande voz, assim como ruge o leão; e quando clamou, os sete trovões fizeram soar as suas vozes.

4 A nd when the seven thunders had spoken (sounded), I was going to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, Seal up what the seven thunders have said! Do not write it down!

Quando os sete trovões acabaram de soar eu já ia escrever, mas ouvi uma voz do céu, que dizia: Sela o que os sete trovões falaram, e não o escrevas.

5 T hen the angel whom I had seen stationed on sea and land raised his right hand to heaven (the sky),

O anjo que vi em pé sobre o mar e sobre a terra levantou a mão direita ao céu,

6 A nd swore in the name of (by) Him Who lives forever and ever, Who created the heavens ( sky) and all they contain, and the earth and all that it contains, and the sea and all that it contains. that no more time should intervene and there should be no more waiting or delay,

e jurou por aquele que vive pelos séculos dos séculos, o qual criou o céu e o que nele há, e a terra e o que nela há, e o mar e o que nele há, que não haveria mais demora,

7 B ut that when the days come when the trumpet call of the seventh angel is about to be sounded, then God’s mystery (His secret design, His hidden purpose), as He had announced the glad tidings to His servants the prophets, should be fulfilled (accomplished, completed).

mas que nos dias da voz do sétimo anjo, quando este estivesse para tocar a trombeta, se cumpriria o mistério de Deus, como anunciou aos seus servos, os profetas.

8 T hen the voice that I heard from heaven spoke again to me, saying, Go and take the little book (scroll) which is open on the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.

A voz que eu do céu tinha ouvido tornou a falar comigo, e disse: Vai, e toma o livro que está aberto na mão do anjo que se acha em pé sobre o mar e sobre a terra.

9 S o I went up to the angel and asked him to give me the little book. And he said to me, Take it and eat it. It will embitter your stomach, though in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.

E fui ter com o anjo e lhe pedi que me desse o livrinho. Disse-me ele: Toma-o, e come-o; ele fará amargo o teu ventre, mas na tua boca será doce como mel.

10 S o I took the little book from the angel’s hand and ate and swallowed it; it was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but once I had swallowed it, my stomach was embittered.

Tomei o livrinho da mão do anjo, e o comi; e na minha boca era doce como mel; mas depois que o comi, o meu ventre ficou amargo.

11 T hen they said to me, You are to make a fresh prophecy concerning many peoples and races and nations and languages and kings.

Então me disseram: Importa que profetizes outra vez a muitos povos, e nações, e línguas, e reis.