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Ang Bagong Langit at ang Bagong Lupa

21 Pagkatapos nito, nakita ko ang bagong langit at ang bagong lupa. Naglaho na ang dating langit at lupa, pati na rin ang dagat. At nakita ko ang Banal na Lungsod, ang bagong Jerusalem, na bumababa mula sa langit galing sa Dios. Ang lungsod na iyon ay tulad ng isang babaeng ikakasal. Handang-handa na, at gayak na gayak sa pagsalubong sa lalaking mapapangasawa niya. Narinig ko ang isang malakas na sigaw mula sa trono, “Ngayon, ang tahanan ng Dios ay nasa piling na ng mga tao! Mananahan na siyang kasama nila. Silaʼy magiging mga mamamayan niya. At siyaʼy makakapiling na nila [at magiging Dios nila.] Papahirin niya ang mga luha sa kanilang mga mata. Wala nang kamatayan, kalungkutan, iyakan o sakit. Sapagkat lumipas na ang dating kalagayan.”

At sinabi ng nakaupo sa trono, “Binabago ko na ngayon ang lahat ng bagay!” At sinabi niya sa akin, “Isulat mo ang sinasabi ko dahil totoo ito at maaasahan.” At sinabi pa niya, “Naganap na ang lahat! Ako ang Alpha at ang Omega, na ang ibig sabihin, ang simula at ang katapusan ng lahat. Ang sinumang nauuhaw ay paiinumin ko nang walang bayad sa bukal na nagbibigay ng buhay na walang hanggan. Ang mga magtatagumpay ay gagawin kong mga anak ko, at akoʼy magiging Dios nila. Pero nakakatakot ang sasapitin ng mga duwag, mga ayaw sumampalataya sa akin, marurumi ang gawain, mga mamamatay-tao, mga imoral, mga mangkukulam, mga sumasamba sa mga dios-diosan, at lahat ng sinungaling. Itatapon sila sa nagliliyab na lawang apoy at asupre, na siyang ikalawang kamatayan.”

Ang Bagong Jerusalem

Lumapit sa akin ang isa sa pitong anghel na nagbuhos ng laman ng kanilang mga sisidlan, na siyang pitong panghuling salot. Sinabi niya, “Halika, ipapakita ko sa iyo ang babaeng ikakasal sa Tupa.” 10 Napuspos agad ako ng Banal na Espiritu, at dinala ako ng anghel sa tuktok ng napakataas na bundok. At ipinakita niya sa akin ang Banal na Lungsod, ang bagong Jerusalem, na bumababa mula sa langit galing sa Dios. 11 Nakakasilaw itong tingnan dahil sa kapangyarihan ng Dios, at kumikislap na parang mamahaling batong jasper na kasinglinaw ng kristal. 12 Ang lungsod ay napapalibutan ng mataas at matibay na pader, na may 12 pintuan, at bawat pintuan ay may tagapagbantay na anghel. Nakasulat sa mga pintuan ang pangalan ng 12 lahi ng Israel. 13 Tatlo ang pinto sa bawat panig ng pader: tatlo sa silangan, tatlo sa hilaga, tatlo sa timog, at tatlo sa kanluran. 14 Ang pader ay may 12 pundasyong bato at nakasulat doon ang 12 pangalan ng mga apostol ng Tupa.

15 Ang anghel na nakikipag-usap sa akin ay may dalang panukat na ginto upang sukatin ang lungsod, pati na ang mga pinto at mga pader nito. 16 Kwadrado ang sukat ng lungsod. Pareho ang haba at ang luwang – 2,400 kilometro.[a] Ganoon din ang taas nito. 17 Sinukat din niya ang pader, 64 metro[b] ang taas nito. (Ang panukat na ginamit ng anghel ay katulad din ng panukat na ginagamit ng tao.) 18 Ang pader ay yari sa batong jasper. Ang lungsod naman ay yari sa purong ginto na kasinglinaw ng kristal. 19 Ang pundasyon ng pader ay napapalamutian ng sari-saring mamahaling bato: una, jasper; ikalawa, safiro; ikatlo, kalsedonia; ikaapat, esmeralda; 20 ikalima, sardonix; ikaanim, kornalina; ikapito, krisolito; ikawalo, beril; ikasiyam, topaz; ikasampu, krisopraso; ika-11, hasinto; at ika-12, ametista. 21 Perlas ang 12 pinto, dahil ang bawat pinto ay yari sa isang malaking perlas. Ang mga pangunahing lansangan ay purong ginto na kasinglinaw ng kristal.

