¹Post hæc vidi:After these things,et ecce ostium apertum in cælo,I saw, and behold, a door was opened in heaven,et vox prima, quam audivi tamquam tubæ loquentis mecum,and the voice that I heard speaking with me first was like a trumpet,dicens:saying:Ascende huc,“Ascend to here,et ostendam tibi quæ oportet fieri post hæc.and I will reveal to you what must occur after these things.”

¹Post hæc vidi:After these things,et ecce ostium apertum in cælo,I saw, and behold, a door was opened in heaven,et vox prima, quam audivi tamquam tubæ loquentis mecum,and the voice that I heard speaking with me first was like a trumpet,dicens:saying:Ascende huc,“Ascend to here,et ostendam tibi quæ oportet fieri post hæc.and I will reveal to you what must occur after these things.”

²Et statim fui in spiritu:And immediately I was in the Spirit.et ecce sedes posita erat in cælo,And behold, a throne had been placed in heaven,et supra sedem sedens.and there was One sitting upon the throne.

²Et statim fui in spiritu:And immediately I was in the Spirit.et ecce sedes posita erat in cælo,And behold, a throne had been placed in heaven,et supra sedem sedens.and there was One sitting upon the throne.

³Et qui sedebat similis erat aspectui lapidis jaspidis,And the One who was sitting there was similar in appearance to a stone of jasper and sardius.et sardinis:And there was an iridescence surrounding the throne,et iris erat in circuitu sedis similis visioni smaragdinæ.in aspect similar to an emerald.

³Et qui sedebat similis erat aspectui lapidis jaspidis,And the One who was sitting there was similar in appearance to a stone of jasper and sardius.et sardinis:And there was an iridescence surrounding the throne,et iris erat in circuitu sedis similis visioni smaragdinæ.in aspect similar to an emerald.

⁴Et in circuitu sedis sedilia viginti quatuor:And surrounding the throne were twenty-four smaller thrones.et super thronos viginti quatuor seniores sedentes,And upon the thrones, twenty-four elders were sitting,circumamicti vestimentis albis,clothed entirely in white vestments,et in capitibus eorum coronæ aureæ.and on their heads were gold crowns.

⁴Et in circuitu sedis sedilia viginti quatuor:And surrounding the throne were twenty-four smaller thrones.et super thronos viginti quatuor seniores sedentes,And upon the thrones, twenty-four elders were sitting,circumamicti vestimentis albis,clothed entirely in white vestments,et in capitibus eorum coronæ aureæ.and on their heads were gold crowns.

⁵Et de throno procedebant fulgura, et voces,And from the throne, lightnings and voices and thunders went forth.et tonitrua: et septem lampades ardentes ante thronum,And there were seven burning lamps before the throne,qui sunt septem spiritus Dei.which are the seven spirits of God.

⁵Et de throno procedebant fulgura, et voces,And from the throne, lightnings and voices and thunders went forth.et tonitrua: et septem lampades ardentes ante thronum,And there were seven burning lamps before the throne,qui sunt septem spiritus Dei.which are the seven spirits of God.

⁶Et in conspectu sedis tamquam mare vitreum simile crystallo:And in view of the throne, there was something that seemed like a sea of glass, similar to crystal.et in medio sedis,And in the middle of the throne,et in circuitu sedis quatuor animalia plena oculis ante et retro.and all around the throne, there were four living creatures, full of eyes in front and in back.

⁶Et in conspectu sedis tamquam mare vitreum simile crystallo:And in view of the throne, there was something that seemed like a sea of glass, similar to crystal.et in medio sedis,And in the middle of the throne,et in circuitu sedis quatuor animalia plena oculis ante et retro.and all around the throne, there were four living creatures, full of eyes in front and in back.

⁷Et animal primum simile leoni,And the first living creature resembled a lion,et secundum animal simile vitulo,and the second living creature resembled a calf,et tertium animal habens faciem quasi hominis,and the third living creature had a face like a man,et quartum animal simile aquilæ volanti.and the fourth living creature resembled a flying eagle.

⁷Et animal primum simile leoni,And the first living creature resembled a lion,et secundum animal simile vitulo,and the second living creature resembled a calf,et tertium animal habens faciem quasi hominis,and the third living creature had a face like a man,et quartum animal simile aquilæ volanti.and the fourth living creature resembled a flying eagle.

⁸Et quatuor animalia, singula eorum habebant alas senas:And each of the four living creatures had upon them six wings,et in circuitu, et intus plena sunt oculis:and all around and within they are full of eyes.et requiem non habebant die ac nocte,And they took no rest, day or night,dicentia: Sanctus,from saying: “Holy,Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus omnipotens,Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty,qui erat,who was,et qui est,and who is,et qui venturus est.and who is to come.”

⁸Et quatuor animalia, singula eorum habebant alas senas:And each of the four living creatures had upon them six wings,et in circuitu, et intus plena sunt oculis:and all around and within they are full of eyes.et requiem non habebant die ac nocte,And they took no rest, day or night,dicentia: Sanctus,from saying: “Holy,Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus omnipotens,Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty,qui erat,who was,et qui est,and who is,et qui venturus est.and who is to come.”

⁹Et cum darent illa animalia gloriam, et honorem, et benedictionem sedenti super thronum,And while those living creatures were giving glory and honor and blessings to the One sitting upon the throne,viventi in sæcula sæculorum,who lives forever and ever,

⁹Et cum darent illa animalia gloriam, et honorem, et benedictionem sedenti super thronum,And while those living creatures were giving glory and honor and blessings to the One sitting upon the throne,viventi in sæcula sæculorum,who lives forever and ever,

¹⁰procidebant viginti quatuor seniores ante sedentem in throno,the twenty-four elders fell prostrate before the One sitting upon the throne,et adorabant viventem in sæcula sæculorum,and they adored him who lives forever and ever,et mittebant coronas suas ante thronum,and they cast their crowns before the throne,dicentes:saying:

¹⁰procidebant viginti quatuor seniores ante sedentem in throno,the twenty-four elders fell prostrate before the One sitting upon the throne,et adorabant viventem in sæcula sæculorum,and they adored him who lives forever and ever,et mittebant coronas suas ante thronum,and they cast their crowns before the throne,dicentes:saying:

¹¹Dignus es Domine Deus noster accipere gloriam,“You are worthy, O Lord our God,et honorem, et virtutem:to receive glory and honor and power.quia tu creasti omnia,For you have created all things,et propter voluntatem tuam erant, et creata sunt.and they became and were created because of your will.”

¹¹Dignus es Domine Deus noster accipere gloriam,“You are worthy, O Lord our God,et honorem, et virtutem:to receive glory and honor and power.quia tu creasti omnia,For you have created all things,et propter voluntatem tuam erant, et creata sunt.and they became and were created because of your will.”