1 ث ُمَّ رَأيتُ لَفِيفَةً فِي اليَدِ اليُمنَى لِلجالِسِ عَلَى العَرشِ، وَقَدْ كُتِبَ عَلَى وَجهَيْها.

I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.

2 ك انَتِ اللَفيفَةُ مَختُومَةً بِسَبعَةِ أختامٍ. وَرَأيتُ مَلاكاً جَبّاراً يُنادِي بِصَوتٍ عالٍ: «مَنْ يَستَحِقُّ أنْ يَكسِرَ الأختامَ وَيَفتَحَ اللَّفِيفَةَ؟»

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

3 ل َكِنْ لَمْ يَستَطِعْ أحَدٌ أنْ يَفتَحَ اللَّفِيفَةَ لِيَرَى ما بِداخِلِها. لا أحَدَ مِنَ السَّماءِ وَلا عَلَى الأرْضِ وَلا تَحتَ الأرْضِ!

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

4 ف َأخَذْتُ أبكي كَثيراً لأنَّهُ لَمْ يُوجَدْ أحَدٌ يَستَحِقُّ أنْ يَفتَحَ اللَّفِيفَةَ وَيَنظُرَ ما فِيها.

Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look into it;

5 ف َقالَ لِي أحَدُ الشُّيُوخِ: «لا تَبكِ، ها الأسَدُ الَّذِي مِنْ قَبِيلَةِ يَهُوذا وَمِنْ نَسلِ داوُدَ قَدِ انتَصَرَ، وَهُوَ قادِرٌ أنْ يَكسِرَ الأختامَ السَّبعَةَ وَيَفتَحَ اللَّفِيفَةَ.»

and one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the book and its seven seals.”

6 ث ُمَّ رَأيتُ الحَمَلَ واقِفاً فِي الوَسَطِ أمامَ العَرشِ، وَحَولَهُ المَخلُوقاتُ الأربَعَةُ وَالشُّيُوخُ. وَكانَ الحَمَلُ كَما لَو أنَّهُ مَذبُوحٌ. كانَتْ لَهُ سَبعَةُ قُرُونٍ وَسَبعُ أعيُنٍ هِيَ أرواحُ اللهِ السَّبعَةِ الَّتِي أُرسِلَتْ إلَى كُلِّ الأرْضِ.

And I saw between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

7 ث ُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ وَأخَذَ اللَّفِيفَةَ مِنَ اليَدِ اليُمنَى لِلجالِسِ عَلَى العَرشِ.

And He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.

8 ع ِندَها سَجَدَتِ المَخلُوقاتُ الأربَعَةُ وَالشُّيُوخُ الأربَعَةُ وَالعِشرُونَ أمامَهُ، وَكُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ مَعَهُ قَيثارَةٌ وَوِعاءٌ مَملوءٌ بِالبَخُورِ، الَّذِي هُوَ صَلَواتُ المؤمِنينَ المُقَدَّسينَ.

When He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

9 ك انُوا يُرَنِّمُونَ تَرنِيمَةً جَدِيدَةً فَيَقولونَ: «أنتَ مُستَحِقٌّ أنْ تَأخُذَ اللَّفِيفَةَ وَأنْ تَكسِرَ أختامَها، لِأنَّكَ ذُبِحتَ، وَبِدَمِكَ اشتَرَيتَ شَعباً للهِ مِنْ كُلِّ عَشِيرَةٍ وَلُغَةٍ وَشَعبٍ وَأُمَّةٍ.

And they sang a new song, saying, “ Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

10 و َجَعَلتَهُمْ مَملَكَةً، وَكَهَنَةً لإلَهِنا، وَسَيَسُودُونَ الأرْضَ.»

“You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.” Angels Exalt the Lamb

11 ث ُمَّ نَظَرتُ وَسَمِعتُ أصواتَ العَدِيدِ مِنَ المَلائِكَةِ الَّذِينَ التَفُّوا حَولَ العَرشِ وَالمَخلُوقاتِ وَالشُّيُوخِ، فَكانُوا مَلايِينَ وَمَلايِينَ!

Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,

12 و َهُمْ يَقُولُونَ بِصَوتٍ عالٍ: «الحَمَلُ المَذبُوحُ يَسْتَحِقُّ القُدرَةَ وَالغِنَى، وَالحِكْمَةِ وَالقُوَّةِ وَالكَرامَةِ، وَالمَجدِ وَالتَّسبِيحِ.»

saying with a loud voice, “ Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.”

13 ث ُمَّ سَمِعْتُ كُلَّ كائِنٍ مَخلُوقٍ فِي السَّماءِ وَعَلَى الأرْضِ وَتَحتَها وَفِي البَحرِ، كُلَّ مَخلُوقاتِ الكَونِ بِأسرِهِ تَقُولُ: «لِلجالِسِ عَلَى العَرشِ وَلِلحَمَلِ، التَّسبِيحُ وَالكَرامَةُ وَالمَجدُ وَالقُدرَةُ، إلَى أبَدِ الآبِدِينَ.»

And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, “To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.”

14 و َقالَتِ المَخلُوقاتُ الأربَعَةُ: «آمِيْن،» ثُمَّ انحَنَى الشُّيُوخُ وَسَجَدُوا.

And the four living creatures kept saying, “ Amen.” And the elders fell down and worshiped.