Revelation · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Revelation 1 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 Αποκάλυψις Ιησού Χριστού, την οποίαν έδωκεν εις αυτόν ο Θεός, διά να δείξη εις τους δούλους αυτού όσα πρέπει να γείνωσι ταχέως, και εφανέρωσεν αυτά αποστείλας διά του αγγέλου αυτού εις τον δούλον αυτού Ιωάννην,
1 LA revelación de Jesucristo, que Dios le dió, para manifestar á sus siervos las cosas que deben suceder presto; y [la] declaró, enviándo[la] por su ángel á Juan su siervo,
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 όστις εμαρτύρησε τον λόγον του Θεού και την μαρτυρίαν του Ιησού Χριστού και όσα είδε.
2 El cual ha dado testimonio de la palabra de Dios, y del testimonio de Jesucristo, y de todas las cosas que ha visto.
2 who testified to God’s word and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.
3 Μακάριος ο αναγινώσκων και οι ακούοντες τους λόγους της προφητείας και φυλάττοντες τα γεγραμμένα εν αυτή· διότι ο καιρός είναι πλησίον.
3 Bienaventurado el que lee, y los que oyen las palabras de esta profecía, y guardan las cosas en ella escritas: porque el tiempo está cerca.
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 Ο Ιωάννης προς τας επτά εκκλησίας τας εν τη Ασία· χάρις υμίν και ειρήνη από του ο ων και ο ην και ο ερχόμενος· και από των επτά πνευμάτων, τα οποία είναι ενώπιον του θρόνου αυτού,
4 Juan á las siete iglesias que están en Asia: Gracia [sea] con vosotros, y paz del que es y 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 και από του Ιησού Χριστού, όστις είναι ο μάρτυς ο πιστός, ο πρωτότοκος εκ των νεκρών και ο άρχων των βασιλέων της γης. Εις τον αγαπήσαντα ημάς και λούσαντα ημάς από των αμαρτιών ημών με το αίμα αυτού,
5 Y de Jesucristo, el testigo fiel, el primogénito de los muertos, y príncipe de los reyes de la tierra. Al que nos amó, y nos ha lavado de nuestros pecados con su sangre,
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 και όστις έκαμεν ημάς βασιλείς και ιερείς εις τον Θεόν και Πατέρα αυτού, εις αυτόν είη η δόξα και το κράτος εις τους αιώνας των αιώνων· αμήν.
6 Y nos ha hecho reyes y sacerdotes para Dios y su Padre; á él [sea] gloria é imperio para siempre jamás. 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 Ιδού, έρχεται μετά των νεφελών, και θέλει ιδεί αυτόν πας οφθαλμός και εκείνοι οίτινες εξεκέντησαν αυτόν, και θέλουσι θρηνήσει επ' αυτόν πάσαι αι φυλαί της γης. Ναι, αμήν.
7 He aquí que viene con las nubes, y todo ojo le verá, y los que le traspasaron; y todos los linajes de la tierra se lamentarán sobre él. Así sea. Amén.
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 Εγώ είμαι το Α και το Ω, αρχή και τέλος, λέγει ο Κύριος, ο ων και ο ην και ο ερχόμενος, ο παντοκράτωρ.
8 Yo soy el Alpha y la Omega, principio y fin, dice el Señor, que es y 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 Εγώ ο Ιωάννης, ο και αδελφός σας και συγκοινωνός εις την θλίψιν και εις την βασιλείαν και την υπομονήν του Ιησού Χριστού, ήμην εν τη νήσω τη καλουμένη Πάτμω διά τον λόγον του Θεού και διά την μαρτυρίαν του Ιησού Χριστού.
9 Yo Juan, vuestro hermano, y participante en la tribulación y en el reino, y en la paciencia de Jesucristo, estaba en la isla que es llamada Patmos, por la palabra de Dios y el testimonio de Jesucristo.
