1. And I saw on the right hand of him that sat upon the throne a book, written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.
2. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?
3. And no one was able in the heaven, or upon the earth, or underneath the earth, to open the book, or to regard it.
4. And I wept much because no one had been found worthy to open the book nor to regard it.
5. And one of the elders says to me, Do not weep. Behold, the lion which is of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, has overcome so as to open the book, and its seven seals.
6. And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God which are sent into all the earth:
7. and it came and took it out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
8. And when it took the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, having each a harp and golden bowls full of incenses, which are the prayers of the saints.