1 A nd I saw another strong angel coming down out of the heaven, clothed with a cloud, and the rainbow upon his head, and his countenance as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire,

ثُمَّ رَأيتُ مَلاكاً قَوِيّاً آخَرَ نازِلاً مِنَ السَّماءِ. وَكانَ يَلبِسُ سَحابَةً، وَقَوسُ قُزَحٍ حَولَ رَأسِهِ. وَجهُهُ كَالشَّمسِ، وَساقاهُ كَعَمُودَينِ مِنْ نارٍ.

2 a nd having in his hand a little opened book. And he set his right foot on the sea, and the left upon the earth,

كانَ يَحمِلُ فِي يَدِهِ لفِيفةً صَغِيرَةً مَفتُوحَةً. وَوَضَعَ قَدَمَهُ اليُمنَى فِي البَحرِ، وَاليُسرَى عَلَى اليابِسَةِ.

3 a nd cried with a loud voice as a lion roars. And when he cried, the seven thunders uttered their own voices.

ثُمَّ صَرَخَ بِصَوتٍ عَظِيمٍ كَزَئِيرِ أسَدٍ. عِندَها أسمَعَتِ الرُّعُودُ السَّبعَةُ أصواتَها.

4 A nd when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write: and I heard a voice out of the heaven saying, Seal the things which the seven thunders have spoken, and write them not.

وَعِندَما تَكَلَّمَتِ الرُّعُودُ السَّبعَةُ. كُنتُ سَأكتُبُ، لَكِنَّنِي سَمِعْتُ مِنَ السَّماءِ صَوتاً يَقُولُ: «لا تُعلِنْ ما قالَتهُ الرُّعُودُ السَّبعَةُ، وَلا تَكتُبْهُ!»

5 A nd the angel whom I saw stand on the sea and on the earth lifted up his right hand to the heaven,

عِندَها رَفَعَ المَلاكُ الَّذِي رَأيتُهُ واقِفاً فِي البَحرِ وَعَلَى اليابِسَةِ يَدَهُ اليُمنَى إلَى السَّماءِ،

6 a nd swore by him that lives to the ages of ages, who created the heaven and the things that are in it, and the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be no longer delay;

وَأقسَمَ بِالحَيِّ إلَى أبَدِ الآبِدِينَ، الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّماءَ وَما فِيها، وَالأرْضَ وَما عَلَيها، وَالبَحرَ وَما فِيهِ، وَقالَ: «لا تَأخِيرَ بَعدَ الآنِ!»

7 b ut in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound the trumpet, the mystery of God also shall be completed, as he has made known the glad tidings to his own bondmen the prophets.

وَلَكِنْ عِندَما يَحِينُ الوَقتُ لِلمَلاكِ السّابِعِ لِأنْ يُسمَعَ، أيْ عِندَما يَكُونُ عَلَى وَشْكِ أنْ يَنفُخَ فِي بُوقِهِ، فَإنَّ قَصدَ اللهِ الخَفِيِّ سَيَتَحَقَّقُ، كَما بُشِّرَ عِبادَهُ الأنبِياءِ.

8 A nd the voice which I heard out of the heaven again speaking with me, and saying, Go, take the little book which is opened in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the earth.

ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ إلَيَّ ثانِيَةً الصَّوتُ الَّذِي سَبَقَ أنْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنَ السَّماءِ فَقالَ: «اذْهَبْ وَخُذِ اللَّفِيفةَ المَفتُوحَةَ الَّتِي فِي يَدِ المَلاكِ الواقِفِ فِي البَحرِ وَعَلَى اليابِسَةِ.»

9 A nd I went to the angel, saying to him to give me the little book. And he says to me, Take and eat it up: and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey.

فَذَهَبتُ إلَى المَلاكِ، وَطَلَبتُ مِنهُ أنْ يُعطِيَنِي اللَّفِيفةَ الصَّغِيرَةَ. فَقالَ لَي: «خُذها وَكُلْها. سَتَجعَلُ مَعِدَتَكَ مُرَّةً، لَكِنَّها فِي فَمِكَ سَتَكُونُ حُلوَةً كَالعَسَلِ.»

10 A nd I took the little book out of the hand of the angel, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth as honey, sweet; and when I had eaten it my belly was made bitter.

فَأخذتُ اللَّفِيفةَ الصَّغِيرَةَ مِنْ يَدِ المَلاكِ وَأكَلتُها، فَكانَ طَعمُها فِي فَمِي كَالعَسَلِ، لَكِنْ بَعدَ أنْ أكَلتُها أصبَحَتْ مَعِدَتِي مُرَّةً.

11 A nd it was said to me, Thou must prophesy again as to peoples and nations and tongues and many kings.

ثُمَّ أخبَرُونِي وَقالُوا: «عَلَيكَ أنْ تَتَنَبَّأ بَعدُ عَلَى عِدَّةِ شُعُوبٍ وَأُمَمٍ وَلُغاتٍ وَمُلُوكٍ.»