2:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ Τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς ἐν Ἐφέσῳ ἐκκλησίας γράψον · τάδε λέγει ὁ κρατῶν τοὺς ἑπτὰ ἀστέρας ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ , ὁ περιπατῶν ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἑπτὰ λυχνιῶν τῶν χρυσῶν ·
Angelo Ephesi ecclesiae scribe : Haec dicit , qui tenet septem stellas in dextera sua , qui ambulat in medio septem candelabrorum aureorum :
ወጸሐፍ ሎቱ ለመልአከ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ዘኤፌሶን ከመዝ ይቤለከ አኃዜ ኵሉ ዘያጸንዕ ሰብዐተ ከዋክብተ በየማኑ ወዘየሐውር በማእከለ ሰብዑ መኃትው ዘወርቅ ።
“To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: “He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lamp stands says these things:
2:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἶδα τὰ ἔργα σου καὶ τὸν κόπον καὶ τὴν ὑπομονήν σου , καὶ ὅτι οὐ δύνῃ βαστάσαι κακούς , καὶ ἐπείρασας τοὺς λέγοντας ἑαυτοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ οὐκ εἰσίν , καὶ εὗρες αὐτοὺς ψευδεῖς ·
Scio opera tua , et laborem , et patientiam tuam , et quia non potes sustinere malos : et tentasti eos , qui se dicunt apostolos esse , et non sunt : et invenisti eos mendaces :
ርኢኩ ግብረከ ወጻማከ ወትዕግሥተከ ወከመ ኢትክል ጸዊሮቶሙ ለእኩያን እለ ይብሉ ርእሶሙ ሐዋርያተ ወኢኮኑ ወረከብካሆሙ ከመ ሐሰዉ ።
“I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can’t tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false.
2:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ὑπομονὴν ἔχεις , καὶ ἐβάστασας διὰ τὸ ὄνομά μου , καὶ οὐ κεκοπίακες .
et patientiam habes , et sustinuisti propter nomen meum , et non defecisti .
ወተዐገሥከ ወጾርከ በእንተ ስምየ ወኢተቈጣዕከ ።
You have perseverance and have endured for my name’s sake, and have not grown weary.
2:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀλλὰ ἔχω κατὰ σοῦ ὅτι τὴν ἀγάπην σου τὴν πρώτην ἀφῆκες .
Sed habeo adversum te , quod caritatem tuam primam reliquisti .
ወባሕቱ ቦ ዘአሐይሰከ እስመ ኀደገ አፍቅሮተከ ዘቀዲሙ ።
But I have this against you, that you left your first love.
2:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ μνημόνευε οὖν πόθεν πέπτωκες , καὶ μετανόησον καὶ τὰ πρῶτα ἔργα ποίησον · εἰ δὲ μή , ἔρχομαί σοι καὶ κινήσω τὴν λυχνίαν σου ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτῆς , ἐὰν μὴ μετανοήσῃς .
Memor esto itaque unde excideris : et age poenitentiam , et prima opera fac : sin autem , venio tibi , et movebo candelabrum tuum de loco suo , nisi poenitentiam egeris .
ወተዘከር በበይነ ምንት ወደቀ ነስሕ እንከ ወእመ አኮሰ እመጽእ ወአድለቀልቃ ለማኅቶትከ እምነ መካና እመ ኢነሳሕከ ወከመ ቀዲሙ ግብረከ እመ ኢገበርከ ።
Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I am coming to you swiftly, and will move your lamp stand out of its place, unless you repent.
2:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀλλὰ τοῦτο ἔχεις , ὅτι μισεῖς τὰ ἔργα τῶν Νικολαϊτῶν , ἃ κἀγὼ μισῶ .
Sed hoc habes , quia odisti facta Nicolaitarum , quae et ego odi .
ወዝንቱሰ ብከ እስመ ትጸልእ ምግባሮሙ ለኒቆላውያን በከመ አነ እጸልእ ።
But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
2:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ἔχων οὖς ἀκουσάτω τί τὸ πνεῦμα λέγει ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις . τῷ νικῶντι δώσω αὐτῷ φαγεῖν ἐκ τοῦ ξύλου τῆς ζωῆς , ὅ ἐστιν ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ τοῦ θεοῦ .
