天上的赞美

19 这事以后,我听见天上好像有一大群人在呼喊:“哈利路亚[a]!救赎、荣耀和权能都归于我们的上帝! 因为祂的审判真实公义,祂惩罚了那用淫乱败坏世界的大淫妇,为那些被她杀害的奴仆申冤。” 他们又欢呼说:“哈利路亚!焚烧大淫妇的烟不断上腾,直到永永远远。” 那二十四位长老和四个活物也俯伏敬拜坐在宝座上的上帝,说:“阿们!哈利路亚!”

这时从宝座那里发出声音,说:“上帝所有的奴仆和一切敬畏祂的人,无论尊卑老少,都要赞美我们的上帝!”

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Footnotes

  1. 19:1 哈利路亚”意思是“要赞美上帝”。

Threefold Hallelujah Over Babylon’s Fall

19 After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude(A) in heaven shouting:

“Hallelujah!(B)
Salvation(C) and glory and power(D) belong to our God,
    for true and just are his judgments.(E)
He has condemned the great prostitute(F)
    who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(G)

And again they shouted:

“Hallelujah!(H)
The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever.”(I)

The twenty-four elders(J) and the four living creatures(K) fell down(L) and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried:

“Amen, Hallelujah!”(M)

Then a voice came from the throne, saying:

“Praise our God,
    all you his servants,(N)
you who fear him,
    both great and small!”(O)

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