الشاهدان
1 وأعطاني أحَدُهُم قَصَبَةً كالقَضيبِ وقالَ لي: «قُمْ، قِسْ هَيكَلَ اللهِ والمَذبَحَ وعُدّ السّاجِدينَ فيهِ. 2 أمّا ساحَةُ الهَيكَلِ الخارِجِيّةُ فاَترُكْها ولا تَقِسْها لأنّها مَتروكَةٌ لِلأُمَمِ، وسيَدوسونَ المدينةَ المُقَدّسَةَ مُدّةَ اَثنَينِ وأربَعينَ شَهرًا. 3 وسأُرسِلُ شاهِدَينِ مِنْ عِندي علَيهِما المُسوحُ، يتَنَبّآنِ مُدّةَ ألفٍ ومِئتينِ وسِتينَ يومًا».
4 هَذانِ الشّاهِدانِ هُما الزّيتونَتانِ والمَنارَتانِ القائِمَتانِ أمامَ رَبّ الأرضِ. 5 فإذا حاوَلَ أحَدٌ أنْ يُؤذِيَهُما، خَرَجتْ مِنْ أفواهِهِما نارٌ تأكُلُ أعداءَهُما. هكذا يَجِبُ أنْ يَهلِكَ كُلّ مَنْ حاوَلَ أنْ يُؤذيَهُما. 6 ولهُما سُلطانٌ على أنْ يُغلِقا السّماءَ، فلا يَنزِلُ المَطَرُ في أيّامِ نُبوءَتِهما، ولهُما سُلطانٌ على أنْ يَجعَلا المِياهَ دَمًا وأنْ يَضرِبا الأرضَ بأنواعِ البَلايا كُلّما أرادا.
7 وما إنْ يُتِمّا شَهادَتَهُما حتى يَجيءَ الوَحشُ الصّاعِدُ مِنَ الهاوِيَةِ ويُصارِعَهُما ويَغلِبَهُما ويَقتُلَهُما. 8 وتَبقى جُثّتاهُما مَطروحَتَينِ في ساحَةِ المدينةِ العَظيمَةِ التي تُدعى، عَلى سَبـيلِ الرّمزِ، سَدومَ أو مِصْرَ حَيثُ ماتَ رَبّهُما مَصلوبًا. 9 ويَنظُرُ النّاسُ مِنْ كُلّ شَعبٍ وقَبـيلةٍ ولِسانٍ وأُمّةٍ إلى جُثّتَيهِما مُدّةَ ثلاثَةِ أيّامٍ ونِصفِ يومٍ، لا يَأذَنونَ لأحَدٍ أنْ يَضَعَهُما في قَبرٍ. 10 ويَشمَتُ بِهِما سُكّانُ الأرضِ ويَبتَهِجونَ ويَتبادَلونَ الهَدايا، لأنّ هذَينِ النّبِـيّينِ أنزَلا بِسُكّانِ الأرضِ عَذابًا شَديدًا.
11 وبَعدَما مَرّتِ الأيّامُ الثّلاثَةُ ونِصفُ اليومِ، دَخَلَت فيهِما رُوحُ حياةٍ مِنَ اللهِ فوَقَفا على أقدامِهِما. ووَقَعَ خَوفٌ شَديدٌ على النّاظِرينَ إلَيهِما، 12 وسَمِعوا صَوتًا عَظيمًا يَصيحُ بِهِما مِنَ السّماءِ: «اَصعَدا إلى هُنا!» فصَعِدا إلى السّماءِ في سحابَةٍ بِمَشهَدٍ مِنْ أعدائِهِما. 13 وحدَثَ في تِلكَ السّاعَةِ زَلزالٌ عَنيفٌ، فاَنهارَ عُشرُ المدينةِ وهَلَكَ بالزّلزالِ سَبعةُ آلافٍ مِنَ النّاسِ، واَرتَعَبَ الباقونَ، فأخَذوا يُمَجّدونَ إلهَ السّماءِ.
14 مَضى الوَيلُ الثّاني، وها هوَ الوَيلُ الثّالِثُ يأْتي سَريعًا.
البوق السابع
15 ونفَخَ الملاكُ السّابــــعُ في بُوقِهِ، فاَرتفَعَتْ أصواتٌ عَظيمةٌ في السّماءِ تَقولُ: «صارَ مُلْكُ العالَمِ لِرَبّنا ولِمَسيحِهِ، فيَملِكُ إلى أبَدِ الدّهورِ». 16 فركَعَ الشّيوخُ الأربعةُ والعِشرونَ الجالِسونَ أمامَ اللهِ على عُروشِهِم واَرتَمَوا على وُجوهِهِم ساجِدينَ للهِ، 17 وقالوا: «نَشكُرُكَ أيّها الرّبّ الإلهُ القَديرُ الذي هوَ كائِنٌ وكانَ، لأنّكَ أظهَرتَ جَبَروتَكَ ومَلَكْتَ. 18 غَضِبَتِ الأُمَمُ، فجاءَت ساعَةُ غَضَبِكَ ودَينونَةُ الأمواتِ حتى تُكافِـئَ عَبـيدَكَ الأنبـياءَ والقِدّيسينَ والمُتّقينَ اَسمَكَ، صِغارًا وكِبارًا، وتُهلِكَ الذينَ كانوا يُهلِكونَ الأرضَ».
19 واَنفَتَحَ هَيكَلُ اللهِ في السّماءِ، فظَهَرَ تابوتُ العَهدِ في الهَيكَلِ، وحَدَثَت بُروقٌ وأصواتٌ ورُعودٌ وزِلازلُ، وسقَطَ برَدٌ كثيرٌ.
1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. 3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. 5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. 6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. 7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. 9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. 10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. 11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. 12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. 13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. 14 The second woe is past; and , behold, the third woe cometh quickly. 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. 16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, 17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. 18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. 19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.