Revelation 1 in Greek

1Ἀποκάλυψις Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἣν ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ θεὸς δεῖξαι τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ ἃ δεῖ γενέσθαι ἐν τάχει καὶ ἐσήμανεν ἀποστείλας διὰ τοῦ ἀγγέλου αὐτοῦ τῷ δούλῳ αὐτοῦ Ἰωάννῃ,

ἈποκάλυψιςThe revelationἸησοῦof JesusΧριστοῦChristἣνwhichἔδωκενgaveαὐτῷto himὁtheθεὸςGodδεῖξαιto showτοῖςto theδούλοιςbond-servantsαὐτοῦof Himἃwhat thingsδεῖit behoovesγενέσθαιto take placeἐνwithτάχειspeedκαὶAndἐσήμανενHe signified itἀποστείλαςhaving sentδιὰthroughτοῦtheἀγγέλουangelαὐτοῦof Himτῷto theδούλῳservantαὐτοῦof HimἸωάννῃ,John,

2ὃς ἐμαρτύρησεν τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ὅσα εἶδεν.

ὃςwhoἐμαρτύρησενtestifiedτὸνto theλόγονwordτοῦtheθεοῦof Godκαὶandτὴνto theμαρτυρίανtestimonyἸησοῦof JesusΧριστοῦChristὅσαas much asεἶδεν.he saw.

3μακάριος ὁ ἀναγινώσκων καὶ οἱ ἀκούοντες τοὺς λόγους τῆς προφητείας καὶ τηροῦντες τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ γεγραμμένα· ὁ γὰρ καιρὸς ἐγγύς.

μακάριοςblessed isὁthe oneἀναγινώσκωνreadingκαὶandοἱthoseἀκούοντεςhearingτοὺςtheλόγουςwordsτῆςof theπροφητείαςprophecyκαὶandτηροῦντεςkeepingτὰthe thingsἐνinαὐτῇitγεγραμμένα·written;ὁtheγὰρforκαιρὸςthe time isἐγγύς.near.

4Ἰωάννης ταῖς ἑπτὰ ἐκκλησίαις ταῖς ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ· χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἑπτὰ πνευμάτων ἃ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ

ἸωάννηςJohnταῖςTo theἑπτὰsevenἐκκλησίαιςchurchesταῖςtheἐνinτῇtheἈσίᾳ·Asia:χάριςGraceὑμῖνto youκαὶandεἰρήνηpeaceἀπὸfromὁwhoὢνisκαὶandὁwhoἦνwasκαὶandὁwhoἐρχόμενοςis comingκαὶandἀπὸfromτῶνtheἑπτὰsevenπνευμάτωνSpiritsἃwhoἐνώπιονbeforeτοῦtheθρόνουthroneαὐτοῦof Him

5καὶ ἀπὸ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός, ὁ πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς. τῷ ἀγαπῶντι ἡμᾶς καὶ λύσαντι ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ αἵματι αὐτοῦ

καὶandἀπὸfromἸησοῦJesusΧριστοῦ,Christ,ὁtheμάρτυςwitnessὁtheπιστός,faithful,ὁtheπρωτότοκοςfirstbornτῶνtheνεκρῶνdeadκαὶandὁtheἄρχωνrulerτῶνof theβασιλέωνkingsτῆςof theγῆς.earth.τῷTo the Oneἀγαπῶντιlovingἡμᾶςusκαὶandλύσαντιhaving releasedἡμᾶςusἐκfromτῶνtheἁμαρτιῶνsinsἡμῶνof usἐνthroughτῷtheαἵματιbloodαὐτοῦof Him —

6καὶ ἐποίησεν ἡμᾶς βασιλείαν, ἱερεῖς τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ, αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας ἀμήν.

καὶandἐποίησενHe has madeἡμᾶςusβασιλείαν,a kingdom,ἱερεῖςpriestsτῷto theθεῷGodκαὶandπατρὶFatherαὐτοῦ,of Him —αὐτῷto Him beἡtheδόξαgloryκαὶandτὸtheκράτοςdominionεἰςtoτοὺςtheαἰῶναςagesἀμήν.Amen.

7Ἰδοὺ ἔρχεται μετὰ τῶν νεφελῶν, καὶ ὄψεται αὐτὸν πᾶς ὀφθαλμὸς καὶ οἵτινες αὐτὸν ἐξεκέντησαν· καὶ κόψονται ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν πᾶσαι αἱ φυλαὶ τῆς γῆς, ναὶ ἀμήν.

ἸδοὺBeholdἔρχεταιHe is comingμετὰwithτῶνtheνεφελῶν,clouds,καὶandὄψεταιwill beholdαὐτὸνHimπᾶςeveryὀφθαλμὸςeyeκαὶandοἵτινεςthose whoαὐτὸνHimἐξεκέντησαν·pierced;καὶandκόψονταιwill wailἐπ᾽because ofαὐτὸνHimπᾶσαιallαἱtheφυλαὶtribesτῆςof theγῆς,earth,ναὶYesἀμήν.Amen!

8Ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ ἄλφα καὶ τὸ ὦ λέγει κύριος ὁ θεός, ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ὁ παντοκράτωρ.

ἘγώI myselfεἰμιamτὸtheἄλφαAlphaκαὶandτὸtheὦOmegaλέγειsaysκύριοςLordὁtheθεός,God,ὁwhoὢνis beingκαὶandὁwhoἦνwasκαὶandὁwhoἐρχόμενος,is coming,ὁtheπαντοκράτωρ.Almighty.

9Ἐγὼ Ἰωάννης, ὁ ἀδελφὸς ὑμῶν καὶ συγκοινωνὸς ἐν τῇ θλίψει καὶ βασιλείᾳ καὶ ὑπομονῇ ἐν Ἰησοῦ ἐγενόμην ἐν τῇ νήσῳ τῇ καλουμένῃ Πάτμῳ διὰ τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν Ἰησοῦ

ἘγὼI myselfἸωάννης,John,ὁtheἀδελφὸςbrotherὑμῶνof youκαὶandσυγκοινωνὸςfellow-partakerἐνinτῇtheθλίψειtribulationκαὶandβασιλείᾳkingdomκαὶandὑπομονῇin enduranceἐνinἸησοῦJesusἐγενόμηνwasἐνinτῇtheνήσῳislandτῇwhichκαλουμένῃis being calledΠάτμῳPatmosδιὰon account ofτὸνtheλόγονwordτοῦtheθεοῦof GodκαὶandτὴνtheμαρτυρίανtestimonyἸησοῦof Jesus

10ἐγενόμην ἐν πνεύματι ἐν τῇ κυριακῇ ἡμέρᾳ καὶ ἤκουσα ὀπίσω μου φωνὴν μεγάλην ὡς σάλπιγγος

ἐγενόμηνI wasἐνinπνεύματιthe SpiritἐνonτῇtheκυριακῇLord’sἡμέρᾳdayκαὶandἤκουσαI heardὀπίσωbehindμουmeφωνὴνa voiceμεγάληνloudὡςlike thatσάλπιγγοςof a trumpet

11λεγούσης ὃ βλέπεις γράψον εἰς βιβλίον καὶ πέμψον ταῖς ἑπτὰ ἐκκλησίαις εἰς Ἔφεσον καὶ εἰς Σμύρναν καὶ εἰς Πέργαμον καὶ εἰς Θυάτειρα καὶ εἰς Σάρδεις καὶ εἰς Φιλαδέλφειαν καὶ εἰς Λαοδίκειαν.

λεγούσηςsayingὃWhatβλέπειςyou seeγράψονdo writeεἰςinβιβλίονa bookκαὶandπέμψονdo sendταῖςto theἑπτὰsevenἐκκλησίαιςchurchesεἰςtoἜφεσονEphesusκαὶandεἰςtoΣμύρνανSmyrnaκαὶandεἰςtoΠέργαμονPergamumκαὶandεἰςtoΘυάτειραThyatiraκαὶandεἰςtoΣάρδειςSardisκαὶandεἰςtoΦιλαδέλφειανPhiladelphiaκαὶandεἰςtoΛαοδίκειαν.Laodicea.

12Καὶ ἐπέστρεψα βλέπειν τὴν φωνὴν ἥτις ἐλάλει μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ. καὶ ἐπιστρέψας εἶδον ἑπτὰ λυχνίας χρυσᾶς

ΚαὶAndἐπέστρεψαI turnedβλέπεινto seeτὴνtheφωνὴνvoiceἥτιςthatἐλάλειwas speakingμετ᾽withἐμοῦ.me.καὶAndἐπιστρέψαςhaving turnedεἶδονI sawἑπτὰsevenλυχνίαςlampstandsχρυσᾶςgolden

13καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῶν λυχνιῶν ὅμοιον υἱὸν ἀνθρώπου ἐνδεδυμένον ποδήρη καὶ περιεζωσμένον πρὸς τοῖς μαστοῖς ζώνην χρυσᾶν.

καὶandἐνinμέσῳthe midstτῶνof theλυχνιῶνlampstandsὅμοιονOne likeυἱὸνthe Sonἀνθρώπουof Manἐνδεδυμένονhaving clothed himselfποδήρηto the feetκαὶandπεριεζωσμένονhaving girded himself aboutπρὸςatτοῖςtheμαστοῖςbreastsζώνηνwith a sashχρυσᾶν.golden.

