1 ب َعدَ هَذا نَظَرتُ، فَإذا بِبابٍ مَفتُوحٍ فِي السَّماءِ. ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُ الصَّوتَ الَّذِي سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ قَبلُ. وَكانَ كَصَوتِ البُوقِ يُكَلِّمُنِي وَيَقولُ: «اصعَدْ هُنا، لِأُرِيَكَ ما لا بُدَّ أنْ يَحْدُثَ بَعدَ هَذا.»

After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

2 و َفي الحالِ غَمَرَني الرُّوحُ، فَرَأيتُ عَرشاً فِي السَّماءِ، وَرَأيْتُ الَّذي يَجلِسُ عَلَى العَرشِ.

And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

3 و َكانَ الجالِسُ عَلَى العَرشِ مُتَألِّقاً كَاليَشَبِ وَالعَقِيقِ، وَيُحِيطُ بِالعَرشِ قَوسُ قُزَحٍ يَلمَعُ كَالزُّمُرُّدِ.

And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

4 و َرَأيْتُ حَولَ العَرشِ أربَعَةً وَعِشرِينَ عَرشاً يَجلِسُ عَلَيها أربَعَةٌ وَعِشرُونَ شَيخاً، لابِسينَ ثِياباً بَيضاءَ، وَمُتَوَّجِينَ بِتِيجانٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ.

And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

5 و َكانَتْ تَنبَعِثُ مِنَ العَرشِ بُرُوقٌ وَرُعُودٌ، وَأمامَ العَرشِ سَبعُ شُعلاتٍ مِنْ لَهَبٍ، هِيَ أرواحُ اللهِ السَّبعَةُ.

And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

6 و َكانَ أمامَ العَرشِ ما يُشبِهُ بَحْراً شَفّافاً مِنَ الزُّجاجِ. وَأمامَ العَرشِ، وَإلَى كُلِّ جانِبٍ مِنْ جَوانِبِهِ، أربَعَةُ مَخلُوقاتٍ لَها عُيونٌ كَثيرَةٌ مِنْ أمامٍ وَمِنْ خَلفٍ.

And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

7 ك انَ المَخلُوقُ الأوَّلُ يُشبِهُ الأسَدَ، وَالثّانِي يُشبِهُ الثَّورَ، وَالثّالِثَ لَهُ وَجهُ إنسانٍ، وَالرّابِعُ يُشبِهُ النَّسرَ الطّائِرَ.

And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

8 و َكانَ لِكُلٍّ مِنها سِتَّةُ أجنِحَةٍ، وَتُغَطِّيها العُيُونُ مِنَ الخارِجِ وَالدّاخِلِ. كانَتْ هَذِهِ المَخلُوقاتُ لا تَتَوَقَّفُ عَنِ التَّسبِيحِ لَيلاً وَلا نَهاراً، وَهيَ تَقولُ: «قُدُّوسٌ، قُدُّوسٌ، قُدُّوسٌ الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ القادِرُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيءٍ. الكائِنُ، وَالَّذِي كانَ، وَالَّذِي سَيَأتِي.»

And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

9 ك انَتْ تُمَجِّدُ وَتُكَرِّمُ وَتَشكُرُ الجالِسَ عَلَى العَرشِ، الَّذي هُوَ الحَيُّ إلَى أبَدِ الآبِدِيْنَ. وَكُلَّما فَعَلَتِ ذَلِكَ،

And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

10 ك انَ الشُّيُوخُ الأربَعَةُ وَالعِشرُونَ يَخِرُّونَ أمامَ الجالِسِ عَلَى العَرشِ، وَيَسجُدُونَ لِلَّذِي هُوَ حَيٌّ إلَى أبَدِ الآبِدِيْنَ. ثُمَّ يُلقُونَ بِتِيجانِهِمْ أمامَ عَرشِهِ وَيَقولونَ:

The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

11 « أيُّها الرَّبُّ إلَهُنا، أنتَ تَستَحِقُّ المَجدَ وَالإكرامَ وَالقُدرَةَ، لِأنَّكَ صَنَعْتَ كُلَّ الأشياءِ. فَهِيَ بِإرادَتِكَ مَوجُودَةٌ، وَبِإرادَتِكَ قَدْ خُلِقَتْ.»

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.