yuhanna ko diya gaya prakashitvakya 5:1-14

  • saat muhronvala kharra (1-5)

  • memna kharra leta hai (6-8)

  • memna muharein kholne ke yogya hai (9-14)

5  aur mainne dekha ki raajgaddi par baithe+ parmeshvar ke daayen haath mein ek kharra hai jis par donon taraf* likha hua hai aur use saat muharon se muharband kiya gaya hai.  mainne dekha ki ek taakatvar swargdoot zordar aavaz mein ailan kar raha tha: “kaun in muharon ko todne aur is kharre ko kholne ke yogya hai?”  lekin na to swarg mein, na dharti par, na hi dharti ke neeche koi aisa tha jo us kharre ko kholne ya use padhne ke yogya ho.  aur main fut-futkar rone laga kyonki aisa koi bhi na mila jo use kholne ya padhne ke yogya ho.  tab pracheenon mein se ek ne mujhse kaha, “mat ro. yahooda gotra ke is sher ko dekh+ jo daavid+ ki jad hai.+ isne jeet haasil ki hai+ taaki is kharre aur iski saat muharon ko khole.”  aur mainne us raajgaddi ke paas* aur un chaar jeevit praniyon ke beech aur un pracheenon ke beech+ ek memna dekha+ jise maano bali kiya gaya tha.+ uske saat sing aur saat aankhein thi. in aankhon ka matlab parmeshvar ki saat pavitra shaktiyaan hain+ jinhein saari dharti par bheja gaya hai.  woh memna fauran aage badha aur usne raajgaddi par baithe+ parmeshvar ke daayen haath se woh muharband kharra le liya.  aur jab usne woh kharra liya to un chaar jeevit praniyon aur 24 pracheenon ne memne ke saamne girkar pranam kiya.+ har pracheen ke paas ek surmandal aur sone ka ek katora tha jismein dhoop bhara hua tha. (is dhoop ka matlab hai, pavitra janon ki prarthnayen.)+  aur woh ek naya geet gaate huye kehte hain,+ “tu hi is kharre ko lene aur iski muharein kholne ke yogya hai, kyonki tujhe bali kiya gaya aur toone apne khoon se har gotra, bhasha* aur jaati aur raashtra se+ parmeshvar ke liye logon ko khareed liya+ 10  aur toone unhein hamare parmeshvar ke liye raja aur yaajak banaya+ aur woh raajaon ki haisiyat se dharti par raaj kareinge.”+ 11  aur mainne us raajgaddi aur un jeevit praniyon aur un pracheenon ke chaaron taraf anginat swargdoot dekhe aur unki aavaz suni. unki ginti laakhon-karodon mein thi.+ 12  aur woh zordar aavaz mein kah rahe the, “yah memna jo bali kiya gaya tha,+ shakti, daulat, buddhi, taakat, aadar, mahima aur aasheesh paane ke yogya hai.”+ 13  aur mainne swarg mein, dharti par, dharti ke neeche+ aur samundar ke oopar aur inmein maujood har prani ko aur inmein jo kuch tha, un sabko yah kehte suna, “parmeshvar jo raajgaddi par baitha hai uska+ aur memne ka+ gungan ho aur aadar,+ mahima aur shakti hamesha-hamesha ke liye unhin ki ho.”+ 14  aur woh chaar jeevit prani kah rahe the, “aameen!” aur un pracheenon ne girkar parmeshvar ki upasna ki.

kai footnote

shaa., “andar aur peechhe ki taraf.”
ya “beech.”
ya “zaban.”