I saw ¹in the right hand of Him who ^asat on the throne a ^2bscroll written inside and on the back, ^csealed up with seven seals. 2 And I saw a ^astrong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?” 3 And no one ^ain heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. 4 Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 5 And one of the elders *said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the ^aLion that is ^bfrom the tribe of Judah, the ^cRoot of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

6 And I saw ¹between the throne (with the four living creatures) and ^athe elders a ^bLamb standing, as if ^cslaughtered, having seven ^dhorns and ^eseven eyes, which are ^2fthe seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7 And He came and took ^athe scroll out of the right hand of Him who ^bsat on the throne. 8 When He had taken the scroll, the ^afour living creatures and the ^btwenty-four elders ^cfell down before the ^dLamb, each one holding a ^eharp and ^fgolden bowls full of incense, which are the ^gprayers of the ¹saints. 9 And they *sang a ^anew song, saying,

11 Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels ^aaround the throne and the ^bliving creatures and the ^celders; and the number of them was ^1dmyriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice,

13 And I heard ^aevery created thing which is in heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, or on the sea, and all the things in them, saying,

14 And the ^afour living creatures were saying, “^bAmen.” And the ^celders ^dfell down and worshiped.