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!” 我听见有声音好像一大群人的呼喊声,又像洪涛,也像雷鸣,说:“哈利路亚!因为我们的主——全能的上帝已经执掌王权了。 我们应当欢喜快乐,归荣耀给祂,因为羔羊的婚期到了,祂的新娘已预备妥当, 获准穿上光亮洁白的细麻衣。”这细麻衣代表圣徒的义行。

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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)

Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude,(P) like the roar of rushing waters(Q) and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:

“Hallelujah!(R)
    For our Lord God Almighty(S) reigns.(T)
Let us rejoice and be glad
    and give him glory!(U)
For the wedding of the Lamb(V) has come,
    and his bride(W) has made herself ready.
Fine linen,(X) bright and clean,
    was given her to wear.”

(Fine linen stands for the righteous acts(Y) of God’s holy people.)

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