Revelation 1

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	NOVA VULGATA
1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show his servants what must happen soon. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,	1 Apocalypsis Iesu Christi, quam dedit illi Deus palam facere ser vis suis,quae oportet fieri cito, et significavit mittens per angelum suum servo suoIoanni,
2 who gives witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ by reporting what he saw.	2 qui testificatus est verbum Dei et testimonium Iesu Christi,quaecumque vidit.
3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud and blessed are those who listen to this prophetic message and heed what is written in it, for the appointed time is near.	3 Beatus, qui legit et qui audiunt verba prophetiae et servantea, quae in ea scripta sunt; tempus enim prope est.
4 John, to the seven churches in Asia: grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne,	4 Ioannes septem ecclesiis, quae sunt in Asia: Gratia vobis et pax ab eo, quiest et qui erat et qui venturus est, et a septem spiritibus, qui in conspectuthroni eius sunt,
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,	5 et ab Iesu Christo, qui est testis fidelis, primogenitusmortuorum et princeps regum terrae. Ei, qui diligit nos et solvit nos a peccatis nostris in sanguine suo
6 who has made us into a kingdom, priests for his God and Father, to him be glory and power forever (and ever). Amen.	6 et fecitnos regnum, sacerdotes Deo et Patri suo, ipsi gloria et imperium in saeculasaeculorum. Amen.
7 Behold, he is coming amid the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him. All the peoples of the earth will lament him. Yes. Amen.	7 Ecce venit cum nubibus, et videbit eum omnis oculus et qui eum pupugerunt, etplangent se super eum omnes tribus terrae. Etiam, amen.
8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "the one who is and who was and who is to come, the almighty."	8 Ego sum Alpha et Omega, dicit Dominus Deus, qui est et qui erat et quiventurus est, Omnipotens.
9 I, John, your brother, who share with you the distress, the kingdom, and the endurance we have in Jesus, found myself on the island called Patmos because I proclaimed God's word and gave testimony to Jesus.	9 Ego Ioannes, frater vester et particeps in tribulatione et regno et patientiain Iesu, fui in insula, quae appellatur Patmos, propter verbum Dei ettestimonium Iesu.
10 I was caught up in spirit on the Lord's day and heard behind me a voice as loud as a trumpet,	10 Fui in spiritu in dominica die et audivi post me vocemmagnam tamquam tubae
11 which said, "Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."	11 dicentis: “ Quod vides, scribe in libro et mitteseptem ecclesiis: Ephesum et Smyrnam et Pergamum et Thyatiram et Sardis etPhiladelphiam et Laodiciam ”.
12 Then I turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me, and when I turned, I saw seven gold lampstands	12 Et conversus sum, ut viderem vocem, quaeloquebatur mecum; et conversus vidi septem candelabra aurea
13 and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, wearing an ankle-length robe, with a gold sash around his chest.	13 et in mediocandelabrorum quasi Filium hominis, vestitum podere et praecinctum ad mamillaszonam auream;
14 The hair of his head was as white as white wool or as snow, and his eyes were like a fiery flame.	14 caput autem eius et capilli erant candidi tamquam lana alba,tamquam nix, et oculi eius velut flamma ignis,
15 His feet were like polished brass refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing water.	15 et pedes eius similesorichalco sicut in camino ardenti, et vox illius tamquam vox aquarum multarum,
16 In his right hand he held seven stars. A sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth, and his face shone like the sun at its brightest.	16 et habebat in dextera manu sua stellas septem, et de ore eius gladius ancepsacutus exibat, et facies eius sicut sol lucet in virtute sua.
17 When I caught sight of him, I fell down at his feet as though dead. He touched me with his right hand and said, "Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last,	17 Et cum vidissem eum, cecidi ad pedes eius tamquam mortuus; et posuit dexteramsuam super me dicens: “ Noli timere! Ego sum primus et novissimus,
18 the one who lives. Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I hold the keys to death and the netherworld.	18 etvivens et fui mortuus et ecce sum vivens in saecula saeculorum et habeo clavesmortis et inferni.
19 Write down, therefore, what you have seen, and what is happening, and what will happen afterwards.	19 Scribe ergo, quae vidisti et quae sunt et quae oportetfieri post haec.
20 This is the secret meaning of the seven stars you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.	20 Mysterium septem stellarum, quas vidisti ad dexteram meam,et septem candelabra aurea: septem stellae, angeli sunt septem ecclesiarum; etcandelabra septem, septem ecclesiae sunt.