The Scroll and the Lamb
1Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. 2And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” 3But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. 4I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. 5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
6Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits5:6 That is, the sevenfold Spirit of God sent out into all the earth. 7He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. 8And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people. 9And they sang a new song, saying:
“You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
and with your blood you purchased for God
persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
10You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God,
and they will reign5:10 Some manuscripts they reign on the earth.”
11Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12In a loud voice they were saying:
“Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
and honor and glory and praise!”
13Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!”
14The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
Naɗaɗɗen littafi da kuma Ɗan Ragon
1Sa’an nan na ga a hannun damar wannan wanda yake zaune a kursiyin naɗaɗɗen littafi da rubutu a ciki da wajensa an kuma hatimce shi da hatimai bakwai. 2Na kuma ga wani babban mala’ika yana shela da babbar murya cewa, “Wa ya cancanta yă ɓalle hatiman nan yă kuma buɗe naɗaɗɗen littafin?” 3Amma ba wani a sama ko a ƙasa ko a ƙarƙashin ƙasan da ya iya buɗe naɗaɗɗen littafin ko ma yă duba cikinsa. 4Na yi ta kuka domin ba a iya samun wanda ya cancanta yă buɗe naɗaɗɗen littafin ko yă duba cikinsa ba. 5Sai ɗaya daga cikin dattawan ya ce mini, “Kada ka yi kuka! Duba, Zakin kabilar Yahuda, da kuma Tushen Dawuda ya ci nasara. Ya iya buɗe naɗaɗɗen littafin da hatimansa bakwai.”
6Sa’an nan na ga Ɗan Rago, yana kamar an yanka, tsaye a tsakiyar kursiyin, halittu huɗun nan masu rai da kuma dattawan an sun kewaye shi. Yana da ƙahoni bakwai da idanu bakwai, waɗanda suke ruhohi bakwai na Allah da aka aika cikin dukan duniya. 7Ya zo ya karɓi naɗaɗɗen littafin daga hannun dama na wannan wanda yake zaune a kursiyin. 8Bayan ya karɓa, sai halittu huɗun nan masu rai da kuma dattawan nan ashirin da huɗu suka fāɗi ƙasa a gaban Ɗan Ragon. Kowannensu yana da garaya kuma suna riƙe da kaskon zinariya cike da turare, waɗanda suke addu’o’in tsarkaka. 9Suka rera sabuwar waƙa,
“Ka cancanci ka karɓi naɗaɗɗen littafin
ka kuma buɗe hatimansa,
domin an kashe ka,
da jininka kuma ka sayi mutane wa Allah,
daga kowace kabila da harshe da mutane da kuma al’umma.
10Ka mai da su masarauta da kuma firistoci, don su yi wa Allahnmu hidima,
kuma za su yi mulki a duniya.”
11Sai na duba na kuma ji muryar mala’iku masu yawa, yawansu kuwa ya kai dubu dubbai, da kuma dubu goma sau dubu goma. Suka kewaye kursiyin da halittu huɗun nan masu rai da kuma dattawan nan. 12Da babbar murya suka rera,
“Macancanci ne Ɗan Ragon nan da aka kashe,
don yă sami iko da wadata da hikima da ƙarfi
da girma da ɗaukaka da kuma yabo!”
13Sa’an nan na ji kowace halitta a sama da ƙasa da ƙarƙashin ƙasa da kuma bisan teku, da kome da yake cikinsu yana rerawa,
“Gare shi mai zama a kan kursiyin da kuma ga Ɗan Ragon
yabo da girma da ɗaukaka da iko,
sun tabbata har abada abadin!”
14Sai halittu huɗun nan masu rai suka ce, “Amin”, dattawan kuma suka fāɗi suka yi sujada.
