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3:1
Καὶ τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς ἐν Σάρδεσιν ἐκκλησίας γράψον· τάδε λέγει ὁ ἔχων τὰ ἑπτὰ πνεύματα τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τοὺς ἑπτὰ ἀστέρας· οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα, ὅτι ὄνομα ἔχεις ὅτι ζῇς, καὶ νεκρὸς εἶ.
Et angelo ecclesiae Sardis scribe : Haec dicit qui habet septem spiritus Dei, et septem stellas : Scio opera tua, quia nomen habes quod vivas, et mortuus es.
ወጸሐፍ ሎቱ ለመልአከ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ዘሰርዴስ ከመዝ ይቤ ዘቦ ሰብዐቱ መንፈስ ዘእምኀበ እግዚአብሔር ወሰብዐቱ ኮከብ አአምር ግብረከ ከመ ስምከ ሕያው ወምውት አንተ።
“And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: “He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says these things: “I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.
3:2
γίνου γρηγορῶν, καὶ στήρισον τὰ λοιπὰ ἃ ἔμελλον ἀποθανεῖν, οὐ γὰρ εὕρηκά σου τὰ ἔργα πεπληρωμένα ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ μου·
Esto vigilans, et confirma cetera, quae moritura erant. Non enim invenio opera tua plena coram Deo meo.
ትጋህ እንከ ወአጽንዖሙ ለእለ አልጸቁ ይሙቱ እስመ ኢረከብኩ ግብረከ ፍጹመ በቅድመ አምላኪየ።
Wake up and strengthen the things that remain, which you were about to throw away, for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God.
3:3
μνημόνευε οὖν πῶς εἴληφας καὶ ἤκουσας, καὶ τήρει καὶ μετανόησον. ἐὰν οὖν μὴ γρηγορήσῃς, ἥξω ὡς κλέπτης, καὶ οὐ μὴ γνώσῃ ποίαν ὥραν ἥξω ἐπὶ σέ.
In mente ergo habe qualiter acceperis, et audieris, et serva, et poenitentiam age. Si ergo non vigilaveris, veniam ad te tamquam fur et nescies qua hora veniam ad te.
ወተዘከር እፎ ነሣእከ ወሰማዕከ ነስሕ እንከ ወእመሰ ኢተጋህከ እበጽሐከ ግብተ ከመ ሰራቂ ወኢተአምር በአይ ሰዓት እመጽእ ላዕሌከ።
Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.
3:4
ἀλλὰ ὀλίγα ἔχεις ὀνόματα ἐν Σάρδεσιν ἃ οὐκ ἐμόλυναν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν, καὶ περιπατήσουσιν μετ’ ἐμοῦ ἐν λευκοῖς, ὅτι ἄξιοί εἰσιν.
Sed habes pauca nomina in Sardis qui non inquinaverunt vestimenta sua : et ambulabunt mecum in albis, quia digni sunt.
ወባሕቱ ብከ ኅዳጣን ሰብእ ውስተ ሰርዴስ እለ ኢገመኑ አልባሲሆሙ ምስለ አንስት ወየሐውሩ ምስሌከ በንጽሕ።
Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that didn’t defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
3:5
ὁ νικῶν οὕτως περιβαλεῖται ἐν ἱματίοις λευκοῖς, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐξαλείψω τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῆς βίβλου τῆς ζωῆς, καὶ ὁμολογήσω τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐνώπιον τοῦ πατρός μου καὶ ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ.
Qui vicerit, sic vestietur vestimentis albis, et non delebo nomen ejus de libro vitae, et confitebor nomen ejus coram Patre meo, et coram angelis ejus.
ወለዘሞአሰ ከመዝ ልብስ ንጹሕ ይደልዎ ወኢይደመሰስ ስሙ እምነ መጽሐፈ ሕይወት ወአአምኖ በስሙ በቅድመ አቡየ ወበቅድመ መላእክቲሁ፤
He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
3:6
ὁ ἔχων οὖς ἀκουσάτω τί τὸ πνεῦμα λέγει ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις.
