BIB(i)
1 Καὶ (And) εἶδον (I saw) ἐπὶ (on) τὴν (the) δεξιὰν (right hand) τοῦ (of the One) καθημένου (sitting) ἐπὶ (upon) τοῦ (the) θρόνου (throne) βιβλίον (a scroll), γεγραμμένον (having been written) ἔσωθεν (inside) καὶ (and) ὄπισθεν (on the back), κατεσφραγισμένον (having been sealed) σφραγῖσιν (with seals) ἑπτά (seven).
2 καὶ (And) εἶδον (I saw) ἄγγελον (an angel) ἰσχυρὸν (strong), κηρύσσοντα (proclaiming) ἐν (in) φωνῇ (a voice) μεγάλῃ (loud), “Τίς (Who is) ἄξιος (worthy) ἀνοῖξαι (to open) τὸ (the) βιβλίον (scroll), καὶ (and) λῦσαι (to break) τὰς (the) σφραγῖδας (seals) αὐτοῦ (of it)?”
3 Καὶ (And) οὐδεὶς (no one) ἐδύνατο (was able) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) οὐρανῷ (heaven), οὐδὲ (nor) ἐπὶ (upon) τῆς (the) γῆς (earth), οὐδὲ (nor) ὑποκάτω (under) τῆς (the) γῆς (earth), ἀνοῖξαι (to open) τὸ (the) βιβλίον (scroll), οὔτε (nor) βλέπειν (to see) αὐτό (it).
4 καὶ (And) ‹ἐγὼ› (I) ἔκλαιον (was weeping) πολὺ (loudly), ὅτι (because) οὐδεὶς (no one) ἄξιος (worthy) εὑρέθη (was found) ἀνοῖξαι (to open) τὸ (the) βιβλίον (scroll), οὔτε (nor) βλέπειν (to see) αὐτό (it).
5 Καὶ (And) εἷς (one) ἐκ (of) τῶν (the) πρεσβυτέρων (elders) λέγει (says) μοι (to me), “Μὴ (Not) κλαῖε (do weep). ἰδοὺ (Behold), ἐνίκησεν (has overcome) ὁ (the) Λέων (Lion) ὁ (-) ἐκ (of) τῆς (the) φυλῆς (tribe) Ἰούδα (of Judah), ἡ (the) Ῥίζα (root) Δαυίδ (of David), ἀνοῖξαι (to open) τὸ (the) βιβλίον (scroll) καὶ (and) τὰς (the) ἑπτὰ (seven) σφραγῖδας (seals) αὐτοῦ (of it).”