Bilingual reading

“And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: “He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says these things: “I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.

Wake up and strengthen the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God.

Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.

Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that didn’t defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

“To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: “He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things:

“I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn’t deny my name.

Behold, I make some of the synagogue of Satan, of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but lie—behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.

Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.

He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

“To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: “The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, says these things:

“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.

So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.

Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing,’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;

I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.

As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with me.

He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.”

وإِلى مَلاكِ الكَنيسَةِ الَّتي بِسَرْديس، ٱكتُبْ: إِلَيكَ ما يَقولُ صاحِبُ أَرْواحِ اللهِ السَّبعَةِ والكَواكِبِ السَّبعَة: أَنا عالِمٌ بِأَعْمالِكَ. يُطلَقُ علَيكَ ٱسمٌ مَعْناه أَنَّكَ حَيّ، مع أَنَّكَ مَيْت

تَنَبَّهْ وثَبِّتِ البَقِيَّةَ الَّتي أَشرَفَت على المَوت. فإِنِّي لم أَجِدْ أَعْمالَكَ كامِلَةً في عَينِ إِلٰهي

فٱذكُرْ ما تَلَقَّيتَ وسَمِعتَ وٱحفَظْه وتُبْ. فإِن لم تَتَنَبَّه أَتَيتُكَ كالسَّارِق، لا تَدْري في أَيَّةِ ساعةٍ أُباغِتُكَ

ولٰكِنَّ عِندَكَ بَعضَ النَّاسِ في سَرْديسَ لم يُدَنِّسوا ثِيابَهم، فسيُواكِبونني بِالمَلابِسِ البيض، لِأَنَّهم أَهلٌ لِذٰلِكَ

فالغالِبُ سيَلبَسُ هٰكذا ثِيابًا بيضًا، ولن أَمحُوَ ٱسمَه مِن سِفْرِ الحَياة، وسأَشهَدُ لِٱسمِه أَمامَ أَبي وأَمامَ مَلائِكَتِه

مَن كانَ لَه أُذُنان، فلْيَسمَعْ ما يَقولُ الرُّوحُ لِلكَنائِس

وإِلى مَلاكِ الكَنيسَةِ الَّتي بِفِيلَدِلفِيَة، ٱكْتُبْ: إِلَيكَ ما يَقولُ القُدُّوسُ الحَقّ، مَن عِندَه مِفْتاحُ داوُد، مَن يَفتَحُ فلا أَحَدَ يُغلِق، ويُغلِقُ فلا أَحَدَ يَفتَح

إِنِّي عليمٌ بِأَعْمالِكَ. ها قد جَعَلتُ أَمامَكَ بابًا مَفْتوحًا ما مِن أَحَدٍ يَستَطيعُ إِغْلاقَه، لِأَنَّكَ على قِلَّةِ قُوَّتِكَ حَفِظتَ كَلِمَتي ولم تُنكِر ٱسْمي

ها إِنِّي أُعْطيكَ أُناسًا مِن مَجمَعِ الشَّيطان، يَقولونَ إِنَّهم يَهودٌ وما هم إِلَّا كَذَّابون، ها إِنِّي أَجعَلُهم يَأتونَ ويَسجُدونَ عِندَ قَدَمَيكَ ويَعتَرِفونَ بِأَنَّني أَحبَبتُكَ

لقَد حَفِظتَ كلِمَتي بِثَبات، فسأَحفَظُكَ أَنا أَيضًا مِن ساعةِ المِحنَةِ الَّتي ستَنقَضُّ على المَعْمورِ كُلِّه لِتَمتَحِنَ أهلَ الأَرْض

إِنِّي آتٍ على عَجَل. فتَمَسَّكْ بِما عِندَكَ لِئَلَّا يَأخُذَ أَحَدٌ إِكْليلَكَ

والغالِبُ سأَجعَلُه عَمودًا في هَيكَلِ إِلٰهي، فلن يَخرُجَ مِنه بَعدَ الآن، وأَنقُشُ فيه ٱسمَ إِلٰهي وٱسمَ مَدينَةِ إِلٰهي أُورَشَليمَ الجَديدَةِ الَّتي تَنزِلُ مِنَ السَّماءِ مِن عِندِ إِلٰهي، وسأَنقُشُ ٱسمِيَ الجَديد

مَن كانَ لَه أُذُنان، فلْيَسمَعْ ما يَقولُ الرُّوحُ لِلكَنائِس

وإِلى مَلاكِ الكَنيسَةِ الَّتي بِاللَّاذِقِيَّة، ٱكْتُبْ: إِلَيكَ ما يَقولُ الآمين، الشَّاهِدُ الأَمينُ الصَّادِق، بَدءُ خَليقَةِ الله

أَنا عالِمٌ بِأَعْمالِكَ، فلَستَ باردًا ولا حارًّا. ولَيتَكَ بارِدٌ أَو حارّ!

أَمَّا وأَنتَ فاتِر، لا حارٌّ ولا بارِد، فسأَتَقَيَّأُكَ مِن فَمي

فلأَنَّكَ تَقول: أَنا غَنِيٌّ وقدِ ٱغتَنَيتُ فما أَحْتاجُ إِلى شَيء، ولِأَنَّكَ لا تَعلَمُ أَنَّكَ شَقِيٌّ بائِسٌ فَقيرٌ أَعْمى عُرْيان

أُشيرُ علَيكَ أَن تَشتَرِيَ مِنِّي ذَهَبًا مُنَقًّى بِالنَّار لِتَغتَني، وثِيابًا بيضًا لِتَلبَسَها، فلا يَبْدُوَ عارُ عُريَتِكَ، وإِثمِدًا تَكحَلُ بِه عَينَيكَ لِيَعودَ إِلَيكَ النَّظَر

إِنِّي مَن أَحبَبتُه أُوَبِّخُه وأُؤَدِّبُه. فَكُنْ حَمِيًّا وتُب

هاءَنَذا واقِفٌ على البابِ أَقرَعُه، فإِن سَمِعَ أَحَدٌ صَوتي وفَتَحَ الباب، دَخَلتُ إِلَيه وتَعَشَّيتُ معه وتَعَشَّى معي

والغالِبُ سأَهَبُ لَه أَن يَجلِسَ معي على عَرْشي، كما غَلَبتُ أَنا أَيضًا فجَلَستُ مع أَبي على عَرشِه

مَن كانَ لَه أُذُنان، فلْيَسمَعْ ما يَقولُ الرُّوحُ لِلكَنائِس