1 Vi outro anjo forte descendo do céu, vestido de uma nuvem; o arco-íris estava sobre a sua cabeça, e o seu rosto era como o sol, e os seus pés como colunas de fogo,

2 e tinha na mão um livrinho aberto. Pôs o pé direito sobre o mar e o esquerdo sobre a terra,

3 e bradou com uma grande voz, como o rugido de leão. Quando bradou, os sete trovões fizeram soar as suas vozes.

4 Quando os sete trovões fizeram soar as suas vozes, eu ia escrever; mas ouvi uma voz do céu, dizendo: Sela as coisas que falaram os sete trovões, e não as escrevas.

5 O anjo que vi em pé sobre o mar e sobre a terra levantou a destra para o céu,

6 e jurou por aquele que vive pelos séculos dos séculos, que criou o céu e tudo o que nele há, e a terra e tudo o que nela há, e o mar e tudo o que nele há, que não haveria mais demora,

7 mas que nos dias da voz do sétimo anjo, quando este estiver para tocar a trombeta, então se cumprirá o mistério de Deus, segundo ele anunciou aos seus servos, os profetas.

8 A voz que eu ouvi do céu, tornei a ouvi-la falando comigo e dizendo: Vai e toma o livro que está aberto na mão do anjo que está em pé sobre o mar e sobre a terra.

9 Fui ter com o anjo, pedindo-lhe que me desse o livrinho. Toma-o, disse-me ele, e come-o; causar-te-á amargor no ventre, mas na tua boca será doce como mel.

10 Tomei o livrinho da mão do anjo e o comi; na minha boca era doce como mel, mas depois de o comer, causou-me amargor no ventre.

11 Disseram-me: Cumpre que ainda profetizes a respeito de muitos povos, raças, línguas e reis.

1 And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, arrayed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire; 2 and he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left upon the earth; 3 and he cried with a great voice, as a lion roareth: and when he cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices. 4 And when the seven thunders uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying, Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. 5 And the angel that I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his right hand to heaven, 6 and sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created the heaven and the things that are therein, and the earth and the things that are therein, and the sea and the things that are therein, that there shall be delay no longer: 7 but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then is finished the mystery of God, according to the good tidings which he declared to his servants the prophets. 8 And the voice which I heard from heaven, I heard it again speaking with me, and saying, Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel that standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. 9 And I went unto the angel, saying unto him that he should give me the little book. And he saith unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey. 10 And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and when I had eaten it, my belly was made bitter. 11 And they say unto me, Thou must prophesy again over many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.