Qui habet aurem, audiat quid Spiritus dicat ecclesiis.
ዘቦ እዝን ሰሚዐ ለይስማዕ ምንተ ይቤ መንፈስ ቅዱስ ለአብያተ ክርስቲያናት።
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
3:7
Καὶ τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς ἐν Φιλαδελφίᾳ ἐκκλησίας γράψον· τάδε λέγει ὁ ἅγιος ὁ ἀληθινός, ὁ ἔχων τὴν κλεῖν Δαυείδ, ὁ ἀνοίγων καὶ οὐδεὶς κλείσει, καὶ κλείων καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀνοίξει·
Et angelo Philadelphiae ecclesiae scribe : Haec dicit Sanctus et Verus, qui habet clavem David : qui aperit, et nemo claudit : claudit, et nemo aperit :
ወጸሐፍ ሎቱ ለመልአከ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ዘፊልድልፍያ ከመዝ ይቤ ቅዱስ ወጻድቅ ዘኀቤሁ ይነብር ኵሉ መራኁተ ቤተ ዳዊት ወአልቦ ዘያርኁ ወአልቦ ዘየዐጹ ዘእንበሌሁ።
“To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: “He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things:
3:8
οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα· ἰδοὺ δέδωκα ἐνώπιόν σου θύραν ἠνεῳγμένην, ἣν οὐδεὶς δύναται κλεῖσαι αὐτήν· ὅτι μικρὰν ἔχεις δύναμιν, καὶ ἐτήρησάς μου τὸν λόγον καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσω τὸ ὄνομά μου.
Scio opera tua. Ecce dedi coram te ostium apertum, quod nemo potest claudere : quia modicam habes virtutem, et servasti verbum meum, et non negasti nomen meum.
አአምር ግብረከ ወናሁ ወሀብኩከ ቅድሜከ ኆኅተ ርኁተ ወአልቦ ዘይክል ዐጺዎታ እስመ ውኁድ ኀይልከ ወዐቀብከ ቃልየ ወኢክሕድከ ስምየ።
“I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn’t deny my name.
3:9
ἰδοὺ διδῶ ἐκ τῆς συναγωγῆς τοῦ σατανᾶ, τῶν λεγόντων ἑαυτοὺς Ἰουδαίους εἶναι, καὶ οὐκ εἰσὶν ἀλλὰ ψεύδονται· ἰδοὺ ποιήσω αὐτοὺς ἵνα ἥξουσιν καὶ προσκυνήσουσιν ἐνώπιον τῶν ποδῶν σου, καὶ γνῶσιν ὅτι ἐγὼ ἠγάπησά σε.
Ecce dabo de synagoga Satanae, qui dicunt se Judaeos esse, et non sunt, sed mentiuntur : ecce faciam illos ut veniant, et adorent ante pedes tuos : et scient quia ego dilexi te,
ወናሁ አነ እሁበከ እምነ ማኅበሩ ለሰይጣን ወእምነ እለ ይብሉ ርእሶሙ አይሁድ ንሕነ ወኢኮኑ ወይሔስዉ ወይሰግዱ ቅድመ እገሪከ ወየአምሩ ከመ አነ አፍቀርኩከ።
Behold, I make some of the synagogue of Satan, of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but lie—behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
3:10
ὅτι ἐτήρησας τὸν λόγον τῆς ὑπομονῆς μου, κἀγώ σε τηρήσω ἐκ τῆς ὥρας τοῦ πειρασμοῦ τῆς μελλούσης ἔρχεσθαι ἐπὶ τῆς οἰκουμένης ὅλης πειράσαι τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
quoniam servasti verbum patientiae meae, et ego servabo te ab hora tentationis, quae ventura est in orbem universum tentare habitantes in terra.
