The Lamb and His 144,000 Followers
1 I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion! With him were 144,000, who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. 2 Then I heard a sound from heaven that was like a roaring flood or loud thunder or even like the music of harps. 3 And a new song was being sung in front of God's throne and in front of the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn that song, except the 144,000 who had been rescued from the earth. 4 All of these are pure virgins, and they follow the Lamb wherever he leads. They have been rescued to be presented to God and the Lamb as the most precious people on earth. 5 They never tell lies, and they are innocent.
The Messages of the Three Angels
6 I saw another angel. This one was flying across the sky and had the eternal good news to announce to the people of every race, tribe, language, and nation on earth. 7 The angel shouted, “Worship and honor God! The time has come for him to judge everyone. Kneel down before the one who created heaven and earth, the oceans, and every stream.”
8 A second angel followed and said, “The great city of Babylon has fallen! This is the city that made all nations drunk and immoral. Now God is angry, and Babylon has fallen.”
9 Finally, a third angel came and shouted:
Here is what will happen if you worship the beast and the idol and have the mark of the beast on your hand or forehead. 10 You will have to drink the wine that God gives to everyone who makes him angry. You will feel his mighty anger, and you will be tortured with fire and burning sulfur, while the holy angels and the Lamb look on.
11 If you worship the beast and the idol and accept the mark of its name, you will be tortured day and night. The smoke from your torture will go up forever and ever, and you will never be able to rest.
12 God's people must learn to endure. They must also obey his commands and have faith in Jesus.
13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Put this in writing. From now on, the Lord will bless everyone who has faith in him when they die.”
The Spirit answered, “Yes, they will rest from their hard work, and they will be rewarded for what they have done.”
The Earth Is Harvested
14 I looked and saw a bright cloud, and someone who seemed to be the Son of Man was sitting on the cloud. He wore a gold crown on his head and held a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 An angel came out of the temple and shouted, “Start cutting with your sickle! Harvest season is here, and all crops on earth are ripe.” 16 The one on the cloud swung his sickle and harvested the crops.
17 Another angel with a sharp sickle then came out of the temple in heaven. 18 After this, an angel with power over fire came from the altar and shouted to the angel who had the sickle. He said, “All grapes on earth are ripe! Harvest them with your sharp sickle.” 19 The angel swung his sickle on earth and cut off its grapes. He threw them into a pit where they were trampled on as a sign of God's anger. 20 The pit was outside the city, and when the grapes were mashed, blood flowed out. The blood turned into a river that was about 300 kilometers long and almost deep enough to cover a horse.
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.
