为上帝的仆人盖印

这些事情之后,我看见四位天使分别站在地的四个角落控制着四面的风,使风不再吹向地面、海洋和树木。 我又看见一位天使从东方日出之地上来,手里拿着永活上帝的印。他对那领受权柄能伤害地和海的四位天使大声说: “我们还没在上帝的奴仆额上盖印之前,你们不可伤害地、海和树木。” 我听见以色列各支派中盖了印的共有十四万四千人: 犹大支派有一万二千,吕便支派有一万二千,迦得支派有一万二千, 亚设支派有一万二千,拿弗他利支派有一万二千,玛拿西支派有一万二千, 西缅支派有一万二千,利未支派有一万二千,以萨迦支派有一万二千, 西布伦支派有一万二千,约瑟支派有一万二千,便雅悯支派有一万二千。

劫后余生的上帝子民

后来我又看见一大群人,多得不可胜数。他们来自各国家、各部落、各民族、各语言族群,身穿白袍,手拿棕树枝,站在宝座和羔羊面前, 10 大声呼喊说:“救恩来自我们坐在宝座上的上帝,也来自羔羊!” 11 众天使都站在宝座、众长老和四个活物的周围,在宝座前俯伏敬拜上帝,说: 12 “阿们!愿颂赞、荣耀、智慧、感谢、尊贵、权柄、能力都归给我们的上帝,直到永永远远。阿们!”

13 长老中有一位问我:“这些身穿白袍的人是谁?他们从哪里来?”

14 我回答说:“先生,你知道答案。”

他便说:“这些都是经过大灾难的人,他们用羔羊的血将衣裳洗得纯净洁白。 15 因此,他们在宝座前,在圣殿中不分昼夜地事奉上帝。坐在宝座上的那位要庇护他们。 16 他们不会再受饥饿和干渴的折磨,也不会再受太阳和酷热的煎熬, 17 因为在宝座中央的羔羊要做他们的牧人,引导他们到生命之泉那里,上帝要擦干他们所有的眼泪。”

After this I saw arba’ah malachim (angels) taking their stand on the arbah pinot ha’aretz (the four corners of the earth), holding the four winds of ha’aretz (the earth) so that wind should not blow on ha’aretz (the earth) nor on the yam (sea) nor on any etz (tree). [YESHAYAH 11:12; YIRMEYAH 49:36; YECHEZKEL 37:9; DANIEL 7:2; ZECHARYAH 6:5]

And I saw another malach (angel) coming up from the rising of the shemesh (sun), having a chotam (seal) of the Elohim Chayyim (Living G-d), and he cried with a kol gadol (loud voice) to the four malachim (angels). These were the malachim to whom it was given to harm ha’aretz (the earth) and hayam (the sea),

Saying, Do not harm ha’aretz (the earth) nor hayam (the sea) nor haetzim (the trees), until we have marked with the chotam (seal) the avadim (servants) of Eloheinu upon their metsakhim (foreheads). [YECHEZKEL 9:4]

And I heard the mispar (number) of the ones having been sealed, 144,000, having been marked with the chotam (seal) from kol shivtei Bnei Yisroel (every tribe of the Sons of Israel),

Of the shevet of Yehudah, 12,000 having been sealed; of the shevet of Re’uven, 12,000, of the shevet of Gad, 12,000,

Of the shevet of Asher, 12,000, of the shevet of Naphtali, 12,000, of the shevet of M’nasheh, 12,000,

Of the shevet of Shim’on, 12,000, of the shevet of Levi, 12,000, of the shevet of Yissass’khar, 12,000,

Of the shevet of Z’vulun, 12,000, of the shevet of Yosef, 12,000, of the shevet of Binyamin, 12,000.

After these things I looked, and, hinei, a great multitude, which to number no one was being able, out of every nation and from shevatim (tribes) and haumim (the peoples) and lashonot (tongues), standing before the Kes (Throne) and before the SEH (Lamb, SHEMOT 12:3; YESHAYAH 53:7 Moshiach), each clothed with a kittel and lulavim in their hands.

