1And I sawin the right hand of him that saton the throne a bookwrittenwithinandon the backside, sealed with sevenseals.
2And I saw a strongangelproclaiming with a loudvoice, Whoisworthy to open the book, and to loose the sealsthereof?
3And no maninheaven, norinearth, neitherunder the earth, was able to open the book, neither to lookthereon.
4AndIweptmuch, because no man was foundworthy to openand to read the book, neither to lookthereon.
5Andoneof the elderssaith unto me, Weepnot: behold, the Lionof the tribeofJuda, the RootofDavid, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the sevensealsthereof.
6And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throneand of the fourbeasts, andin the midst of the elders, stood a Lambas it had been slain, havingsevenhornsandseveneyes, whichare the sevenSpirits of God sent forthintoall the earth.
7And he cameandtook the book out of the right handof him that satupon the throne.
8Andwhen he had taken the book, the fourbeastsandfourandtwentyelders fell downbefore the Lamb, having every one of themharps, andgoldenvialsfull of odours, whichare the prayers of saints.
9And they sung a newsong, saying, Thou artworthy to take the book, and to open the sealsthereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemedus to Godbythyblood out ofeverykindred, andtongue, andpeople, andnation;
10And hast madeus unto ourGodkingsandpriests: and we shall reignon the earth.
11And I beheld, and I heard the voice of manyangels round about the throneand the beastsand the elders: and the number of themwas ten thousand times ten thousand, andthousands of thousands;
12Saying with a loudvoice, Worthyis the Lamb that was slain to receivepower, andriches, andwisdom, andstrength, andhonour, andglory, andblessing.
13Andeverycreaturewhichisinheaven, andon the earth, andunder the earth, and such asarein the sea, andall that areinthem, heard Isaying, Blessing, andhonour, andglory, andpower, be unto him that sittethupon the throne, and unto the Lambforeverandever.
14And the fourbeastssaid, Amen. And the fourandtwentyelders fell downandworshipped him that livethforeverandever.