Αποκαλυψις Ιωαννου 7

1 και μετα τουτο ειδον τεσσαρας αγγελους εστωτας επι τας τεσσαρας γωνιας της γης κρατουντας τους τεσσαρας ανεμους της γης ινα μη πνεη ανεμος επι της γης μητε επι της θαλασσης μητε επι τι δενδρον

After this I saw four angels. One was standing at the north, one at the east, one at the south, and one at the west. They were restraining the winds that blew from all directions [MTY] to keep them from blowing [destructively] on the earth or on the ocean or even on any tree.

2 και ειδον αλλον αγγελον αναβαινοντα απο ανατολης ηλιου εχοντα σφραγιδα θεου ζωντος και εκραξεν φωνη μεγαλη τοις τεσσαρσιν αγγελοις οις εδοθη αυτοις αδικησαι την γην και την θαλασσαν

I saw another angel come up from the east. He was carrying God’s seal. [With this] seal God, who is all-powerful, marks [his own people to protect them]. The angel called out with a loud voice to the four angels to whom [he] had given [power] to harm the earth and the ocean. He said

3 λεγων μη αδικησητε την γην μητε την θαλασσαν μητε τα δενδρα αχρις ου σφραγισωμεν τους δουλους του θεου ημων επι των μετωπων αυτων

[to them], “Do not harm the earth or the ocean or the trees until we [(exc)] have marked the servants of our [(inc)] God on their foreheads.”

4 και ηκουσα τον αριθμον των εσφραγισμενων εκατον και τεσσαρακοντα τεσσαρες χιλιαδες εσφραγισμενοι εκ πασης φυλης υιων ισραηλ

[Then the angel and his fellow angels marked all God’s servants]. I heard the number of people who were marked {whom [the angels] marked} [because of their being God’s servants. The number was] 144,000. They were from all the tribes of Israel. [They symbolized the complete number of people whom God would protect].

5 εκ φυλης ιουδα δωδεκα χιλιαδες [εσφραγισμενοι] εκ φυλης ρουβιμ δωδεκα χιλιαδες εκ φυλης γαδ δωδεκα χιλιαδες

[The angels] marked 12,000 people from the tribe of Judah, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad,

6 εκ φυλης ασηρ δωδεκα χιλιαδες εκ φυλης νεφθαλειμ δωδεκα χιλιαδες εκ φυλης μανασση δωδεκα χιλιαδες

12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,

7 εκ φυλης συμεων δωδεκα χιλιαδες εκ φυλης λευι δωδεκα χιλιαδες εκ φυλης ισαχαρ δωδεκα χιλιαδες

12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12.000 from the tribe of Issachar,

8 εκ φυλης ζαβουλων δωδεκα χιλιαδες εκ φυλης ιωσηφ δωδεκα χιλιαδες εκ φυλης βενιαμιν δωδεκα χιλιαδες εσφραγισμενοι

12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, and 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin.

9 μετα ταυτα ειδον και ιδου οχλος πολυς ον αριθμησαι ουδεις εδυνατο εκ παντος εθνους και φυλων και λαων και γλωσσων εστωτας ενωπιον του θρονου και ενωπιον του αρνιου περιβεβλημενους στολας λευκας και φοινικας εν ταις χερσιν αυτων

After these things I saw a huge crowd. There were so [many people] that no one would be able to count them. [They were] from every nation, every tribe, every people-group, and every language [MTY]. They were standing before the throne and before [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb. They were wearing white robes and held palm branches [to wave them in order to celebrate].

10 και κραζουσιν φωνη μεγαλη λεγοντες η σωτηρια τω θεω ημων τω καθημενω επι τω θρονω και τω αρνιω

They shouted loudly, “[O] our [(exc)] God, you who sit on the throne, and [Jesus, you who are like a] lamb, [you two] have delivered [us(exc) from Satan’s power]!”

11 και παντες οι αγγελοι ειστηκεισαν κυκλω του θρονου και των πρεσβυτερων και των τεσσαρων ζωων και επεσον ενωπιον του θρονου [αυτου] επι τα προσωπα αυτων και προσεκυνησαν τω θεω

All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living [creatures]. They all bowed down before the throne with their faces [to the ground] and worshipped God.

12 λεγοντες αμην η ευλογια και η δοξα και η σοφια και η ευχαριστια και η τιμη και η δυναμις και η ισχυς τω θεω ημων εις τους αιωνας των αιωνων αμην (aiōn g165)

They said, “May it be so! [We(exc)] praise, thank, and honor [you], our [(exc)] God, forever! [We(exc) acknowledge] that you are completely wise, the powerful one, who is forever able to accomplish everything he wants to. (May everyone acknowlege that it is so!/Amen!)” (aiōn g165)

13 και απεκριθη εις εκ των πρεσβυτερων λεγων μοι ουτοι οι περιβεβλημενοι τας στολας τας λευκας τινες εισιν και ποθεν ηλθον

Then one of the elders asked me, “These [people] who are wearing white robes, [do you know] who they are, and where they come from?”

14 και ειπον αυτω κυριε μου συ οιδας και ειπεν μοι ουτοι εισιν οι ερχομενοι εκ της θλιψεως της μεγαλης και επλυναν τας στολας αυτων και ελευκαναν [αυτας] εν τω αιματι του αρνιου

I answered him, “Sir, [I do not know. Surely] you know [who they are]!” He said to me, “These are the people (whom [others] have caused to suffer greatly/who [have been persecuted]). [Because they believed that Jesus, the one who is like a sacrificial] lamb, [atoned for our sin when] his blood [flowed from his body when he died, it is as though] [MET] they have washed their robes and have made them [clean and] white.

15 δια τουτο εισιν ενωπιον του θρονου του θεου και λατρευουσιν αυτω ημερας και νυκτος εν τω ναω αυτου και ο καθημενος επι τω θρονω σκηνωσει επ αυτους

Because of this, they are in front of God’s throne, and they serve him day and night in his [heavenly temple. God], the one who sits on the throne, will shelter/protect them [MTY].

16 ου πεινασουσιν ετι ουδε διψησουσιν ετι ουδ ου μη πεση επ αυτους ο ηλιος ουδε παν καυμα

[As a result], they will never again be hungry. They will never again be thirsty. The sun will never again (beat on/burn) them, nor will any heat [scorch them].

17 οτι το αρνιον το ανα μεσον του θρονου ποιμανει αυτους και οδηγησει αυτους επι ζωης πηγας υδατων και εξαλειψει ο θεος παν δακρυον εκ των οφθαλμων αυτων

This is because the [one who is like a] lamb who is at the throne will [take care of them, just like] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep] [MET]. He will guide them [to the source of eternal life, just like a shepherd leads his sheep] to springs of water, [which enable the sheep] to live [MET]. God will [cause them to no longer be sad. It will be as if he were] wiping away all tears from their eyes [MTY].”