Revelation 19
1 After these things I heard [what sounded] like a huge crowd in heaven. They were shouting things like, “(Hallelujah!/Praise our God!)” “He has saved us!” “He is glorious and mighty!”
Daarna hoorde ik een machtige stem als van een talrijke schare in de hemel, die riep: Alleluja! Het heil, de glorie en macht Behoren onzen God;
2 “Praise him because he judges truly and justly!” “He has punished the very evil cities that are like a prostitute, because their people persuaded the other people of earth [MTY] to act immorally and idolatrously like they do.” “Praise him because he has punished them for murdering his servants [MTY]!”
Want waarachtig en rechtvaardig zijn zijn oordelen! De grote Boeleerster heeft Hij geoordeeld, Haar, die de aarde bedierf door haar ontucht: Hij heeft het bloed van zijn dienaars opgeëist uit haar hand!
3 [The crowd] shouted a second time saying: (Hallelujah!/Praise God!) The smoke of the fire that is burning the cities will rise forever! (aiōn g165)
En ze herhaalden: Alleluja! Haar rook stijgt op in de eeuwen der eeuwen! (aiōn g165)
4 The 24 elders and the four living [creatures] (prostrated themselves/knelt down) and worshipped God, who sits on the throne. Then they said, “[It] is true! (Hallelujah!/Praise God!)”
En de vier en twintig Oudsten en de vier Dieren vielen neer, aanbaden God, die op de troon is gezeten, en antwoordden: Amen! Alleluja!
5 Someone spoke from the throne and said, “All you who are our God’s servants, praise him! All you who reverence him, [whether you are socially] significant or insignificant, praise him! [Everyone]!”
Toen ging er een stem uit van de troon, en deze sprak: Looft onzen God, Gij allen, zijn dienaars, Gij die Hem vreest, Kleinen en groten!
6 I heard something like the noise of a huge crowd [of people], like the sound of a huge waterfall (OR, a great/wide river of rushing water), and like the sound of loud thunder. They were shouting: (Hallelujah!/Praise God!) Because the Lord God, the Almighty One, reigns!
En ik hoorde als het gejuich van een talrijke schare, als het geruis van vele wateren, als het rollen van geweldige donder: Alleluja! Want de Heer, onze God, De Almachtige heeft zijn koningschap aanvaard!
7 We should rejoice, we should be extremely glad, and we should honor him, because it is now time for Jesus, the one who is like a lamb, to be united permanently with his people, which will be like a man [MET] marrying his bride, and because those who belong to him have prepared themselves to be united with him.
Laat ons blij zijn en juichen, En Hem de glorie geven! Want gekomen is de bruiloft van het Lam, En zijn Vrouw heeft er zich toe bereid;
8 God has permitted them to be completely pure, like a bride who [MET] dresses in fine linen that is bright and clean. Fine [bright and clean] linen represents the righteous acts of God’s people.
In blinkend rein lijnwaad mag ze zich kleden, In lijnwaad: de gerechtige werken der heiligen.
9 Then the angel said to me, “Write [this: God will abundantly] bless the people who are {whom [he] has} invited to the feast [that celebrates Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb, [permanently uniting with his people, like someone] [MET] [marrying a wife].” He also said [to me]: “These words that God [declares] are true!”
Toen sprak hij tot mij: Schrijf op! Zalig zij, die geroepen zijn tot het Bruiloftsmaal van het Lam. En hij vervolgde: Dit zijn de waarachtige woorden van God!
10 I [immediately] (prostrated myself/knelt down) at his feet in order to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not [worship me]! I am [just] your [(sg)] fellow servant and the fellow servant of your [(sg)] fellow believers who tell people about Jesus. God is the one whom you should worship, because it is the Spirit of God who gives people the power to tell others about Jesus (OR, [those who tell others about] Jesus are [truly] declaring [the words that the Spirit of God has given them])!”
Toen viel ik voor zijn voeten neer, om hem te aanbidden. Maar hij sprak tot mij: Houd op! Ik ben uw mededienstknecht, en die uwer broeders, die de getuigenis van Jesus bezitten. Gòd moet gij aanbidden! Want de getuigenis van Jesus is de geest der profetie.