14ἡ δὲ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ αἱ τρίχες λευκαὶ ὡς ἔριον λευκὸν ὡς χιὼν καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ὡς φλὸξ πυρὸς

ἡtheδὲAndκεφαλὴthe headαὐτοῦof Himκαὶandαἱtheτρίχεςhairsλευκαὶare whiteὡςas ifἔριονwoolλευκὸνwhiteὡςasχιὼνsnowκαὶandοἱtheὀφθαλμοὶeyesαὐτοῦof Himὡςare likeφλὸξa flameπυρὸςof fire

15καὶ οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὅμοιοι χαλκολιβάνῳ ὡς ἐν καμίνῳ πεπυρωμένης καὶ ἡ φωνὴ αὐτοῦ ὡς φωνὴ ὑδάτων πολλῶν

καὶandοἱtheπόδεςfeetαὐτοῦof Himὅμοιοιare likeχαλκολιβάνῳas fine bronzeὡςasἐνinκαμίνῳa furnaceπεπυρωμένηςrefinedκαὶandἡtheφωνὴvoiceαὐτοῦof Himὡςis likeφωνὴthe voiceὑδάτωνof watersπολλῶνmany

16καὶ ἔχων ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ ἀστέρας ἑπτὰ καὶ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ῥομφαία δίστομος ὀξεῖα ἐκπορευομένη καὶ ἡ ὄψις αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ ἥλιος φαίνει ἐν τῇ δυνάμει αὐτοῦ.

καὶandἔχωνHe is holdingἐνinτῇtheδεξιᾷrightχειρὶhandαὐτοῦof Himἀστέραςstarsἑπτὰsevenκαὶandἐκout ofτοῦtheστόματοςmouthαὐτοῦof Himῥομφαίαa swordδίστομοςtwo-edgedὀξεῖαsharpἐκπορευομένηis going forthκαὶandἡtheὄψιςfaceαὐτοῦof Himὡςis likeὁtheἥλιοςsunφαίνειshiningἐνinτῇtheδυνάμειfull strengthαὐτοῦ.of it.

17Καὶ ὅτε εἶδον αὐτόν, ἔπεσα πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ ὡς νεκρός, καὶ ἔθηκεν τὴν δεξιὰν αὐτοῦ ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ λέγων μὴ φοβοῦ. ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος

ΚαὶAndὅτεwhenεἶδονI sawαὐτόν,Him,ἔπεσαI fellπρὸςatτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetαὐτοῦof Himὡςas thoughνεκρός,dead,καὶAndἔθηκενHe placedτὴνtheδεξιὰνrightαὐτοῦof Himἐπ᾽uponἐμὲme myselfλέγωνsayingμὴNotφοβοῦ.do fear.ἐγώI myselfεἰμιamὁtheπρῶτοςFirstκαὶandὁtheἔσχατοςLast

18καὶ ὁ ζῶν, καὶ ἐγενόμην νεκρὸς καὶ ἰδοὺ ζῶν εἰμι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων καὶ ἔχω τὰς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καὶ τοῦ ᾅδου.

καὶandὁtheζῶν,Living One,καὶandἐγενόμηνI wasνεκρὸςdeadκαὶandἰδοὺbeholdζῶνlivingεἰμιI amεἰςtoτοὺςtheαἰῶναςagesτῶνof theαἰώνωνagesκαὶandἔχωI haveτὰςtheκλεῖςkeysτοῦtheθανάτουof Deathκαὶandτοῦtheᾅδου.of Hades.

19γράψον οὖν ἃ εἶδες καὶ ἃ εἰσὶν καὶ ἃ μέλλει γίνεσθαι μετὰ ταῦτα,

γράψονdo writeοὖνthereforeἃthe things thatεἶδεςyou have seenκαὶandἃthe things thatεἰσὶνareκαὶandἃthe things thatμέλλειare aboutγίνεσθαιto beμετὰafterταῦτα,these,

20τὸ μυστήριον τῶν ἑπτὰ ἀστέρων οὓς εἶδες ἐπὶ τῆς δεξιᾶς μου καὶ τὰς ἑπτὰ λυχνίας τὰς χρυσᾶς· οἱ ἑπτὰ ἀστέρες ἄγγελοι τῶν ἑπτὰ ἐκκλησιῶν εἰσιν καὶ αἱ λυχνίαι αἱ ἑπτὰ ἑπτὰ ἐκκλησίαι εἰσίν.

τὸtheμυστήριονmysteryτῶνof theἑπτὰsevenἀστέρωνstarsοὓςwhichεἶδεςyou sawἐπὶonτῆςtheδεξιᾶςright handμουof Meκαὶandτὰςtheἑπτὰsevenλυχνίαςlampstandsτὰςtheχρυσᾶς·golden:οἱTheἑπτὰsevenἀστέρεςstarsἄγγελοιthe angelsτῶνof theἑπτὰsevenἐκκλησιῶνchurchesεἰσινareκαὶandαἱtheλυχνίαιlampstandsαἱthatἑπτὰsevenἑπτὰthe sevenἐκκλησίαιchurchesεἰσίν.are.