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1 Esta es la revelación que Dios le dio a Jesucristo para que él le muestre a sus servidores los acontecimientos que ocurrirán pronto. Jesucristo se los reveló por medio de un ángel a su siervo Juan.
1 This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,
2 Juan puso por escrito la palabra de Dios y el testimonio de Jesucristo, y narró con veracidad todo lo que vio y oyó.
2 who testified to God’s word and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.
3 Bendito el que lee esta profecía y benditos los que la oyen y le hacen caso, porque la hora de su cumplimiento se aproxima.
3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it, for the time is near.
4 Yo Juan, les escribo a las siete iglesias que están en la provincia de Asia: Gracia y paz a ustedes de Aquel que es, que era y que ha de venir, y de los siete espíritus que están delante de su trono,
4 John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;
5 y de parte de Jesucristo, el testigo fiel, que fue el primero en levantarse de entre los muertos y que tiene autoridad sobre todos los reyes de la tierra. Al que nos ama y derramó su sangre para libertarnos de nuestros pecados,
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood—
6 y ha hecho de nosotros un reino de sacerdotes al servicio de Dios su Padre, ¡sean eternamente la gloria y el poder! ¡Amén!
6 and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
7 ¡Miren! ¡Viene en las nubes, ante los ojos de la humanidad entera, y hasta los que lo traspasaron lo verán! Y las naciones de la tierra llorarán de pesar por él. ¡Amén! ¡Que así sea!
7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
8 «Yo soy la A y la Z, —dice el Señor Dios—, el que es, que era y que ha de venir, el Todopoderoso».
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
9 Yo, Juan, hermano de ustedes y compañero en el sufrimiento, en el reino y en la fortaleza que nos da Jesucristo, un día del Señor estaba en la isla de Patmos, a donde me habían desterrado por predicar la palabra de Dios y contar lo que sé de Jesucristo. Entonces quedé bajo el poder del Espíritu y escuché detrás de mí una voz que, estridente como toque de trompeta,
9 I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10 Not in this translation
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet
11 me dijo: «Escribe en un libro todo lo que veas, y envíalo a las siete iglesias que están en Asia: Éfeso, Esmirna, Pérgamo, Tiatira, Sardis, Filadelfia y Laodicea».
11 saying, “What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
12 Cuando me volví para mirar al que me hablaba, vi siete candeleros de oro.
12 I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands.
13 En medio de los candeleros estaba un personaje muy parecido al Hijo del hombre, vestido de un manto que le llegaba hasta los pies, y ceñido al pecho con una banda de oro.
13 And among the lamp stands was one like a son of man, clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.
14 Tenía el pelo blanco como la lana o la nieve, y los ojos penetrantes como llamas de fuego.
14 His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.
15 Sus pies parecían como bronce al rojo vivo en un horno, y su voz retumbaba tan fuerte como una catarata.
15 His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.
16 En la mano derecha sostenía siete estrellas; de su boca salía una espada aguda de dos filos. El rostro le brillaba con el resplandor del sol cuando brilla con toda su fuerza.
16 He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
17 Al verlo, caí a sus pies como muerto; pero puso la mano derecha sobre mí y me dijo: «¡No temas! Soy el primero y el último,
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,
18 el que vive aunque estuvo muerto; pero ahora vivo para siempre y tengo las llaves del infierno y de la muerte.
18 and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
19 »Escribe lo que viste, lo que está sucediendo y lo que sucederá después.
19 Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter.
20 El significado de las siete estrellas que tengo en la mano derecha, y de los siete candeleros de oro, es el siguiente: las siete estrellas son los ángeles de las siete iglesias, y los siete candeleros son las siete iglesias.
20 The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lamp stands are seven assemblies.
People & places in this chapter
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John
The servant of Jesus Christ who received the revelation, writing from the island of Patmos to the seven churches of Asia. The text names him only as John; the Orthodox Church,…
Cited in the guide: Revelation 1:1; Revelation 1:4; Revelation 1:9
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Patmos
A place of Roman banishment. The exiled apostle John recorded the visions of Revelation here, addressed to seven churches on the nearby mainland.
Cited in the guide: Revelation 1:9
Cross references (19)
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- 1 Revelation 22:6; Revelation 22:16; Amos 3:7; Galatians 1:12; Daniel 2:28–29
- 2 John 19:35; 1 Corinthians 1:6; 1 John 1:1; Revelation 1:19; John 21:24
- 3 Luke 11:28; Revelation 22:10; Romans 13:11; Proverbs 8:34; 1 Peter 4:7
- 4 Isaiah 11:2; John 1:1; Hebrews 13:8; Psalm 90:2; Revelation 5:6
- 5 Psalm 89:27; Hebrews 9:14; 1 John 1:7; Revelation 17:14; Colossians 1:18
- 6 Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:6; Exodus 19:6; 1 Peter 2:5–9; Isaiah 61:6
- 7 Matthew 24:30; Zechariah 12:10; Daniel 7:13; John 19:37; Mark 14:62
- 8 Isaiah 44:6; Revelation 22:13; Isaiah 43:10; Isaiah 48:12; Revelation 21:6
- 9 Acts 14:22; Revelation 3:10; John 16:33; Revelation 1:2; Revelation 13:10
- 11 Revelation 3:1; Jeremiah 30:2; Colossians 4:15–16; Habakkuk 2:2; Revelation 2:12
- 12 Zechariah 4:2; Exodus 25:37; Revelation 1:20–2:1; Revelation 1:13; Ezekiel 43:5–6
- 13 Daniel 7:13; Daniel 10:5–6; Daniel 10:16; Exodus 28:6–8; Revelation 15:6
- 14 Daniel 10:6; Daniel 7:9; Revelation 2:18; Revelation 19:12; Matthew 28:3
- 15 Ezekiel 43:2; Daniel 10:6; Revelation 14:2; Revelation 19:6; Psalm 93:4
- 16 Hebrews 4:12; Revelation 2:12; Revelation 19:15; Revelation 2:16; Ephesians 6:17
- 17 Isaiah 44:6; Daniel 10:8–10; Revelation 22:13; Daniel 8:17–18; Isaiah 48:12
- 18 Romans 6:9; Hebrews 7:25; Romans 14:8–9; Psalm 68:20; Revelation 3:7
- 19 Revelation 4:1–11; Revelation 1:11–2:3
- 20 Revelation 2:1; Revelation 3:1; Revelation 1:16; Zechariah 4:2; Revelation 3:7
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