Revelation 5:1-9 And I saw, upon the right hand of him that was sitting upon the throne, a scroll; written within, and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.

Rotherham⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ And I saw, upon the right hand of him that was sitting upon the throne, a scroll; written within, and on the back, sealed up with seven seals. ² And I saw a mighty messenger, proclaiming with a loud voice––Who is worthy to open the scroll, and to unloose the seals thereof? ³ And, no one, was able, in heaven, or on earth, or under the earth, to open the scroll, or, to look thereon. ⁴ And, I, began to weep much, because, no one, worthy, was found, to open the scroll, or, to look thereon. ⁵ And, one of the elders, saith unto me––Do not weep! Lo! the lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, hath overcome, to open the scroll and the seven seals thereof.
⁶ And I saw, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb, standing, showing that it had been slain,––having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the [seven] Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. ⁷ And he came, and at once took [it] out of the right hand of him that was sitting upon the throne. ⁸ And, when he took the scroll, the four living creatures, and the four–and–twenty elders, fell down before the Lamb, having, each one, a harp, and bowls of gold full of incense,––which are the prayers of the saints; ⁹ and they sing a new song, saying––Worthy, art thou, to take the scroll and to open the seals thereof; because thou wast slain, and didst redeem unto God by thy blood [men] out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,