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 Κατά την κυριακήν ημέραν ήλθον εις έκστασιν πνευματικήν, και ήκουσα οπίσω μου φωνήν μεγάλην ως σάλπιγγος,
10 Yo fuí en el Espíritu en el día del Señor, y oí detrás de mí una gran voz como de trompeta,
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet
11 ήτις έλεγεν· Εγώ είμαι το Α και το Ω, ο πρώτος και ο έσχατος· και, ό,τι βλέπεις, γράψον εις βιβλίον και πέμψον εις τας επτά εκκλησίας, τας εν τη Ασία, εις Έφεσον και εις Σμύρνην και εις Πέργαμον και εις Θυάτειρα και εις Σάρδεις και εις Φιλαδέλφειαν και εις Λαοδίκειαν.
11 Que decía: Yo soy el Alpha y Omega, el primero y el último. Escribe en un libro lo que ves, y envía[lo] á las siete iglesias que están en Asia; á Efeso, y á Smirna, y á Pérgamo, y á Tiatira, y á Sardis, y á Filadelfia, y á 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 Και εστράφην να ίδω την φωνήν, ήτις ελάλησε μετ' εμού· και στραφείς είδον επτά λυχνίας χρυσάς,
12 Y me volví á ver la voz que hablaba conmigo: y vuelto, 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 και εν μέσω των επτά λυχνιών είδον ένα όμοιον με υιόν ανθρώπου, ενδεδυμένον ποδήρη χιτώνα και περιεζωσμένον πλησίον των μαστών ζώνην χρυσήν.
13 Y en medio de los siete candeleros, uno semejante al Hijo del hombre, vestido de una ropa que llegaba hasta los pies, y ceñido por los pechos con una cinta 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 Η δε κεφαλή αυτού και αι τρίχες ήσαν λευκαί και ως μαλλίον λευκόν, ως χιών· και οι οφθαλμοί αυτού ως φλόξ πυρός,
14 Y su cabeza y sus cabellos eran blancos como la lana blanca, como la nieve; y sus ojos como llama de fuego;
14 His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.
15 και οι πόδες αυτού όμοιοι με χαλκολίβανον, ως εν καμίνω πεπυρωμένοι, και η φωνή αυτού ως φωνή υδάτων πολλών,
15 Y sus pies semejantes al latón fino, ardientes como en un horno; y su voz como ruido de muchas aguas.
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 και είχεν εν τη δεξιά αυτού χειρί επτά αστέρας, και εκ του στόματος αυτού του εξήρχετο ρομφαία δίστομος οξεία, και η όψις αυτού έλαμπεν ως ο ήλιος λάμπει εν τη δυνάμει αυτού.
16 Y tenía en su diestra siete estrellas: y de su boca salía una espada aguda de dos filos. Y su rostro era como el sol cuando resplandece en 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 Και ότε είδον αυτόν, έπεσα προς τους πόδας αυτού ως νεκρός, και επέθηκε την δεξιάν αυτού χείρα επ' εμέ; λέγων μοι· Μη φοβού· εγώ είμαι ο πρώτος και ο έσχατος
17 Y cuando yo le vi, caí como muerto á sus pies. Y él puso su diestra sobre mí, diciéndome: No temas: yo 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 και ο ζων, και έγεινα νεκρός, και ιδού, είμαι ζων εις τους αιώνας των αιώνων, αμήν, και έχω τα κλειδία του άδου και του θανάτου.
18 Y el que vivo, y he sido muerto; y he aquí que vivo por siglos de siglos, Amén. 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 Γράψον όσα είδες και όσα είναι και όσα μέλλουσι να γείνωσι μετά ταύτα·
19 Escribe las cosas que has visto, y las que son, y las que han de ser después de éstas:
19 Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter.
20 το μυστήριον των επτά αστέρων, τους οποίους είδες εν τη δεξιά μου, και τας επτά λυχνίας τας χρυσάς. Οι επτά αστέρες είναι οι άγγελοι των επτά εκκλησιών, και αι επτά λυχνίαι, τας οποίας είδες, είναι αι επτά εκκλησίαι.
20 El misterio de las siete estrellas que has visto en mi diestra, y los siete candeleros de oro. Las siete estrellas son los ángeles de las siete iglesias; y los siete candeleros que has visto, 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.
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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 (20)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 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
- 10 Revelation 21:10; 2 Corinthians 12:2–4; Revelation 4:1–2; Revelation 17:3; Revelation 10:3–8
- 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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