Apocalypsis 7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 Post haec 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 palmae in manibus eorum:

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

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

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 dicentes, Amen. Benedictio, et claritas, et sapientia, et gratiarum actio, honor, et virtus, et fortitudo Deo nostro in saecula saeculorum, Amen. (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 Et respondit unus de senioribus, et dixit mihi: Hi, qui amicti sunt stolis albis, qui sunt? et unde venerunt?

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 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.

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

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

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

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].”