Apocalisse 21
1 POI vidi nuovo cielo, e nuova terra; perciocchè il primo cielo, e la prima terra erano passati, e il mare non era più.
Then [in the vision] I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the oceans no longer existed.
2 Ed io Giovanni vidi la santa città, la nuova Gerusalemme, che scendeva dal cielo, d'appresso a Dio, acconcia come una sposa, adorna per il suo sposo.
I saw [God’s] holy city, which is the new [city of] Jerusalem. It was coming down out of heaven from God. [The city] had been prepared [and decorated] {[God] had prepared [and decorated the city]} as [SIM] a bride is decorated {decorates herself} [beautifully in order to marry] her husband.
3 Ed io udii una gran voce dal cielo, che diceva: Ecco il tabernacolo di Dio con gli uomini, ed egli abiterà con loro; ed essi saranno suo popolo, e Iddio stesso sarà con essi Iddio loro;
I heard a loud voice that spoke from the throne [of God]. It said, “Listen to this! Now God will live with people. He will live [right in the midst of] them [DOU]! They will be his people. God himself will be with them, and he will be their God.
4 ed asciugherà ogni lagrima dagli occhi loro, e la morte non sarà più; parimente non vi sarà più cordoglio nè grido, nè travaglio; perciocchè le cose di prima sono passate.
[As a result], he will [cause them to no longer be sad. It will be as though he will] [MTY] wipe every tear from their eyes. [None of them] will ever again die or mourn or cry [DOU] or suffer pain, because the former things [that make us sad] will have disappeared.”
5 E colui che sedeva in sul trono disse: Ecco, io fo ogni cosa nuova. Poi mi disse: Scrivi; perciocchè queste parole son veraci e fedeli.
Then [God], who sits on the throne, said, “Listen to this! I am [now] making everything new!” He said [to me]: “Write these things [that I have told you], because you can trust [that I will certainly cause them to happen].”
6 Poi mi disse: È fatto. Io son l'Alfa e l'Omega; il principio e la fine; a chi ha sete io darò in dono della fonte dell'acqua della vita.
He said to me, “I have finished [doing all the things I needed to do]. I am the one who began all things [MET] and the one who will cause all things to end [MET]. To everyone who is [spiritually] thirsty [MET], I will (freely give/give as a free gift) water from the spring [that causes people] to live [forever].
7 Chi vince, erederà queste cose; ed io gli sarò Dio, ed egli mi sarà figliuolo.
I will give this to every person who is victorious over [the evil powers] (OR, [over Satan]). I will be their God, and they will be my children.
8 Ma, quant'è a' codardi, ed agl'increduli, ed a' peccatori, ed agli abbominevoli, ed a' micidiali, ed a' fornicatori, ed a' maliosi, ed agli idolatri, ed a tutti i mendaci, la parte loro [sarà] nello stagno ardente di fuoco, e di zolfo, che è la morte seconda. (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)
But those who are cowardly, those who do not believe [in me], those [who do] detestable things, those who are murderers, those who sin sexually, those who commit sorcery, those who worship idols, and every liar, will [all suffer] in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. [Anyone who suffers in that lake] will be dying the second time.” (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)
9 ALLORA venne uno de' sette angeli, che aveano le sette coppe piene delle sette ultime piaghe; e parlò meco, dicendo: Vieni, io ti mostrerò la sposa, la moglie dell'Agnello.
One of the seven angels who had one of the seven bowls that had been full of [the wine/liquid causing] [MTY] the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come [with me] and I will show you [the people who have permanently united with Christ, the one who is like a] lamb! They will be [like] [MET] a bride [for him].”
10 Ed egli mi trasportò in ispirito sopra un grande ed alto monte; e mi mostrò la gran città, la santa Gerusalemme, che scendeva dal cielo, d'appresso a Dio;
Then, while [God’s] Spirit [controlled me], the angel took/carried me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed me [God’s] holy city, [the New] Jerusalem. It was coming down out of heaven from God.
11 che avea la gloria di Dio; e il suo luminare [era] simile ad una pietra preziosissima, a guisa d'una pietra di diaspro trasparente come cristallo.
It was shining with his glory. The city was shining like a very precious jasper stone [shines, and] it was clear like crystal.
12 Ed avea un grande ed alto muro; ed avea dodici porte, e in su le porte dodici angeli, e de' nomi scritti di sopra, che sono [i nomi] delle dodici tribù dei figliuoli d'Israele.
[Around the city] was a very high wall. The wall had twelve gates. An angel was at each gate. The names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written {[God] had written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel} over the gates. [Each gate had the name of one tribe].
13 Dall'Oriente [v'erano] tre porte, dal Settentrione tre porte, dal Mezzodì tre porte, e dall'Occidente tre porte.
Three gates were on the east [side], three gates were on the north [side], three gates were on the south [side], and three gates were on the west [side].