Qui habet aurem , audiat quid Spiritus dicat ecclesiis : Vincenti dabo edere de ligno vitae , quod est in paradiso Dei mei .
ዘቦ እዝን ሰሚዐ ለይስማዕ ምንተ ይቤ መንፈስ ቅዱስ ለአብያተ ክርስቲያናት ወለዘሞአሰ እሁቦ ይብላዕ እምውስተ ዕፀ ሕይወት ዘሀሎ ውስተ ገነቱ ለአምላኪየ ።
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.
2:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ Καὶ τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς ἐν Ζμύρνῃ ἐκκλησίας γράψον · τάδε λέγει ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος , ὃς ἐγένετο νεκρὸς καὶ ἔζησεν ·
Et angelo Smyrnae ecclesiae scribe : Haec dicit primus , et novissimus , qui fuit mortuus , et vivit :
ወጸሐፍ ሎቱ ለመልአከ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ዘሴሜርኔስ ከመዝ ይቤ ዘውእቱ ቀዳማዊ ወውእቱ ደኃራዊ ዘሞተ ወሐይወ ።
“To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: “The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life says these things:
2:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ Οἶδά σου τὴν θλῖψιν καὶ τὴν πτωχείαν , ἀλλὰ πλούσιος εἶ , καὶ τὴν βλασφημίαν ἐκ τῶν λεγόντων Ἰουδαίους εἶναι ἑαυτούς , καὶ οὐκ εἰσὶν ἀλλὰ συναγωγὴ τοῦ σατανᾶ .
Scio tribulationem tuam , et paupertatem tuam , sed dives es : et blasphemaris ab his , qui se dicunt Judaeos esse , et non sunt , sed sunt synagoga Satanae .
አአምር ሕማመከ ወኀጣይአከ ወባሕቱ ብዑል አንተ ወፅርፈቶሙ ለእለ ይብሉ አይሁድ ንሕነ ወኢኮኑ አላ ማኅበሩ ለሰይጣን እሙንቱ ።
“I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
2:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ μηδὲν φοβοῦ ἃ μέλλεις πάσχειν . ἰδοὺ μέλλει βαλεῖν ὁ διάβολος ἐξ ὑμῶν εἰς φυλακὴν ἵνα πειρασθῆτε , καὶ ἕξετε θλῖψιν ἡμερῶν δέκα . γίνου πιστὸς ἄχρι θανάτου , καὶ δώσω σοι τὸν στέφανον τῆς ζωῆς .
Nihil horum timeas quae passurus es . Ecce missurus est diabolus aliquos ex vobis in carcerem ut tentemini : et habebitis tribulationem diebus decem . Esto fidelis usque ad mortem , et dabo tibi coronam vitae .
ኢትፍራህ ምንተኒ በእንተ ዘሀለወከ ትሕምም እስመ ናሁ ሰይጣን ይወዲ እምኔክሙ ውስተ ሞቅሕ ከመ ትትዐቀፉ ወተሐሙ ዐሡረ መዋዕለ ወኩን መሃይምነ እስከ ለሞት ወእሁበከ አክሊለ ሕይወት ፤
Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
2:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ἔχων οὖς ἀκουσάτω τί τὸ πνεῦμα λέγει ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις . ὁ νικῶν οὐ μὴ ἀδικηθῇ ἐκ τοῦ θανάτου τοῦ δευτέρου .
Qui habet aurem , audiat quid Spiritus dicat ecclesiis : Qui vicerit , non laedetur a morte secunda .
ዘቦ እዝን ሰሚዐ ለይስማዕ ምንተ ይቤ መንፈስ ቅዱስ ለአብያተ ክርስቲያናት ወዘሰ ሞአ ኢይመውት ዳግመ ሞተ ።
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. He who overcomes won’t be harmed by the second death.
2:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ Καὶ τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς ἐν Περγάμῳ ἐκκλησίας γράψον · τάδε λέγει ὁ ἔχων τὴν ῥομφαίαν τὴν δίστομον τὴν ὀξεῖαν ·
Et angelo Pergami ecclesiae scribe : Haec dicit qui habet rhomphaeam utraque parte acutam :
ወጸሐፍ ሎቱ ለመልአከ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ዘጴርጋሞን ከመዝ ይቤ ዘቦ ሰይፍ በሊኅ ዘክልኤ አፉሁ ።
“To the angel of the assembly in Pergamum write: “He who has the sharp two-edged sword says these things:
2:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἶδα ποῦ κατοικεῖς , ὅπου ὁ θρόνος τοῦ Σατανᾶ , καὶ κρατεῖς τὸ ὄνομά μου , καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσω τὴν πίστιν μου ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ἀντείπας ὁ μάρτυς μου ὁ πιστός μου , ὃς ἀπεκτάνθη παρ’ ὑμῖν , ὅπου ὁ Σατανᾶς κατοικεῖ .
Scio ubi habitas , ubi sedes est Satanae : et tenes nomen meum , et non negasti fidem meam . Et in diebus illis Antipas testis meus fidelis , qui occisus est apud vos ubi Satanas habitat .
አአምር ኀበ ታነብር እዴከ መንበሩ ለሰይጣን ወታጸንዕ ስምየ ወኢክሕድከ ሃይማኖትየ ወበመዋዕል ዘቀተልዎ በኀቤክሙ ለጻድቅየ መሃይምን በኀበ ይነብር ሰይጣን ።
“I know your works and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. You hold firmly to my name, and didn’t deny my faith in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
2:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀλλ’ ἔχω κατὰ σοῦ ὀλίγα , ὅτι ἔχεις ἐκεῖ κρατοῦντας τὴν διδαχὴν Βαλαάμ , ὃς ἐδίδασκεν τῷ Βαλὰκ βαλεῖν σκάνδαλον ἐνώπιον τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ , φαγεῖν εἰδωλόθυτα καὶ πορνεῦσαι .
Sed habeo adversus te pauca : quia habes illic tenentes doctrinam Balaam , qui docebat Balac mittere scandalum coram filiis Israël , edere , et fornicari :
ወባሕቱ ቦ ዘአሐይሰከ እስመ ሀለዉ ዝየ እለ ያጸንዑ ትምህርቶ ለበለዓም መምህሩ ለባላቅ ወይወድዩ ዕቅፍተ ቅድሜሆሙ ለደቂቀ እስራኤል ከመ ይብልዑ ዝቡሐ ለአማልክት ወይዘምዉ ።
But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
2:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὕτως ἔχεις καὶ σὺ κρατοῦντας τὴν διδαχὴν τῶν Νικολαϊτῶν ὁμοίως .
ita habes et tu tenentes doctrinam Nicolaitarum .
ወእሉኒ ሀለዉ ኀቤከ እለ ያጸንዑ ትምህርቶሙ ለኒቆላውያን ።
So also you likewise have some who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
2:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ μετανόησον · εἰ δὲ μή , ἔρχομαί σοι ταχὺ καὶ πολεμήσω μετ’ αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ ῥομφαίᾳ τοῦ στόματός μου .
Similiter poenitentiam age : si quominus veniam tibi cito , et pugnabo cum illis in gladio oris mei .
ወይእዜኒ ነስሕ ወእመ አኮሰ እመጽእ ወእጸብኦሙ ፍጡነ በሰይፈ አፉየ ።
Repent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
2:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ἔχων οὖς ἀκουσάτω τί τὸ πνεῦμα λέγει ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις · τῷ νικοῦντι δώσω αὐτῷ τοῦ μάννα τοῦ κεκρυμμένου , καὶ δώσω αὐτῷ ψῆφον λευκήν , καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν ψῆφον ὄνομα καινὸν γεγραμμένον , ὃ οὐδεὶς οἶδεν εἰ μὴ ὁ λαμβάνων .
