MODERN LITERAL VERSION

10:1 And I saw a strong messenger coming down from heaven, dressed with a cloud, and the rainbow was upon his head and his face was like the sun and his feet like pillars of fire;
10:2 and having in his hand, a book, having been opened and he placed his right foot upon the sea and his left upon the earth;
10:3 and he cried with a great voice, like a lion roars and when he cried, the seven thunders spoke their voices.

10:4 And when the seven thunders spoke their voices, I was about to write and I heard a voice from heaven saying, Seal up the things which the seven thunders spoke and do not write them.
10:5 And the messenger whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his right hand to heaven,
10:6 and swore by him who is living forever and ever, who created the heaven and the things in it and the earth and the things in it and the sea and the things in it– that there will be no longer a delay of time.
10:7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh messenger, whenever he is about to sound, and the mystery of God may be finished, as he proclaimed the good-news to his bondservants, the prophets.
10:8 And the voice which I heard from heaven, I heard it again speaking with me and saying, Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the messenger who is standing upon the sea and upon the earth.
10:9 And I went to the messenger, saying to him that he should give me the book.
And he says to me, Take it and eat it up, and it will make your belly bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet like honey.
10:10 And I took the book out of the messenger's hand and ate it up, and it was sweet like honey in my mouth and when I had eaten it, my belly was made bitter.

10:11 And he is saying to me, It is essential for you to prophesy again over many peoples and nations and languages and kings.