V 001 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as
it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and
see.
V 002 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a
bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and
to conquer.
V 003 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast
say, Come and see.
V 004 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given
to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they
should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
V 005 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast
say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat
on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
V 006 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure
of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see
thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
V 007 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the
fourth beast say, Come and see.
V 008 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on
him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them
over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger,
and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
V 009 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the
souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony
which they held:
V 010 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy
and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on
the earth?
V 011 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said
unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their
fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they
were, should be fulfilled.
V 012 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was
a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and
the moon became as blood;
V 013 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree
casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
V 014 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together;
and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
V 015 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men,
and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every
free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
V 016 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from
the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the
Lamb:
V 017 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to
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الختوم السبعة
1-
ورَأيتُ الحَمَلَ يَفُضُّ أوَّلَ الخُتومِ السَّبعةِ،
فَسَمِعتُ واحِدًا مِنَ الكائناتِ الحيَّةِ الأربعةِ يَقولُ
بِصوتٍ كالرَّعدِ: «تَعالَ!
«
2- فنَظَرتُ وإذا حِصانِ أبيضُ، وراكِبُهُ يَحمِلُ قَوسًا،
فأُعطِيَ إكليلاً وخَرَجَ غالِبًا ليَغلِبَ.
3- ولمّا فضَ الحَمَلُ الخَتمَ الثاني، سَمِعتُ الكائنَ الحيَ
الثانيَ يَقولُ: «تَعالَ!
«
4- فخَرَجَ حِصانِ أحمَرُ، نالَ راكِبُهُ القُدرَةَ على نَزعِ
السَّلامِ مِنَ الأرضِ حتى يتَقاتَلَ الناسُ، فأُعطِيَ
سَيفًا كبيرًا.
5- ولمّا فضَ الحَمَلُ الخَتمَ الثالِثَ، سَمِعتُ الكائنَ
الحيَ الثالِثَ يَقولُ: «تَعالَ!
«
فنَظَرتُ وإذا حِصانِ أسوَدُ، وبيَدِ راكبِهِ مِيزانِ.
6- وسَمِعتُ ما يُشبِهُ الصَّوتَ مِنْ بَينِ الكائناتِ
الحيَّةِ الأربعةِ يَقولُ: «كَيلُ قَمحِ بِدينارٍ، وثلاثةُ
أكيالِ شَعيرٍ بِدينارٍ، وأمّا الزَّيتُ والخَمرُ فلا
تُفسِدْهُما«.
7- ولمّا فضَ الحَمَلُ الخَتمَ الرّابعَ، سَمِعتُ الكائنَ
الحيَ الرّابعَ يَقولُ: «تَعالَ!
«
8- فنَظَرتُ وإذا بِحِصانٍ أخضَرَ باهِتِ اللَّونِ، وراكِبُهُ
يُدعى الموتَ، ومَثوى الأَمواتِ يَتبَعُهُ، فَنالا سُلطانًا
على رُبعِ سُكانِ الأرضِ لِيَقتُلاهُم بِالسَّيفِ
والجوعِ والموتِ ووُحوشِ الأرضِ.
9-
ولمّا فضَ الحَمَلُ الخَتمَ الخامِسَ، رأيتُ تَحتَ
المَذبَحِ نُفوسَ المَذبوحينَ في سَبيلِ كلِمَةِ الله
والشَّهادَةِ التي شَهِدوها.
10-
فَصَرَخوا
بأَعلى صَوتِهِم: «إلى متى، أيُّها السَّيِّدُ
القُدُّوسُ الحَقُّ، لا تَدينُ سُكانَ الأرضِ
وتَنتَقِمُ مِنهُم لِدِمائِنا؟«
11- فنالَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنهُم ثَوبًا أبيضَ، وقيلَ
لهُم أنْ يَنتَظِروا قَليلاً إلى أنْ يكتَمِلَ عدَدُ
رِفاقِهِم العَبيدِ وإخوَتِهِمِ الذينَ سيُقتَلونَ
مِثلَهُم.
12- ثُمَ رَأيتُ الحَمَلَ يَفُضُّ الخَتمَ السّادِسَ،
وإذا زَلزالٌ عَظيمٌ يَقَعُ، والشَّمسُ تَسوَدُّ
كَثَوبِ الحِدادِ، والقَمَرُ كُلُّهُ يَصيرُ مِثلَ
الدَّمِ،
13- وكَواكِبُ الفَضاءِ تَتَساقَطُ إلى
الأرضِ كما يَتَساقَطُ ثَمَرُ التِّينَةِ الفجُّ إذا
هَزَّتْها رِيحٌ عاصِفَةِ،
14- والسَّماءُ تَنطَوي
طَيَ اللفافَةِ، والجِبالُ والجزُرُ كُلُّها
تَتَزَحزَحُ مِنْ أماكِنِها،
15- ومُلوكُ الأرضِ
وعُظَماؤُها وأقوياؤُها وأغنياؤُها وزُعَماؤُها
وعَبيدُها وأحرارُها كُلُّهُم يَلجَأونَ إلى
المَغاوِرِ وبَينَ صُخورِ الجِبالِ،
16- وهُم يَقولونَ
لِلجِبالِ والصُّخورِ: «اَسقُطي علَينا وأخفينا عَنْ
وجهِ الجالِسِ على العَرشِ وعَنْ غَضَبِ الحَمَلِ.
17- جاءَ يومُ غَضَبِهِما العَظيمُ، فمَنْ يَقوَى على
الثَّباتِ؟«
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