Die frühe Kirche
The Lamb is worthy to open the scroll
John sees a scroll sealed with seven seals that no one is worthy to open. He weeps, but an elder shows him the Lion from the tribe of Judah—a slain Lamb—who takes the scroll and receives worship from living creatures, elders, angels, and all creation.
Offenbarung 5,1-14
1Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll, written on both sides and sealed with seven seals.
Καὶ εἶδον ἐπὶ τὴν δεξιὰν τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου βιβλίον γεγραμμένον ἔσωθεν καὶ ⸀ὄπισθεν, κατεσφραγισμένον σφραγῖσιν ἑπτά.
2And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?"
καὶ εἶδον ἄγγελον ἰσχυρὸν κηρύσσοντα ἐν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ· Τίς ⸀ἄξιος ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον καὶ λῦσαι τὰς σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ;
3But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or even to look at it.
καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδύνατο ἐν τῷ ⸀οὐρανῷ ⸂οὐδὲ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς οὐδὲ⸃ ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον οὔτε βλέπειν αὐτό.
4I wept bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look at it.
καὶ ⸀ἐγὼ ἔκλαιον πολὺ ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἄξιος εὑρέθη ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον οὔτε βλέπειν αὐτό·
5Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Look: the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals."
καὶ εἷς ἐκ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων λέγει μοι· Μὴ κλαῖε· ἰδοὺ ἐνίκησεν ὁ λέων ὁ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα, ἡ ῥίζα Δαυίδ, ⸀ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον καὶ τὰς ἑπτὰ σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ.
6Then I saw a Lamb standing in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures, and among the elders, looking as though it had been slain, with seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
Καὶ εἶδον ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν τεσσάρων ζῴων καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἀρνίον ⸀ἑστηκὸς ὡς ἐσφαγμένον, ⸀ἔχων κέρατα ἑπτὰ καὶ ὀφθαλμοὺς ἑπτά, ⸀οἵ εἰσιν τὰ ἑπτὰ πνεύματα τοῦ θεοῦ, ⸀ἀπεσταλμένοι εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν.
7He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the one seated on the throne.
καὶ ἦλθεν καὶ εἴληφεν ἐκ τῆς δεξιᾶς τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου.
8And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each of them held a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
καὶ ὅτε ἔλαβεν τὸ βιβλίον, τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα καὶ οἱ εἴκοσι τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεσαν ἐνώπιον τοῦ ἀρνίου, ἔχοντες ἕκαστος κιθάραν καὶ φιάλας χρυσᾶς γεμούσας θυμιαμάτων, αἵ εἰσιν ⸀αἱ προσευχαὶ τῶν ἁγίων·
9And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you purchased for God people from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
καὶ ᾄδουσιν ᾠδὴν καινὴν λέγοντες· Ἄξιος εἶ λαβεῖν τὸ βιβλίον καὶ ἀνοῖξαι τὰς σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐσφάγης καὶ ἠγόρασας τῷ ⸀θεῷ ἐν τῷ αἵματί σου ἐκ πάσης φυλῆς καὶ γλώσσης καὶ λαοῦ καὶ ἔθνους,
10You have made them a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."
καὶ ἐποίησας αὐτοὺς τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν ⸀βασιλείαν καὶ ἱερεῖς, καὶ ⸀βασιλεύουσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
11Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders. Their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
Καὶ εἶδον, καὶ ⸀ἤκουσα φωνὴν ἀγγέλων πολλῶν κύκλῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν ζῴων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, καὶ ἦν ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτῶν μυριάδες μυριάδων καὶ χιλιάδες χιλιάδων,
12and they said with a loud voice: "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!"
λέγοντες φωνῇ μεγάλῃ· Ἄξιόν ἐστιν τὸ ἀρνίον τὸ ἐσφαγμένον λαβεῖν τὴν δύναμιν ⸀καὶ πλοῦτον καὶ σοφίαν καὶ ἰσχὺν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν καὶ εὐλογίαν.
13And 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 the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever!"
καὶ πᾶν κτίσμα ὃ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς ⸀θαλάσσης, καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς ⸀πάντα, ἤκουσα λέγοντας· Τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ ⸂τῷ θρόνῳ⸃ καὶ τῷ ἀρνίῳ ἡ εὐλογία καὶ ἡ τιμὴ καὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν ⸀αἰώνων.
14And the four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped.
καὶ τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα ⸀ἔλεγον· Ἀμήν. καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἔπεσαν καὶ προσεκύνησαν.