Revelation 1
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1This 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,
1ϮⲀⲠⲞⲄⲀⲖⲨⲘⲮⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲚⲈϤⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲂⲰⲔ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ
2who testified to God’s word and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.
2ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ
3Blessed 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.
3ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲰϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒⲰⲦⲤ ⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϦⲰⲚⲦ
4John, 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;
4ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚϮⲌ ⲚⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲘⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ
5and 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—
5ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲢⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒϢⲀⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϪⲞⲔⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲤⲚⲞϤ
6and 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.
6ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ
7Behold, 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.
7ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϬⲎⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲂⲀⲖ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲞⲔⲤϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲪⲨⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ
8“I am the Alpha and the Omega, ” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
8ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲖⲪⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲰ ϮⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲚⲦⲞⲔⲢⲀⲦⲰⲢ.
9I 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.
9ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀⲨϦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲚⲎⲤⲞⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲐⲘⲰ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet
10ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲨⲢⲒⲀⲔⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲘⲈⲚϨⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲖⲠⲒⲄⲜ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ
11saying, “What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
11ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲤⲞⲐⲘⲞⲨ ⲤϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲒ ⲞⲨϪⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲢⲠⲞⲨ ⲚϮⲌ ⲚⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲘⲨⲢⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲢⲄⲀⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲐⲨⲀⲦⲎⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲢⲆⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲒⲖⲀⲆⲈⲖⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲖⲀⲞⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ.
12I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands.
12ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲪⲞⲚϨⲦ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϮⲤⲘⲎ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲪⲞⲚϨⲦ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲌ ⲚⲖⲨⲬⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ
13And 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.
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲖⲨⲬⲚⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲞⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲦⲞⲒ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲘⲎⲢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲞϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞϪϦ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ.
14His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.
14ⲦⲈϤⲀⲪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤϤⲰⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲂϢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲢⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲂϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲬⲒⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϤⲂⲀⲖ ⲤⲈⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲀϨ ⲚⲬⲢⲰⲘ
15His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲀⲖⲔⲞⲖⲒⲂⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲪⲞⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈϤⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ
16He 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.
16ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲌⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲤⲎϤⲒ ⲈⲤϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲢⲞ Ⲃ- ⲈⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲢⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲞⲘ.
17When 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,
17ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲒϨⲒⲦⲦ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ϦⲀⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲖⲈ ⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϦⲀⲈ
18and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
18ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲰⲚϦ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒϢⲞϢⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲘⲈⲚϮ.
19Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter.
19ⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ.
20The 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.
20ⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒ ⲦⲀϪⲒϪ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲌ ⲚⲖⲨⲬⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲤⲒⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲌ ⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲌ ⲚⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲌ ⲚⲖⲨⲬⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲌⲚⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲈ.
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