1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. 2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. 5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. 6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. 7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. 8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him ; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. 9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, 10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
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Самодаги сажда
1 Шундан кейин мен осмонда ланг очиқ бир эшикни кўрдим. Илгари менга гапирган карнай садосига ўхшаш ўша овоз яна эшитилди. У шундай деди: “Бу ёққа чиқ, бундан кейин нима юз беришини сенга кўрсатаман.”
2 Шу пайт Муқаддас Руҳ мени қамраб олди. Мен самода турган бир тахтни кўрдим, унда бир Зот ўтирар эди. 3 Ўтирган Зотнинг қиёфаси қимматбаҳо яшма ва лаъл тошларидай ярқирарди. Тахт атрофида зумрад тусидаги камалак жилваланарди. 4 Тахтнинг теварагида яна йигирма тўртта тахт турарди. Бу тахтларда оқ кийим кийган, бошларида олтин тожлари бўлган йигирма тўрт нафар оқсоқол ўтирар эди. 5 Тахтдан чақмоқ чақарди, момақалдироқнинг гулдурос садоси келарди. Тахт олдида Худонинг етти руҳи бўлган еттита машъала ёниб турарди. 6 Тахтнинг олдида ойна сингари денгизга ўхшаш, биллурдай тиниқ бир нарса бор эди.
Тахтнинг атрофида тўртта жонли мавжудот турар эди, уларнинг олди ва орқаси кўзлар билан қопланган эди. 7 Биринчи мавжудот шерга, иккинчиси буқага ўхшар эди, учинчи мавжудотнинг юзи одамнинг юзига, тўртинчиси эса учаётган бургутга ўхшар эди. 8 Бу тўртта мавжудотнинг ҳар бирида олтитадан қанот бор эди. Уларнинг ҳамма ёғи кўзлар билан қопланган эди, ҳатто қанотларининг тагида ҳам кўзлари бор эди. Улар кечаю кундуз тинмай шундай сўзларни такрорлар эдилар:
“Муқаддасдир, муқаддасдир,
Муқаддасдир Қодир Худо — Эгамиз.
У бор бўлган, ҳозир ҳам бор,
Келажакда ҳам бор бўлар!”
9 Мавжудотлар тахтда Ўтирганни, то абад барҳаёт Зотни улуғлашарди, иззат–икром кўрсатиб, шукроналар айтишарди. 10 Шунда йигирма тўрт нафар оқсоқол тахтдаги то абад барҳаёт Зот олдида ерга мук тушиб, сажда қилишарди. Тожларини тахт олдига қўйиб, шундай дейишарди:
11 “Ё Эгамиз, ё Худойимиз!
Сен қудратлисан!
Улуғворлигу иззатга Сен лойиқсан!
Зеро, бутун борлиқни Сен яратгансан,
Ҳамма нарса Сенинг ироданг ила вужудга келди, яратилди.”