Qui habet aurem , audiat quid Spiritus dicat ecclesiis : Vincenti dabo manna absconditum , et dabo illi calculum candidum : et in calculo nomen novum scriptum , quod nemo scit , nisi qui accipit .
ዘቦ እዝን ሰሚዐ ለይስማዕ ምንተ ይቤ መንፈስ ቅዱስ ለአብያተ ክርስቲያናት ለዘሞአ እሁቦ መና ዘኅቡእ ወእሁቦ መጽሐፈ ብርሃን ወውስተ ውእቱ መጽሐፍ ጽሑፍ ስም ሐዲስ ዘአልቦ ዘየአምሮ ዘእንበለ ዘነሥኦ ።
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows but he who receives it.
2:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ Καὶ τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς ἐν Θυατείροις ἐκκλησίας γράψον · τάδε λέγει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ , ὁ ἔχων τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ ὡς φλὸξ πυρός , καὶ οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὅμοιοι χαλκολιβάνῳ ·
Et angelo Thyatirae ecclesiae scribe : Haec dicit Filius Dei , qui habet oculos tamquam flammam ignis , et pedes ejus similes auricalco :
ወጸሐፍ ሎቱ ለመልአከ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ዘትያጥሮን ከመዝ ይቤ ወልደ እግዚአብሔር ዘአዕይንቲሁ ከመ ነደ እሳት ወእገሪሁ ከመ ርስነ ብርተ ሊባኖስ ።
“To the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write: “The Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like burnished brass, says these things:
2:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην καὶ τὴν πίστιν καὶ τὴν διακονίαν καὶ τὴν ὑπομονήν , καὶ τὰ ἔργα σου τὰ ἔσχατα πλείονα τῶν πρώτων .
Novi opera tua , et fidem , et caritatem tuam , et ministerium , et patientiam tuam , et opera tua novissima plura prioribus .
አአምር ግብረከ ወተፋቅሮተከ ወሃይማኖተከ ወመልእክተከ ወትዕግሥተከ ወግብርከኒ ደኃሪት ትበዝኅ እምነ ቀዳሚት ።
“I know your works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works are more than the first.
2:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀλλ’ ἔχω κατὰ σοῦ ὅτι ἀφεῖς τὴν γυναῖκα Ἰεζάβελ , ἡ λέγουσα αὐτὴν προφῆτιν , καὶ διδάσκει καὶ πλανᾷ τοὺς ἐμοὺς δούλους πορνεῦσαι καὶ φαγεῖν εἰδωλόθυτα .
Sed habeo adversus te pauca : quia permittis mulierem Jezabel , quae se dicit propheten , docere , et seducere servos meos , fornicari , et manducare de idolothytis .
ወባሕቱ ቦ ዘአሐይሰከ እስመ አርመምከ ላቲ ለኤልዛቤል ብእሲት እንተ ትብል ርእሳ ነቢይት ወኢኮነት ወትሜህር በዘታስሕቶሙ ወታዜምዎሙ ለአግብርትየ ከመ ይብልዑ ዝቡሐ ለአማልክት ።
But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat things sacrificed to idols.
2:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἔδωκα αὐτῇ χρόνον ἵνα μετανοήσῃ , καὶ οὐ θέλει μετανοῆσαι ἐκ τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς .
Et dedi illi tempus ut poenitentiam ageret : et non vult poenitere a fornicatione sua .
ወወሀብክዋ መዋዕለ በዘትኔስሕ ወአበየት ነስሖ እምነ ዝሙታ ።
I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
2:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἰδοὺ βάλλω αὐτὴν εἰς κλίνην , καὶ τοὺς μοιχεύοντας μετ’ αὐτῆς εἰς θλῖψιν μεγάλην , ἐὰν μὴ μετανοήσουσιν ἐκ τῶν ἔργων αὐτῆς ·
Ecce mittam eam in lectum : et qui moechantur cum ea , in tribulatione maxima erunt , nisi poenitentiam ab operibus suis egerint .
