Apocalypsis 7

1 Post hæc vidi quattuor Angelos stantes super quattuor angulos terræ, tenentes quattuor ventos terræ ne flarent super terram, neque super mare, neque in ullam arborem.

After this, I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, restraining the four winds of the earth, so that no wind should blow over the earth, or over the sea, or against any tree.

2 Et vidi alterum Angelum ascendentem ab ortu solis, habentem signum Dei vivi: et clamavit voce magna quattuor Angelis, quibus datum est nocere terræ, et mari,

And, in the east, I saw another angel, ascending, holding the seal of the living God; and he cried in a loud voice to the four angels, to whom there had been given power to harm the earth and the sea –

3 dicens: Nolite nocere terræ, et mari, neque arboribus, quoadusque signemus servos Dei nostri in frontibus eorum.

“Do not harm the earth, or the sea, or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”

4 Et audivi numerum signatorum, centum quadraginta quattuor millia signati, ex omni tribu filiorum Israel.

I heard, too, the number of those who had been sealed. It was one hundred and forty-four thousand; and they were from every tribe of the Israelites.

5 Ex tribu Iuda duodecim millia signati: Ex tribu Ruben duodecim millia signati: Ex tribu Gad duodecim millia signati:

From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,

6 Ex tribu Aser duodecim millia signati: Ex tribu Nephthali duodecim millia signati: Ex tribu Manasse duodecim millia signati:

from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Napthali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,

7 Ex tribu Simeon duodecim millia signati: Ex tribu Levi duodecim millia signati: Ex tribu Issachar duodecim millia signati:

from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,

8 Ex tribu Zabulon duodecim millia signati: Ex tribu Ioseph duodecim millia signati: Ex tribu Beniamin duodecim millia signati.

from the tribe of Zebulon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.

9 Post hæc vidi turbam magnam, quam dinumerare nemo poterat ex omnibus gentibus, et tribubus, et populis, et linguis: stantes ante thronum, et in conspectu Agni, amicti stolis albis, et palmæ in manibus eorum:

After this, in my vision, I saw a vast throng which no one could number, of people from every nation and of all tribes, and peoples, and languages. They stood in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, robed in white, holding palm branches in their hands.

10 et clamabant voce magna, dicentes: Salus Deo nostro, qui sedet super thronum, et Agno.

And they are crying in a loud voice – “Salvation be ascribed to our God who is seated on his throne and to the Lamb.”

11 Et omnes Angeli stabant in circuitu throni, et seniorum, et quattuor animalium: et ceciderunt in conspectu throni in facies suas, et adoraverunt Deum,

And all the angels were standing round the throne and the elders and the four creatures, and they prostrated themselves on their faces in front of the throne and worshiped God,

12 dicentes: Amen. Benedictio, et claritas, et sapientia, et gratiarum actio, honor, et virtus, et fortitudo Deo nostro in sæcula sæculorum, Amen. (aiōn g165)

saying – “Amen. Blessing and praise, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might be ascribed to our God for ever and ever. Amen.” (aiōn g165)

13 Et respondit unus de senioribus, et dixit mihi: Hi, qui amicti sunt stolis albis, qui sunt? et unde venerunt?

Then one of the elders turned to me and said “Who are these who are robed in white? And where did they come from?”

14 Et dixi illi: Domine mi, tu scis. Et dixit mihi: Hi sunt, qui venerunt de tribulatione magna, et laverunt stolas suas, et dealbaverunt eas in sanguine Agni.

“My Lord,” I answered, “it is you who know.” “These,” he said, “are they who come through the Great Persecution; they washed their robes white in the blood of the Lamb.

15 Ideo sunt ante thronum Dei, et serviunt ei die ac nocte in templo eius: et qui sedet in throno, habitabit super illos:

And therefore it is that they are before the throne of God, and are serving him day and night in his Temple; and he who is seated on the throne will shelter them.

16 non esurient, neque sitient amplius, nec cadet super illos sol, neque ullus æstus:

Never again will they be hungry, never again will they be thirsty, nor will the sun smite them, nor any scorching heat;

17 quoniam Agnus, qui in medio throni est, reget illos, et deducet eos ad vitæ fontes aquarum, et absterget Deus omnem lacrymam ab oculis eorum.

for the Lamb that stands in the space before the throne will be their shepherd, and will lead them to life-giving springs of water; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.”