እስመ ዐቀብከ ቃልየ ወትዕግሥትየ ወበእንተ ዝንቱ አነኒ ዐቀብኩከ እምነ ሰዓተ መንሱት እንተ ሀለወት ትምጻእ ውስተ ኵሉ ዓለም ከመ ታመክሮሙ ለእለ ይነብሩ ውስተ ምድር።
Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
3:11
ἔρχομαι ταχύ· κράτει ὃ ἔχεις, ἵνα μηδεὶς λάβῃ τὸν στέφανόν σου.
Ecce venio cito : tene quod habes, ut nemo accipiat coronam tuam.
ወናሁ እመጽእ ፍጡነ ወአጽንዕ ዘብከ ከመ አልቦ ዘይነሥእ አክሊለከ።
I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.
3:12
ὁ νικῶν ποιήσω αὐτὸν στῦλον ἐν τῷ ναῷ τοῦ θεοῦ μου, καὶ ἔξω οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃ ἔτι, καὶ γράψω ἐπ’ αὐτὸν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ μου καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῆς πόλεως τοῦ θεοῦ μου, τῆς καινῆς Ἱερουσαλήμ, ἡ καταβαίνουσα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ μου, καὶ τὸ ὄνομά μου τὸ καινόν.
Qui vicerit, faciam illum columnam in templo Dei mei, et foras non egredietur amplius : et scribam super eum nomen Dei mei, et nomen civitatis Dei mei novae Jerusalem, quae descendit de caelo a Deo meo, et nomen meum novum.
ወለዘሞአሰ እሬስዮ ዐምደ ውስተ መቅደሱ ለአምላኪየ ወኢይወፅእ እንከ አፍኣ ወእጽሕፍ ላዕሌሁ ስሞ ለአምላኪየ ወስመ ሀገሩ ሐዳስ ኢየሩሳሌም እንተ ትወርድ እምሰማይ እምኀበ አምላኪየ ወስምየኒ ሐዲሰ።
He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name.
3:13
ὁ ἔχων οὖς ἀκουσάτω τί τὸ πνεῦμα λέγει ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις.
Qui habet aurem, audiat quid Spiritus dicat ecclesiis.
ዘቦ እዝን ሰሚዐ ለይስማዕ ምንተ ይቤ መንፈስ ቅዱስ ለአብያተ ክርስቲያናት።
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
3:14
Καὶ τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς ἐν Λαοδικίᾳ ἐκκλησίας γράψον· τάδε λέγει ὁ ἀμήν, ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστὸς καὶ ἀληθινός, ἡ ἀρχὴ τῆς κτίσεως τοῦ θεοῦ·
Et angelo Laodiciae ecclesiae scribe : Haec dicit : Amen, testis fidelis et verus, qui est principium creaturae Dei.
ወጸሐፍ ሎቱ ለመልአከ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ዘሎዶቅያ ከመዝ ይቤ ዘውእቱ አሚን ወውእቱ ስምዕ መሃይምን ወጻድቅ ወውእቱ እምቅድመ ኵሉ ዘፈጠረ እግዚአብሔር።
“To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: “The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, says these things:
3:15
οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα, ὅτι οὔτε ψυχρὸς εἶ οὔτε ζεστός. ὄφελον ψυχρὸς ἦς ἢ ζεστός.
Scio opera tua : quia neque frigidus es, neque calidus : utinam frigidus esses, aut calidus :
አአምር ግብረከ ከመ ኢኮንከ ቈሪረ ወኢኮንከ ምዉቀ ወርቱዕሰ ትኩን ቈሪረ ወእመ አኮ ምዉቀ።
“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.
3:16
οὕτως, ὅτι χλιαρὸς εἶ καὶ οὔτε ζεστὸς οὔτε ψυχρός, μέλλω σε ἐμέσαι ἐκ τοῦ στόματός μου.
sed quia tepidus es, et nec frigidus, nec calidus, incipiam te evomere ex ore meo :
እስመ ማእከላይ አንተ።
So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.