ወናሁ አገብኣ ውስተ ዘቀዳሚ ምስካባ ወለእለ ዘመዉ ምስሌሃ ውስተ ዐቢይ ሥቃይ እመ ኢነስሐት እምነ ምግባራ ።
Behold, I will throw her and those who commit adultery with her into a bed of great oppression, unless they repent of her works.
2:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς ἀποκτενῶ ἐν θανάτῳ · καὶ γνώσονται πᾶσαι αἱ ἐκκλησίαι ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἐραυνῶν νεφροὺς καὶ καρδίας , καὶ δώσω ὑμῖν ἑκάστῳ κατὰ τὰ ἔργα ὑμῶν .
Et filios ejus interficiam in morte , et scient omnes ecclesiae , quia ego sum scrutans renes , et corda : et dabo unicuique vestrum secundum opera sua . Vobis autem dico ,
ወእቀትል ደቂቃ በሞት ወየአምሩ ኵሉ አብያተ ክርስቲያናት ከመ አነ ውእቱ ዘእፈትን ልበ ወኵልያተ ወእፈድየክሙ ለለአሐዱ አሐዱ እምኔክሙ በከመ ምግባሪክሙ ።
I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
2:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὑμῖν δὲ λέγω τοῖς λοιποῖς τοῖς ἐν Θυατείροις , ὅσοι οὐκ ἔχουσιν τὴν διδαχὴν ταύτην , οἵτινες οὐκ ἔγνωσαν τὰ βαθέα τοῦ σατανᾶ , ὡς λέγουσιν , οὐ βάλλω ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς ἄλλο βάρος ·
et ceteris qui Thyatirae estis : quicumque non habent doctrinam hanc , et qui non cognoverunt altitudines Satanae , quemadmodum dicunt , non mittam super vos aliud pondus :
ወለክሙኒ እብል ለእለ ተረፍክሙ ውስተ ትያጥሮን ወለእለ አልብክሙ ዝንቱ ትምህርት ለእለ ኢታአምርዋ ለጕሕሉተ ሰይጣን ዘይብል ኢይወዲ ላዕሌክሙ ክልኤ ክበደ ።
But to you I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira—as many as don’t have this teaching, who don’t know what some call ‘the deep things of Satan’—to you I say, I am not putting any other burden on you.
2:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ πλὴν ὃ ἔχετε κρατήσατε ἄχρι οὗ ἂν ἥξω .
tamen id quod habetis , tenete donec veniam .
ወባሕቱ ዘብክሙ አጽንዑ እስከ አመ እሣሀል ።
Nevertheless, hold that which you have firmly until I come.
2:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ὁ νικῶν καὶ ὁ τηρῶν ἄχρι τέλους τὰ ἔργα μου , δώσω αὐτῷ ἐξουσίαν ἐπὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν ,
Et qui vicerit , et custodierit usque in finem opera mea , dabo illi potestatem super gentes ,
ወለዘሞአ ወዐቀበ ግብርየ ለዝሉፉ እሁቦ ሥልጣነ ላዕለ አሕዛብ ።
He who overcomes, and he who keeps my works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.
2:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ποιμανεῖ αὐτοὺς ἐν ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ , ὡς τὰ σκεύη τὰ κεραμικὰ συντρίβεται , ὡς κἀγὼ εἴληφα παρὰ τοῦ πατρός μου ,
et reget eas in virga ferrea , et tamquam vas figuli confringentur ,
ወይርዕዮሙ በበትረ ኀጺን ወከመ ንዋየ ለብሓ ይቀጠቅጦሙ ።
He will rule them with a rod of iron, shattering them like clay pots, as I also have received of my Father;
2:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ δώσω αὐτῷ τὸν ἀστέρα τὸν πρωϊνόν .
sicut et ego accepi a Patre meo : et dabo illi stellam matutinam .
በከመ አነ ነሣእኩ እምኀበ አቡየ ወእሁቦ ኮከበ ጽባሕ ።
and I will give him the morning star.
2:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ 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.