10 And they cried with a kol gadol (loud voice), saying, Yeshu’at Eloheinu is of Hashem, our G-d, the One sitting on the Kes (Throne), and of the SEH (Lamb, SHEMOT 12:3; YESHAYAH 53:7 Moshiach).

11 And all the malachim stood around the Kes (Throne) and the Zekenim (Elders, SHEMOT 12:21) and the Arbah Chayyot and they fell before the Kes (Throne) on their faces and they worshiped Hashem, saying, [TEHILLIM 3:8]

12 Omein, the bracha (blessing) and the kavod (glory) and the chochmah (wisdom) and the hodayah (thanksgiving) and the hod (honor) and the oz (power) and the gevurah (strength) be to Hashem Eloheinu l’Olelamei Olamim. Omein.

13 And one of the Zekenim (Elders, SHEMOT 12:21) answered, saying to me, These ones, each wearing a kittel, who are they and from where did they come?

14 And I said to him, Adoni, you have da’as. And he said to me, These are the ones coming out of HaTzarah HaGedolah (The Great Tribulation, Mt. 24:29) and each washed his kittel and whitened it in the dahm of the SEH (Lamb, SHEMOT 12:3; YESHAYAH 53:7 Moshiach).

15 Therefore, they are before the Kes (Throne) of Hashem and serve Him yomam valailah in His Beis Hamikdash, and the One sitting on the Kes (Throne) will pitch the tent of His Mishkan over them. [YESHAYAH 4:5]

16 They will hunger no more nor thirst nor shall the shemesh (sun) strike them nor any scorching heat, [YESHAYAH 49:10]

17 Because the SEH, (Lamb, SHEMOT 12:3; YESHAYAH 53:7 Moshiach) at the center of the Kes (Throne), will shepherd them and will lead them to the Makor Mayim Chayyim ["Fountain, source of Living Waters," YIRMEYAH 2:13], and Hashem will wipe away every tear from their eynayim. [YESHAYAH 25:8; 35:10; 51:11; 65:19]

印了十四万四千个以色列人

这事以后,我看见四位天使站在地的四极,掌握着地上的四风,不使风吹在地上、海上和任何树上。 我又看见另外一位天使,从日出之地上来,拿着永活 神的印,向那四位得了权柄可以伤害地和海的天使,大声呼喊, 说:“你们不要伤害地、海和树木,等我们在 神众仆人的额上先盖上了印。” 我听见被盖印的人的数目,以色列子孙各支派中被盖印的共有十四万四千人:

犹大支派中被盖印的,一万二千人;

流本支派中,一万二千人;

迦得支派中,一万二千人;

亚设支派中,一万二千人;

拿弗他利支派中,一万二千人;

玛拿西支派中,一万二千人;

西缅支派中,一万二千人;

利未支派中,一万二千人;

以萨迦支派中,一万二千人;

西布伦支派中,一万二千人;

约瑟支派中,一万二千人;

便雅悯支派中,一万二千人。

各国各族的群众前来敬拜

这些事以后,我观看,见有一大群人,没有人能数得过来,是从各邦国、各支派、各民族、各方言来的。他们都站在宝座和羊羔面前,身穿白袍,手里拿着棕树枝。 10 他们大声呼喊,说:

“愿救恩归给那坐在宝座上我们的 神,也归给羊羔!”

11 所有的天使都站在宝座、众长老和四个活物的四周。他们在宝座前,面伏在地上敬拜 神, 12 说:

“阿们!愿颂赞、荣耀、智慧、

感谢、尊贵、权能、力量,

都归给我们的 神,

直到永永远远。阿们!”

13 长老中有一位问我:“这些身穿白袍的是谁?他们是从哪里来的呢?” 14 我对他说:“我主啊,你是知道的。”他告诉我:“这些人是从大患难中出来的。他们用羊羔的血,把自己的衣袍洗洁白了。 15 因此,他们可以在 神的宝座前,并且日夜在他的圣所里事奉他。那坐在宝座上的必展开帐幕覆庇他们。 16 他们必不再饿,也不再渴;太阳和一切炎热必不伤害他们。 17 因为在宝座中间的羊羔必牧养他们,领他们到生命水的泉源那里。 神也必抹去他们的一切眼泪。”