Then I heard the angel who was in charge of the waters. He said,“ Holy One, the way you judge is fair. You are the God who is and who was.

我听见掌管众水的天使说：“昔在、今在的圣者啊，你这样判断是公义的；

我听见掌管众水的天使说：“昔在、今在的圣者啊，你做的判断公义；

我听见掌管众水的天使说：“昔在、今在的圣者啊，你做的判断公义；

我听见掌管各水源的天使说：“昔在今在的圣者啊！你是公义的，因为你施行了审判。

我听见掌管众水的天使说：“今在昔在的圣者啊！你这样审判是公义的，

接着，我听见那位统管众水的天使说：“今在、昔在的圣者啊，你是公义的，因为你判定了这些事，

我聽見掌管眾水的天使說：昔在、今在的聖者啊，你這樣判斷是公義的；

我聽見掌管眾水的天使說：「昔在、今在的聖者啊，你做的判斷公義；

我聽見掌管眾水的天使說：「昔在、今在的聖者啊，你做的判斷公義；

我聽見掌管各水源的天使說：「昔在今在的聖者啊！你是公義的，因為你施行了審判。

我聽見掌管眾水的天使說：“今在昔在的聖者啊！你這樣審判是公義的，

我聽見掌管眾水的天使說：『今在昔在的聖義者，你這樣判罰是公義的：

接著，我聽見那位統管眾水的天使說：「今在、昔在的聖者啊，你是公義的，因為你判定了這些事，

我聞掌水之使者云、義哉、今在昔在維聖者歟、因爾如是而鞫也、

我聞掌水天使云、自昔及今之聖主、鞫人如是、無非大公、

我聞司水天使曰、今在昔在之聖主、如是審判乃公義矣、

吾聞掌水之天神曰「永生之神聖者乎爾之施罰義也。

Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:“ You are just in these judgments, O Holy One, you who are and who were;

And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say,“ Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments.

And I heard the angel who had authority over all water saying,“ You are just, O Holy One, who is and who always was, because you have sent these judgments.

I heard the angel of the waters say, You are just, the Holy One, who is and who was, because you have passed judgment on these things.

And I heard the angel of the waters saying,“ Righteous are You, the One who is and who was, O Holy One, because You judged these things;

And I heard the angel of the waters saying:“ You are righteous, O Lord, The One who is and who was and who is to be, Because You have judged these things.

And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and who wast, thou Holy One, because thou didst thus judge:

I heard the angel of the waters say: You are righteous, who is and who was, the Holy One, for You have decided these things.

And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

Now I heard the angel of the waters saying:“ You are just– the one who is and who was, the Holy One– because you have passed these judgments,

I heard the angel of the waters saying,“ You are righteous, who are and who were, O Holy One, because you have judged these things.

They said,“ Lord God who rules over all, we give thanks to you. You are the God who is and who was. We give you thanks. That’s because you have begun to rule with your great power.

“ I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord God.“ I am the God who is, and who was, and who will come. I am the Mighty One.”

The Lord is right in everything he does. He is faithful in everything he does.

I, John, am writing this letter. I am sending it to the seven churches in Asia Minor. May grace and peace come to you from God. He is the one who is, and who was, and who will come. May grace and peace come to you from the seven spirits. These spirits are in front of God’s throne.

Each of the four living creatures had six wings. Each creature was covered all over with eyes. It had eyes even under its wings. Day and night, they never stop saying,“‘ Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God who rules over all.’( Isaiah 6:3) He was, and he is, and he will come.”

They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb. They sang,“ Lord God who rules over all, everything you do is great and wonderful. King of the nations, your ways are true and fair.Lord, who will not have respect for you? Who will not bring glory to your name? You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you. They see that the things you do are right.”

The Lord does what is right. Sinners had tied me up with ropes. But the Lord has set me free.”

You would never kill godly people along with those who are evil, would you? Would you treat them all alike? You would never do anything like that! Won’t the Judge of the whole earth do what is right?”

All of this proves that when God judges, he is fair. So you will be considered worthy to enter God’s kingdom. You are suffering for his kingdom.God is fair. He will pay back trouble to those who give you trouble.

Then I heard the altar reply. It said,“ Lord God who rules over all, the way you judge is true and fair.”

Jerusalem says,“ The Lord always does what is right. But I refused to obey his commands. Listen, all you nations. Pay attention to how much I’m suffering. My young men and women have been taken away as prisoners.

But you are stubborn. In your heart you are not sorry for your sins. You are storing up anger against yourself. The day of God’s anger is coming. Then his way of judging fairly will be shown.

Doesn’t the fact that we are wrong prove more clearly that God is right? Then what can we say? Can we say that God is not fair when he brings his anger down on us? As you can tell, I am just using human ways of thinking.

Lord, you didn’t hold back from bringing this trouble on us. You always do what is right. But we haven’t obeyed you.

The way he judges is true and fair. He has judged the great prostitute. She made the earth impure with her terrible sins. God has paid her back for killing those who served him.”

The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water. They became blood.

“ Father, you are holy. The world does not know you, but I know you. Those you have given me know you have sent me.