1Apocalypsis Jesu Christi,The Revelation of Jesus Christ,quam dedit illi Deus palam facere servis suis, quæ oportet fieri cito:which God gave to him, in order to make known to his servants the things that must soon occur,et significavit, mittens per angelum suum servo suo Joanni,and which he signified by sending his Angel to his servant John;
2qui testimonium perhibuit verbo Dei,he has offered testimony to the Word of God,et testimonium Jesu Christi, quæcumque vidit.and whatever he saw is the testimony of Jesus Christ.
3Beatus qui legit, et audit verba prophetiæ hujus,Blessed is he who reads or hears the words of this Prophecy,et servat ea, quæ in ea scripta sunt:and who keeps the things that have been written in it.tempus enim prope est.For the time is near.
4Joannes septem ecclesiis,John,quæ sunt in Asia.to the seven Churches,Gratia vobis,which are in Asia.et pax ab eo,Grace and peace to you,qui est,from him who is,et qui erat,and who was,et qui venturus est:and who is to come,et a septem spiritibus qui in conspectu throni ejus sunt:and from the seven spirits who are in the sight of his throne,
5et a Jesu Christo,and from Jesus Christ,qui est testis fidelis,who is the faithful witness,primogenitus mortuorum,the first-born of the dead,et princeps regum terræ,and the leader over the kings of the earth,qui dilexit nos,who has loved uset lavit nos a peccatis nostris in sanguine suo,and has washed us from our sins with his blood,
6et fecit nos regnum, et sacerdotes Deo et Patri suo:and who has made us into a kingdom and into priests for God and for his Father.ipsi gloria et imperium in sæcula sæculorum.To him be glory and dominion forever and ever.Amen.Amen.
7Ecce venit cum nubibus,Behold, he arrives with the clouds,et videbit eum omnis oculus,and every eye shall see him,et qui eum pupugerunt.even those who pierced him.Et plangent se super eum omnes tribus terræ.And all the tribes of the earth shall lament for themselves over him.Etiam:Even so.amen.Amen.
8Ego sum alpha et omega,“I am the Alpha and the Omega,principium et finis,the Beginning and the End,”dicit Dominus Deus:says the Lord God,qui est,who is,et qui erat,and who was,et qui venturus est,and who is to come,omnipotens.the Almighty.
9Ego Joannes frater vester,I, John, your brother,et particeps in tribulatione, et regno, et patientia in Christo Jesu:and a sharer in the tribulation and in the kingdom and in patient endurance for Christ Jesus,fui in insula, quæ appellatur Patmos,was on the island which is called Patmos,propter verbum Dei, et testimonium Jesu:because of the Word of God and the testimony to Jesus.
10fui in spiritu in Dominica die,I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day,et audivi post me vocem magnam tamquam tubæ,and I heard behind me a great voice, like that of a trumpet,
11dicentis:saying,Quod vides,“What you see,scribe in libro:write in a book,et mitte septem ecclesiis,and send it to the seven Churches,quæ sunt in Asia,which are in Asia:Epheso,to Ephesus,et Smyrnæ,and to Smyrna,et Pergamo,and to Pergamus,et Thyatiræ,and to Thyatira,et Sardis,and to Sardis,et Philadelphiæ,and to Philadelphia,et Laodiciæ.and to Laodicea.”
12Et conversus sum ut viderem vocem, quæ loquebatur mecum:And I turned around, so as to see the voice which was speaking with me.et conversus vidi septem candelabra aurea:And having turned around, I saw seven golden lampstands.
13et in medio septem candelabrorum aureorum,And in the midst of the seven golden lampstands was one resembling the Son of man,similem Filio hominis vestitum podere,clothed to the feet with a vestment,et præcinctum ad mamillas zona aurea:and wrapped to the breast with a wide belt of gold.
14caput autem ejus,But his head and hair were bright,et capilli erant candidi tamquam lana alba,like white wool,et tamquam nix,or like snow;et oculi ejus tamquam flamma ignis:and his eyes were like a flame of fire;
15et pedes ejus similes auricalco,and his feet resembled shining brass,sicut in camino ardenti,just as in a burning furnace;et vox illius tamquam vox aquarum multarum:and his voice was like the voice of many waters.
16et habebat in dextera sua stellas septem:And in his right hand, he held the seven stars;et de ore ejus gladius utraque parte acutus exibat:and from his mouth went out a sharp two-edged sword;et facies ejus sicut sol lucet in virtute sua.and his face was like the sun, shining with all its might.
17Et cum vidissem eum,And when I had seen him,cecidi ad pedes ejus tamquam mortuus.I fell at his feet,Et posuit dexteram suam super me,like one who is dead.dicens:And he laid his right hand upon me,Noli timere:saying:ego sum primus,“Do not be afraid.et novissimus,I am the First and the Last.
18et vivus,And I am alive,et fui mortuus,though I was dead.et ecce sum vivens in sæcula sæculorum:And, behold, I live forever and ever.et habeo claves mortis, et inferni.And I hold the keys of death and of Hell.
19Scribe ergo quæ vidisti, et quæ sunt,Therefore, write the things which you have seen,et quæ oportet fieri post hæc.and which are, and which must occur afterward:
20Sacramentum septem stellarum,the mystery of the seven stars,quas vidisti in dextera mea,which you have seen in my right hand,et septem candelabra aurea:and of the seven golden lampstands.septem stellæ, angeli sunt septem ecclesiarum:The seven stars are the Angels of the seven Churches,et candelabra septem, septem ecclesiæ sunt.and the seven lampstands are the seven Churches.”