3:17
ὅτι λέγεις ὅτι πλούσιός εἰμι καὶ πεπλούτηκα καὶ οὐδὲν χρείαν ἔχω, καὶ οὐκ οἶδας ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ ταλαίπωρος καὶ ἐλεεινὸς καὶ πτωχὸς καὶ τυφλὸς καὶ γυμνός,
quia dicis : Quod dives sum, et locupletatus, et nullius egeo : et nescis quia tu es miser, et miserabilis, et pauper, et caecus, et nudus.
ወትብል ብዑል አነ ወብዕልኩ ወአልቦ ዘእፈቅድ ምንተኒ እምኀቤከ ወለሊከ ተአምር ከመ ነዳይ ወምስኪን አንተ ወዕሩቅ ወዕዉር አንተ።
Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing,’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;
3:18
συμβουλεύω σοι ἀγοράσαι παρ’ ἐμοῦ χρυσίον πεπυρωμένον ἐκ πυρὸς ἵνα πλουτήσῃς, καὶ ἱμάτια λευκὰ ἵνα περιβάλῃ καὶ μὴ φανερωθῇ ἡ αἰσχύνη τῆς γυμνότητός σου, καὶ κολλύριον ἔγχρισαι τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου ἵνα βλέπῃς.
Suadeo tibi emere a me aurum ignitum probatum, ut locuples fias, et vestimentis albis induaris, et non appareat confusio nuditatis tuae, et collyrio inunge oculos tuos ut videas.
ወይእዜኒ እብለከ ትንሣእ እምኀቤየ ወርቀ ዚኣየ ዘንጡፍ ወጽሩይ በእሳት ከመ ትብዐል ብየ ወልብሰኒ ዘዚኣየ ትልበስ ዘንጹሕ ከመ ትትከደን ዕርቃነከ ወበፈውሰ ዚኣየ ትትኰሐል አዕይንቲከ ከመ ትርአይ።
I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.
3:19
ἐγὼ ὅσους ἐὰν φιλῶ ἐλέγχω καὶ παιδεύω· ζήλευε οὖν καὶ μετανόησον.
Ego quos amo, arguo, et castigo. Aemulare ergo, et poenitentiam age.
አንሰ ለእለ አፈቅር እጌሥጽ ወእሜህር ቅናእ እንከ ለንስሓ።
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
3:20
ἰδοὺ ἕστηκα ἐπὶ τὴν θύραν καὶ κρούω· ἐάν τις ἀκούσῃ τῆς φωνῆς μου καὶ ἀνοίξῃ τὴν θύραν, καὶ εἰσελεύσομαι πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ δειπνήσω μετ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ αὐτὸς μετ’ ἐμοῦ.
Ecce sto ad ostium, et pulso : si quis audierit vocem meam, et aperuerit mihi januam, intrabo ad illum, et coenabo cum illo, et ipse mecum.
ወናሁ ቆምኩ ኀበ ኆኅት ወእጐደጕድ ወእመ ቦ ዘሰምዐኒ ቃልየ ወአርኀወኒ እበውእ ሶቤሃ ወአዐርፍ ምስሌሁ ወውእቱኒ ምስሌየ።
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with me.
3:21
ὁ νικῶν δώσω αὐτῷ καθίσαι μετ’ ἐμοῦ ἐν τῷ θρόνῳ μου, ὡς κἀγὼ ἐνίκησα καὶ ἐκάθισα μετὰ τοῦ πατρός μου ἐν τῷ θρόνῳ αὐτοῦ.
Qui vicerit, dabo ei sedere mecum in throno meo : sicut et ego vici, et sedi cum Patre meo in throno ejus.
ወለዘሞአ እሁቦ ይንበር ምስሌየ ውስተ መንበርየ በከመ አነ ሞእኩ ወነበርኩ ምስለ አቡየ ውስተ መንበሩ።
He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.
3:22
ὁ ἔχων οὖς ἀκουσάτω τί τὸ πνεῦμα λέγει ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις.
Qui habet aurem, audiat quid Spiritus dicat ecclesiis.
ዘቦ እዝን ሰሚዐ ለይስማዕ ምንተ ይቤ መንፈስ ቅዱስ ለአብያተ ክርስቲያናት።
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.”
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