SMS/Text 469-608-9944

Revelation 4 (HaHitgalut) in Greek, Hebrew and English

Full index
Show:Size:

Keter · Brit Hadashah (New Testament) · Read Revelation in Greek, Hebrew and English, one chapter per page. The Keter is our name for the Brit Hadashah, the New Testament.

Keter · Brit Hadashah (New Testament) · Revelation 4:1–11

Revelation, Chapter 4

התגלות ד

Through a door opened in heaven Yoḥanan sees a throne with One sitting on it, and round about it twenty-four elders and four beasts full of eyes. The beasts cry holy day and night, and the elders cast their crowns before the throne and worship Him that lives for ever.

4:1After 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 show you things which must be hereafter.”

Μετὰ ταῦτα εἶδον, καὶ ἰδοὺ, θύρα ἠνεῳγμένη ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, καὶ ἡ φωνὴ ἡ πρώτη ἣν ἤκουσα ὡς σάλπιγγος λαλούσης μετ’ ἐμοῦ, λέγουσα, Ἀνάβα ὧδε, καὶ δείξω σοι ἃ δεῖ γενέσθαι μετὰ ταῦτα.

אלאחר מכן ראיתי בשמים דלת פתוחה לרווחה, והקול אשר שמעתי קודם, כקול תרועת שופר, אמר אלי: ”עלה הנה ואראה לך את אשר יהיה בעתיד!“

The throne in heaven

4:2And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and One sat on the throne.

καὶ εὐθέως ἐγενόμην ἐν πνεύματι· καὶ ἰδοὺ, θρόνος ἔκειτο ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου καθήμενος·

במיד שרתה עלי רוח אלוהים (ויכולתי לראות את הנעשה בשמים). ראיתי כסא מלכות ואת היושב עליו;

4:3And 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.

καὶ ὁ καθήμενος ἦν ὅμοιος ὁράσει λίθῳ ἰάσπιδι καὶ σαρδίνῳ· καὶ ἶρις κυκλόθεν τοῦ θρόνου ὅμοία ὁράσει σμαραγδίνῳ.

גדמותו הקרינה זוהר נפלא ובלתי־רגיל, מעין שילוב של ברק יהלומים עם נוגה אבן אודם, וסביב כיסאו הייתה קשת שנראתה כאבן ברקת.

4:4And 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.

καὶ κυκλόθεν τοῦ θρόνου θρόνοι εἴκοσι καὶ τέσσαρες· καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς θρόνους εἴδον τοὺς εἴκοσι καὶ τέσσαρας πρεσβυτέρους καθημένους, περιβεβλημένους ἐν ἱματίοις λευκοῖς, καὶ ἔσχον ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν στεφάνους χρυσοῦς.

דסביב כסא המלכות עמדו עשרים־וארבעה כיסאות כבוד, ועליהם ישבו עשרים־וארבעה זקנים לבושים לבן ולראשם כתרי זהב.

4:5And 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.

καὶ ἐκ τοῦ θρόνου ἐκπορεύονται ἀστραπαὶ καὶ βρονταί καὶ φωναὶ. καὶ ἑπτὰ λαμπάδες πυρὸς καιόμεναι ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου, αἵ εἰσι τὰ ἑπτὰ πνεύματα τοῦ Θεοῦ·

המכיסא המלכות יצאו ברקים, רעמים וקולות. לפני הכיסא בערו שבעה לפידי אש שהם שבע רוחות האלוהים.

The four beasts and the elders

4:6And 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.

καὶ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου θάλασσα ὑαλίνη, ὁμοία κρυστάλλῳ. καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ κύκλῳ τοῦ θρόνου τέσσαρα ζῶα γέμοντα ὀφθαλμῶν ἔμπροσθεν καὶ ὄπισθεν.

ולפני הכסא היה מעין ים־זכוכית שקוף כבדולח. סביב כסא המלכות ניצבו ארבע חיות בעלות עיניים רבות מלפנים ומאחור.

4:7And 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.

καὶ τὸ ζῶον τὸ πρῶτον ὅμοιον λέοντι, καὶ τὸ δεύτερον ζῶον ὅμοιον μόσχῳ, καὶ τὸ τρίτον ζῶον ἔχον τὸ πρόσωπον ὡς ἄνθρωπος, καὶ τὸ τέταρτον ζῶον ὅμοιον ἀετῷ πετωμένῳ·

זהחיה הראשונה נראתה כמו אריה, החיה השנייה נראתה כמו שור, פני החיה השלישית דמו לפני אדם, והחיה הרביעית נראתה כנשר מעופף.

4:8And 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.”

