Zjavenie 4

1 Potom som videl: Hľa, otvorené dvere na nebi a ten prvý hlas, ktorý som už počul ako zvuk poľnice, keď so mnou hovoril, povedal: „Vystúp sem a ukážem ti, čo sa má stať potom!“2 Hneď som bol vo vytržení: A hľa, na nebi stál trón a na tróne On, Sediaci.3 Ten, čo sedel, vyzeral ako jaspisový a sardionový kameň. Okolo trónu bola dúha, na pohľad ako smaragd.4 Okolo trónu bolo dvadsaťštyri trónov a na trónoch sedelo dvadsaťštyri starcov odetých do bieleho rúcha a na hlavách mali zlaté vence.5 Z trónu vychádzali blesky, hukot a hrmenie; pred trónom horelo sedem lámp, čo je sedem Božích duchov,6 a pred trónom bolo čosi ako sklené more podobné krištáľu. A v strede pred trónom i okolo trónu boli štyri živé bytosti, plné očí spredu i zozadu.7 Prvá bytosť sa podobala levovi, druhá bytosť sa podobala býkovi, tretia bytosť mala tvár ako človek a štvrtá bytosť sa podobala letiacemu orlovi.8 A každá z týchto štyroch bytostí mala šesť krídel, dookola i znútra boli plné očí a vo dne v noci bez prestania volali: „Svätý, svätý, svätý, Pán Boh všemohúci, ktorý bol, ktorý je a ktorý príde!“9 A vždy, keď tie bytosti vzdali slávu, česť a vďaku Sediacemu na tróne, Žijúcemu na veky vekov,10 padli dvadsiati štyria starci pred Sediacim na tróne, klaňali sa Žijúcemu na veky vekov, hádzali svoje vence pred trón a volali:11 „Hoden si, Pane a Bože náš, prijať slávu, česť a moc, lebo ty si stvoril všetky veci: z tvojej vôle boli a sú stvorené.“

REVELATION 4

Worship in Heaven

1 After this, I looked and saw a door that opened into heaven. Then the voice that had spoken to me at first and that sounded like a trumpet said, “Come up here! I will show you what must happen next.” 2 t Right then the Spirit took control of me, and there in heaven I saw a throne and someone sitting on it.

3 The one who was sitting there sparkled like precious stones of jaspert and carnelian.t A rainbow that looked like an emeraldt surrounded the throne.
4 Twenty-four other thrones were in a circle around that throne. And on each of these thrones there was an elder dressed in white clothes and wearing a gold crown. 5 t Flashes of lightning and roars of thunder came out from the throne in the center of the circle. Seven torches, which are the seven spirits of God, were burning in front of the throne.

6 t t Also in front of the throne was something that looked like a glass sea, clear as crystal.
Around the throne in the center were four living creatures covered front and back with eyes. 7 The first creature was like a lion, the second one was like a bull, the third one had the face of a human, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.

8 t Each of the four living creatures had six wings, and their bodies were covered with eyes. Day and night they never stopped singing,
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord,
the all-powerful God,
who was and is
and is coming!”
9 The living creatures kept praising, honoring, and thanking the one who sits on the throne and who lives forever and ever.

10 At the same time the 24 elders knelt down before the one sitting on the throne. And as they worshiped the one who lives forever, they placed their crowns in front of the throne and said,

11  t “Our Lord and God,
you are worthy
to receive glory,
honor, and power.
You created all things,
and by your decision they are
and were created.”