14 E il muro della città avea dodici fondamenti, e sopra quelli [erano] i dodici nomi de' dodici apostoli dell'Agnello.
The wall of the city had twelve foundation [stones]. On each foundation [stone was] the name of one of the twelve apostles of [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb.
15 E colui che parlava meco avea una canna d'oro, da misurar la città, e le sue porte, e il suo muro.
The angel who was speaking to me carried a golden measuring rod, in order to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
16 E la città era di figura quadrangolare, e la sua lunghezza [era] uguale alla larghezza; ed egli misurò la città con quella canna, [ed era di] dodicimila stadi; la lunghezza, la larghezza, e l'altezza sua erano uguali.
The city was square [in shape]; it was as long as it was wide. After the angel measured the city with his rod, [he reported that it was] (1,500 miles/2,400 kilometers) long, and that its height was the same as [its length and width].
17 Misurò ancora il muro d'essa; [ed era] di cenquarantaquattro cubiti, a misura di uomo, che era quella dell'angelo.
He measured its wall [and reported that it was] ([216 ft./70 meters]) [thick] (OR, [high]). The angel used the measure that people [normally use].
18 E la fabbrica del suo muro era [di] diaspro; e la città [era d]'oro puro, simile a vetro puro.
The [city] wall was made of [something like the green stone that we call] jasper. The city [itself] was [made of something like] pure gold [that looked] like clear glass.
19 E i fondamenti del muro della città [erano] adorni d' ogni pietra preziosa; il primo fondamento [era] di diaspro, il secondo di zaffiro, il terzo di calcedonio, il quarto di smeraldo,
The foundations of the wall of the city were beautifully made with [wonderful stones that are like] precious stones [on earth]. The first foundation [stone was a crystalline stone like] jasper, the second [foundation stone was a blue stone like] sapphire, the third [foundation stone was a green stone like] agate, the fourth [foundation stone was a green stone like] emerald,
20 il quinto di sardonico, il sesto di sardio, il settimo di grisolito, l'ottavo di berillo, il nono di topazio, il decimo di crisopraso, l'undecimo di giacinto, il duodecimo di ametisto.
the fifth [foundation stone was a brown and white layered stone like] sardonyx, the sixth [foundation stone was a red stone like] carnelian, the seventh [foundation stone was a yellow stone like] chrysolite, the eighth [foundation stone was a green stone like] beryl, the ninth [foundation stone was a yellow stone like] topaz, the tenth [foundation stone was a green stone like] chrysoprase, the eleventh [foundation stone was a blue stone like] hyacinth, and the twelfth [foundation stone was a purple stone like] amethyst.
21 E le dodici porte [erano di] dodici perle; ciascuna delle porte era d'una perla; e la piazza della città[era d]'oro puro, a guisa di vetro trasparente.
The twelve gates [of the city] were [something like huge] pearls. Each gate was like [it was] a single pearl. The [ground of] the main plaza of the city (OR, The streets of the city) [appeared to be] pure gold [that looked] like clear glass.
22 Ed io non vidi in essa alcun tempio; poichè il Signore Iddio onnipotente, e l'Agnello, è il tempio di essa.
There was no temple in the city. The Lord God Almighty [himself], and the [one who is like a] lamb, are [there, so there was no need for] [MET] a temple.
23 E la città non ha bisogno del sole, nè della luna, acciocchè risplendano in lei; perciocchè la gloria di Dio l'illumina e l'Agnello [è] il suo luminare.
The city will not need the sun or the moon to light the city, because the glory of God will illuminate the city, and [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb, will also be its light.
24 E le genti cammineranno al lume di essa; e i re della terra porteranno la gloria, e l'onor loro in lei.
The people of [MTY] the nations will live with the light of the city [shining upon them]. And the kings of the earth will bring their wealth into the city [to honor God and the one who is like a lamb].
25 E le porte d'essa non saranno giammai serrate di giorno, perciocchè ivi non sarà notte alcuna.
The gates of the city will not be shut {No one will shut the gates of the city} [at the end of each day as they usually are shut], because there will be no night there.
26 E in lei si porterà la gloria, e l' onor delle genti.
The [people of the] world will also bring their wealth into the city to honor [God and the one who is like a lamb].
27 E niente d'immondo, o che commetta abbominazione, o falsità, entrerà in lei; ma sol quelli che sono scritti nel libro della vita dell'Agnello.
No one who is morally impure, no one who does things [that God considers] detestable, and no one who tells lies, will ever enter that city. Only those people whose names are written in the book of the [one who is like a] lamb {whose [names] the [one who is like a] lamb has written in his book}, [the names] of people who have [eternal] life, will be there.
