4:1  post haec vidi et ecce ostium           1.  After this I looked, and, behold, a
apertum in caelo et vox prima quam           door was opened in heaven: and the
audivi tamquam tubae loquentis mecum         first voice which I heard was as it
dicens ascende huc et ostendam tibi          were of a trumpet talking with me;
quae oportet fieri post haec                 which said, Come up hither, and I will
                                             shew thee things which must be
                                             hereafter.

4:2  statim fui in spiritu et ecce           2.  And immediately I was in the
sedis posita erat in caelo et supra          spirit: and, behold, a throne was set
sedem sedens                                 in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

4:3  et qui sedebat similis erat             3.  And he that sat was to look upon
aspectui lapidis iaspidis et sardini et      like a jasper and a sardine stone: and
iris erat in circuitu sedis similis          there was a rainbow round about the
visioni zmaragdinae                          throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

4:4  et in circuitu sedis sedilia            4.  And round about the throne were
viginti quattuor et super thronos            four and twenty seats: and upon the
viginti quattuor seniores sedentes           seats I saw four and twenty elders
circumamictos vestimentis albis et in        sitting, clothed in white raiment; and
capitibus eorum coronas aureas               they had on their heads crowns of gold.

4:5  et de throno procedunt fulgura et       5.  And out of the throne proceeded
voces et tonitrua et septem lampades         lightnings and thunderings and voices:
ardentes ante thronum quae sunt septem       and there were seven lamps of fire
spiritus Dei                                 burning before the throne, which are
                                             the seven Spirits of God.

4:6  et in conspectu sedis tamquam mare      6.  And before the throne there was a
vitreum simile cristallo et in medio         sea of glass like unto crystal: and in
sedis et in circuitu sedis quattuor          the midst of the throne, and round
animalia plena oculis ante et retro          about the throne, were four beasts full
                                             of eyes before and behind.

4:7  et animal primum simile leoni et        7.  And the first beast was like a
secundum animal simile vitulo et             lion, and the second beast like a calf,
tertium animal habens faciem quasi           and the third beast had a face as a
hominis et quartum animal simile             man, and the fourth beast was like a
aquilae volanti                              flying eagle.

4:8  et quattuor animalia singula eorum      8.  And the four beasts had each of
habebant alas senas et in circuitu et        them six wings about him; and they were
intus plena sunt oculis et requiem non       full of eyes within: and they rest not
habent die et nocte dicentia sanctus         day and night, saying, Holy, holy,
sanctus sanctus Dominus Deus omnipotens      holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and
qui erat et qui est et qui venturus est      is, and is to come.

4:9  et cum darent illa animalia             9.  And when those beasts give glory
gloriam et honorem et benedictionem          and honour and thanks to him that sat
sedenti super thronum viventi in             on the throne, who liveth for ever and
saecula saeculorum                           ever,

4:10  procident viginti quattuor             10.  The four and twenty elders fall
seniores ante sedentem in throno et          down before him that sat on the throne,
adorabunt viventem in saecula                and worship him that liveth for ever
saeculorum et mittent coronas suas ante      and ever, and cast their crowns before
thronum dicentes                             the throne, saying,

4:11  dignus es Domine et Deus noster        11.  Thou art worthy, O Lord, to
accipere gloriam et honorem et virtutem      receive glory and honour and power: for
quia tu creasti omnia et propter             thou hast created all things, and for
voluntatem tuam erant et creata sunt         thy pleasure they are and were created.