4 And around the throne
were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones
were twenty-four elders dressed in white clothing, and on their heads
were gold crowns.
5 And from the throne came out lightnings and sounds and thunders, and seven torches of fire
were burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.
6 And before the throne
was something like a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the midst of the throne and around the throne
were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.
7 And the first living creature
was similar to a lion, and the second living creature
was similar to an ox, and the third living creature had a face like a man's, and the fourth living creature
was similar to an eagle flying.
8 And the four living creatures,
⌊each one
⌋* of them, had six wings apiece, full of eyes around and inside, and they do not have rest day and night, saying,
"Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God All-Powerful,
* the one who was and the one who is and the one who is coming!"
9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, the one who lives
⌊forever and ever
⌋*,
10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives
⌊forever and ever
⌋*, and put down their crowns before the throne, saying,