11 [In the vision] I saw heaven opened {open}, and I was surprised to see a white horse. [Jesus], the one who was riding on the horse, is called ‘Trustworthy and Genuine/True’. He judges [all people according to] what is right, and fights righteously [against his enemies].
Toen zag ik de hemel geopend, en zie: Een wit paard. En Die er op was gezeten, wordt "Getrouwe en Waarachtige" genoemd; met rechtvaardigheid leidt Hij het oordeel, en voert Hij de strijd.
12 His eyes [shone like] [MET] a flame of fire. There were many royal crowns on his head. A name had been written [on him]. Only he knows [the meaning of that name].
Zijn ogen waren als een vuurvlam; op zijn hoofd waren talrijke kronen. Hij droeg een Naam, die niemand verstaat dan Hijzelf.
13 The robe he was wearing was drenched with blood. His name is [also] “(The one who expresses what God is like/The Word of God).”
Hij was omhangen met een kleed, gedrenkt in bloed. Zijn Naam wordt geheten: "Het Woord van God!"
14 The armies of heaven were following him. [They were also] riding on white horses. They were wearing clothes [made of] clean white linen.
Op witte rossen volgen Hem de legerscharen des hemels, gekleed in lijnwaad, wit en rein.
15 [The words] that Jesus speaks [are like] [MTY] a sharp sword with which he will strike [the rebellious people of] the nations. He himself will rule them [powerfully, as though he had] [MET] an iron rod. He will crush [his enemies just like] [MET] [a person crushes grapes in a] winepress. [He will do this for] God Almighty, who is extremely angry [with them because of their sins].
En uit zijn mond kwam een scherp zwaard te voorschijn, om er de volkeren mee te treffen. Hij zal ze weiden met ijzeren staf; Hij zelf treedt de perskuip van de grimmige toorn van den almachtigen God.
16 On his cloak close to his thigh a name had been written {[he] had written a name}, which is “King who [rules over all other] kings and Lord who [rules over all other] lords.”
En op zijn kleed en op zijn heup draagt Hij de Naam geschreven: "Koning der koningen, en Heer der heren".
17 I saw an angel who was standing in [the light of] [MTY] the sun. He called loudly to all the [flesh-eating] birds flying high in the sky, “Come and gather for the wonderful feast that God [is providing for you]!
En ik zag een engel staan in de zon; hij riep met machtige stem al de vogels toe, die vliegen hoog in de lucht: Hierheen! Verzamelt u aan de grote maaltijd van God,
18 [Come] and eat the flesh of all [God’s enemies who are dead—] the flesh of kings, army commanders, [people who fought] powerfully, horses and the [soldiers] who rode them, [and the flesh of all other kinds of people], whether [they were] free or slaves, [socially] insignificant or significant. [All kinds]!”
Om het vlees van koningen te eten! Het vlees van krijgsoversten en machtigen, Het vlees van paarden en ruiters, Het vlees van alle vrijen en slaven, Van alle kleinen en groten!
19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of earth with their armies gathered together to fight against the Rider on the horse, and against his army.
Toen zag ik het Beest en de koningen der aarde met hun legerscharen, die zich hadden verzameld, om strijd te voeren met Hem, die op het paard was gezeten, en met zijn legermacht.
20 The beast and the false prophet were captured {[He] captured the beast and the false prophet}. The false prophet is the one who had performed miracles in the beast’s presence. By doing that he had deceived the people who had accepted the beast’s mark [on their foreheads] and who worshipped its image. The beast and the false prophet were thrown {[He] threw the beast and the one who falsely said that he spoke messages that came directly from God} alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)
21 The rider on the horse killed the rest [of their armies] just by [speaking words], [which were like] [MTY] a sword that extended from his mouth. All those birds gorged themselves on the flesh of [the people whom he had killed].
En de overigen werden gedood met het zwaard uit de mond van Hem, die op het paard was gezeten; en alle vogels vraten zich zat aan hun vlees.
