1 ونَظَرتُ فرَأيتُ حَمَلاً على جَبَلِ صِهيونَ ومعَهُ مِئةٌ وأربَعةٌ وأربعونَ ألفًا ظَهَرَ اَسمُهُ واَسمُ أبـيهِ مَكتوبًا على جِباهِهِم، 2 وسَمِعتُ صَوتًا مِنَ السّماءِ مِثلَ هَديرِ المِياهِ الغَزيرَةِ أو دَويّ الرّعدِ الهائِلِ، وكأنّما هوَ أنغامٌ يعزِفُها لاعِبونَ بِالقيثارَةِ، 3 وهُم يُرنّمونَ تَرنيمَةً جَديدةً أمامَ العَرشِ وأمامَ الكائناتِ الحيّةِ الأربَعَةِ وأمامَ الشّيوخِ، وما مِنْ أحَدٍ يَقدِرُ أنْ يتَعَلّمَ التّرنيمَةَ إلاّ المِئةُ والأربعةُ والأربعونَ ألفًا المُفتَدونَ مِنَ الأرضِ. 4 هَؤُلاءِ هُمُ الذينَ ما تَدَنّسوا بِالنّساءِ، فهُم أبكارٌ. هَؤُلاءِ هُمُ الذينَ يَتبَعونَ الحَمَلَ أينما سارَ، والذينَ تَمّ اَفتِداؤُهُم مِنْ بَينِ البَشَرِ باكورَةً للهِ والحَمَلِ. 5 ما نَطَقَ لِسانُهُم بِالكذِبِ، ولا عَيبَ فيهِم.
الملائكة الثلاثة
6 ثُمّ رأيتُ مَلاكًا آخَرَ يَطيرُ في وسَطَ السّماءِ، معَهُ بِشارَةٌ أبدِيّةٌ يُبشّرُ بِها سُكّانَ الأرضِ مِنْ كُلّ أُمّةٍ وقَبـيلةٍ ولِسانٍ وشَعبٍ. 7 وكانَ يَصيحُ بِصوتٍ عظيمٍ: «خافوا اللهَ ومَجّدوهُ! جاءَتْ ساعَةُ الدّينونَةِ، فاَسجُدوا لِمَنْ خلَقَ السّماءَ والأرضَ والبحرَ واليَنابـيعَ!»
8 وتَبِعَهُ ملاكٌ ثانٍ آخَرُ يَصيحُ: «سَقَطَتْ، سَقَطَتْ بابِلُ العَظيمةُ التي سَقَتِ الأُمَمَ كُلّها مِنْ فَورَةِ خَمرِ زِناها!»
9 وتبِــــــعَ هذَينِ الملاكينِ ملاكٌ آخَرُ يَصيحُ بِصوتٍ عَظيمٍ: «مَنْ سجَدَ لِلوَحشِ وصُورَتِهِ وكانَ مَوسُومًا على جَبهَتِهِ أو يَدِهِ، 10 فلا بُدّ أنْ يَشرَبَ مِنْ خَمرِ غضَبِ اللهِ المَسكوبَةِ مِنْ غَيرِ مَزْجٍ في كأْسِ غَضَبِهِ، ويُقاسي عَذابَ النّارِ والكِبريتِ أمامَ الملائِكَةِ الأطهارِ وأمامَ الحَمَلِ، 11 ودُخانُ عَذابِهِم يَصعَدُ أبَدَ الدّهورِ. لا راحَةَ في اللّيلِ والنّهارِ لِلسّاجِدينَ لِلوَحشِ وصُورَتِهِ ولِمَنْ يُوسَمُ باَسمِ الوَحشِ. 12 هُنا صَبرُ القِدّيسينَ الذينَ يتَمَسّكونَ بِوَصايا اللهِ والإيمانِ بِـيَسوعَ».
13 ثُمّ سَمِعتُ صَوتًا مِنَ السّماءِ يَقولُ: «اَكتُبْ: هَنيئًا لِلأمواتِ الذينَ يَموتونَ مُنذُ الآنَ في الرّبّ!» فيُجيبُ الرّوحُ: «نعَم، فيَستَريحونَ مِنْ مَتاعِبِهِم، لأنّ أعمالَهُم تَتبَعُهُم».
حصاد الأرض
14 ونَظَرتُ فرَأيتُ سَحابَةً بَيضاءَ جَلَسَ علَيها مِثلُ اَبنِ إنسانٍ وعلى رأْسِهِ إكليلٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وبـيَدِهِ مِنجَلٌ مَسنونٌ. 15 ثُمّ خَرَجَ مِنَ الهَيكَلِ ملاكٌ آخَرُ يَصيحُ صِياحًا عالِـيًا بِالجالِسِ على السّحابَةِ: «خُذْ مِنجَلَكَ واَحصُدْ! جاءَتْ ساعَةُ الحَصادِ ونَضِجَ حَصادُ الأرضِ!» 16 فأَلقى الجالِسُ على السّحابَةِ مِنجَلَهُ على الأرضِ فحصَدَ الأرضَ.
17 وخرَجَ مَلاكٌ آخَرُ مِنَ الهَيكَلِ الذي في السّماءِ ومعَهُ أيضًا مِنجَلٌ مَسنونٌ. 18 ثُمّ خرَجَ مِنْ مَذبَحِ الهَيكَلِ ملاكٌ آخَرُ لَه سُلطانٌ على النّارِ، فصاحَ صِياحًا عالِـيًا بِالمَلاكِ الذي يَحمِلُ المِنجَلَ المَسنونَ: «خُذْ مِنجَلَكَ المَسنونَ واَقطُفْ عَناقيدَ كُرومِ الأرضِ لأنّ عِنَبَها نَضِـجَ». 19 فألقى الملاكُ مِنجَلَهُ على الأرضِ وقطَفَ كُرومَ الأرضِ وأفرَغَها في مِعصَرَةِ غَضَبِ اللهِ العَظيمةِ. 20 وديسَتِ المِعصَرَةُ في خارِجِ المدينةِ، فجَرى مِنها دَمٌ على اَرتِفاعِ لُجُمِ الخَيلِ إلى مَدى مِئَتي مِيلٍ.
1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: 3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. 4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. 5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. 16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. 17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. 20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.