καὶ τέσσαρα ζῶα, ἓν καθ’ ἑαυτὸ εἴχον ἀνὰ πτέρυγας ἕξ κυκλόθεν, καὶ ἔσωθεν γέμοντα ὀφθαλμῶν, καὶ ἀνάπαυσιν οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς, λέγοντα, Ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος, Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ, ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος.

חלכל אחת מארבע החיות היו שש כנפיים ועיניים רבות מסביב ומפנים. יומם ולילה הן שרות ללא הפסק: ”קדוש, קדוש, קדוש, ה׳ אלוהי צבאות, אשר היה, הווה ועתיד לבוא.“

Tenakh. Quotes Isaiah 6:3.

4:9And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to Him that sat on the throne, who lives for ever and ever,

καὶ ὅταν δώσουσι τὰ ζῶα δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ εὐχαριστίαν τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου, τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων,

טבכל פעם שנתנו החיות כבוד, הדר ותודה ליושב על כיסא המלכות אשר חי לנצח,

4:10The four and twenty elders fall down before Him that sat on the throne, and worship Him that lives for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

πεσοῦνται οἱ εἴκοσι καὶ τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι ἐνώπιον τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου, καὶ προσκυνοῦσι τῷ ζῶντι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, καὶ βαλλοῦσι τοὺς στεφάνους αὐτῶν ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου, λέγοντες,

ינפלו עשרים־וארבעה הזקנים על פניהם לפני היושב על הכיסא, השתחוו לפניו, הניחו את כתריהם לפני הכסא ושרו:

4:11“You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for You have created all things, and for Your pleasure they are and were created.”

Ἄξιος εἶ, Κύριε, λαβεῖν τὴν δόξαν, καὶ τὴν τιμὴν καὶ τὴν δύναμιν· ὅτι σὺ ἔκτισας τὰ πάντα, καὶ διὰ τὸ θέλημά σου ἐισὶ καὶ ἐκτίσθησαν.

יא”אדוננו ואלוהינו ראוי אתה לכבוד, להדר ועוז, כי אתה בראת הכול; הכול היה ונברא לפי רצונך.“

Quiz time · 8 questions

How well do you know Revelation 4?

Read the chapter, then pick the best answer for each question. You will see right away if you got it right. When you have answered every question, your score shows here and at the end of the quiz. To try again, press Start over.

0 of 8 answered
1In verse 1, what did Yoḥanan see opened in heaven?

2In verse 4, how many elders sat on the seats round about the throne?

3In verse 7, what was the second beast like?

4In verse 3, what was the rainbow round about the throne like?

5According to verse 5, what are the seven lamps of fire burning before the throne?

6In Isaiah 6:3 one cried to another, “Holy, holy, holy, is Hashem of hosts.” In verse 8, what do the four beasts say day and night?

7In verse 10, what do the elders do with their crowns of gold?

8According to verse 11, why is the Lord worthy to receive glory and honour and power?

Your answers and score are saved on this device only, so they will be here when you come back. Press Start over to clear them.

Sources & method

English translation
The King James Version (public domain), lightly modernized by Benei Avraham: “thee/thou/ye” become “you,” older verb forms are updated, and archaic words are replaced only where the meaning would otherwise be unclear. People and places with Hebrew names carry them, with the King James spelling in parentheses the first time on each page (e.g., Yeshua (Jesus)); Greek and Roman names keep their English form. Christ is “Messiah”; Lord, used of Yeshua, is “Master”; where the Greek has Kyrios for God, the English keeps “the Lord.” “Church” is “congregation,” “baptize” is “immerse,” and the Holy Ghost is “the Holy Spirit.”
Greek text
The Textus Receptus as edited by F. H. A. Scrivener (1894), the Greek text that underlies the King James Version (public domain).
Hebrew text
The Open Hebrew Living New Testament, a modern Hebrew translation, copyright © 1979, 2009 by Biblica, Inc., used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. The original work by Biblica, Inc. is available for free at www.biblica.com and open.bible. Changes: shown verse by verse beside the English and Greek, without its section headings and footnotes; where it joins verses, the later verse points to the joined one; 3 John 15 is shown with verse 14. Our arrangement of this Hebrew text is shared under the same licence. Where the Greek has Kyrios for God, this translation writes ה׳ (Hashem), not the sacred name.
Quotations
A note under a verse links each quotation from the Tenakh to our Tenakh chapter page. Those pages follow the Hebrew Bible’s verse numbers; where they differ from the King James numbers, both are given.
Quiz
Written by Benei Avraham for middle-school readers (ages 11–14). Each quiz starts with easier questions and gets harder. Every answer is in the chapter on this page. Answers and scores are kept only in this browser (local storage) and can be cleared with Start over.
Fonts
Noto Serif and Noto Serif Hebrew, by Google (SIL Open Font License).