Revelation 5

₁I saw that the Person sitting on the throne had a scroll in his right hand. There were a lot of words written on the scroll, inside and outside. The scroll was sealed with 7 seals. ₂I saw a strong angel. He shouted_loudly and said: ‘Who may open the scroll? Who may break the seals on the scroll and open the book?’

₃But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or look into it. ₄I cried and cried because no one was able to open the scroll or look into it. ₅But one of the elders told me: ‘Don't cry, look: The Lion from the Judah tribe, the Son of David, has defeated all his enemies. That is why He can break the 7 seals and open the scroll.’

₆Then I saw a Lamb. The Lamb was standing at the throne among the 4 living_beings and the elders. It looked as if the Lamb had been killed. He had 7 horns and 7 eyes. The 7 eyes are the 7 Spirits of God. God sends Them to all the places on earth. ₇The Lamb went and He took the scroll from the right hand of the Person who sat on the throne. ₈When the Lamb took the scroll, the 4 living_beings and the 24 elders fell down onto their knees before the Lamb. Each one of them had a harp and golden bowls. The golden bowls were full of incense. The incense is the prayers of the believers. ₉Then the 4 living_beings and the elders started to sing this new song to the Lamb. They said:

₁₁Then I heard and saw a lot of angels who were singing. The angels were around God's throne and around the 4 living_beings and the elders. There were millions and millions of angels. ₁₂They sang very loudly and said:

₁₃Then I heard everything that was alive singing. Everything in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea and everything in it sang these words and said:

₁₄And the 4 living_beings said: ‘Amen.’

Then the elders fell down onto their knees and prayed to God and to the Lamb.