22 Wala akong nakitang templo sa lungsod na iyon, dahil ang pinaka-templo ay walang iba kundi ang Panginoong Dios na makapangyarihan sa lahat at ang Tupa. 23 Hindi na kailangan ang araw o ang buwan sa lungsod dahil ang kapangyarihan ng Dios ang nagbibigay ng liwanag, at ang Tupa ang ilaw doon. 24 Ang ilaw ng lungsod na iyon ay magbibigay-liwanag sa mga bansa. At dadalhin doon ng mga hari sa mundo ang mga kayamanan nila. 25 Palaging bukas ang mga pinto ng lungsod dahil wala nang gabi roon. 26 Ang magaganda at mamahaling bagay ng mga bansa ay dadalhin din sa lungsod na iyon. 27 Pero hindi makakapasok doon ang anumang bagay na marumi sa paningin ng Dios, ang mga gumagawa ng mga bagay na nakakahiya, at ang mga sinungaling. Ang mga makakapasok lang doon ay ang mga taong nakasulat ang pangalan sa aklat ng Tupa, na listahan ng mga taong binigyan ng buhay na walang hanggan.

Footnotes

  1. 21:16 2,400 kilometro: sa literal, 12,000 stadia.
  2. 21:17 64 metro: sa literal, 144 cubits.

新天新地

21 我又看见一个新天新地,因为先前的天地都过去了,海也再没有了。 我又看见圣城,新耶路撒冷,从天上由 神那里降下来,预备好了,好象打扮整齐等候丈夫的新娘。 我听见有大声音从宝座那里发出来,说:“看哪! 神的帐幕在人间,他要与人同住,他们要作他的子民。 神要亲自与他们同在,要作他们的 神。 他要抹去他们的一切眼泪,不再有死亡,也不再有悲哀、哭号、痛苦,因为先前的事都过去了。”

坐在宝座上的那一位说:“看哪,我把一切都更新了!”又说:“你要写下来,因为这些话是可信的、真实的。” 他又对我说:“成了!我是阿拉法,是俄梅格;我是创始的,也是成终的。我要把生命的泉水,白白赐给口渴的人喝。 得胜的,必要承受这些福分。我要作他的 神,他要作我的儿子。 只是那些胆怯的、不信的、可憎的、杀人的、淫乱的、行邪术的、拜偶像的和所有说谎的人,他们的分是在烧着硫磺的火湖里。这就是第二次的死。”

新耶路撒冷

拿着七个盛满着末后七灾的碗的七位天使中,有一位走来对我说:“你来!我要把新娘,就是羊羔的妻子,指示你。” 10 我在灵里被那天使带到一座高大的山上,他把从天上由 神那里降下来的圣城耶路撒冷指示我。 11 这城有 神的荣耀,城的光辉好象极贵的宝石,又像晶莹的碧玉。 12 有高大的城墙,有十二个门,门口有十二位天使,门上写着以色列十二支派的名字。 13 东边有三个门,南边有三个门,西边有三个门,北边有三个门。 14 城墙有十二座根基,根基上有羊羔的十二使徒的名字。

15 那对我说话的天使拿着一根金的芦苇,要量那城、城门和城墙。 16 城是四方的,长宽都一样。天使用芦苇量那城,共有二千四百公里(“二千四百公里”原文作“一万二千司他町”),城的长、宽、高都一样; 17 又量了城墙,约有六十公尺(“六十公尺”原文作“一百四十四肘”)。天使用的标准,就是人量度的标准。 18 城墙是用碧玉做的,城是用明净像玻璃的纯金做的。 19 城墙的根基是用各样宝石装饰的:第一座根基是碧玉,第二座是蓝宝石,第三座是玛瑙,第四座是绿宝石, 20 第五座是红玛瑙,第六座是红宝石,第七座是黄璧玺,第八座是水苍玉,第九座是红璧玺,第十座是翡翠,第十一座是紫玛瑙,第十二座是紫晶。 21 十二个门是十二颗珍珠,每一个门是用一颗珍珠做的。城里的街道是纯金的,好象透明的玻璃。

22 我没有看见城里有圣所,因为主全能的 神和羊羔就是城的圣所。 23 这城不需要日月照明,因为有 神的荣耀照明,而羊羔就是城的灯。 24 列国要借着城的光行走,地上的众王要把他们的荣华带到这城来。 25 城门白天决不关闭。在那里并没有黑夜。 26 列国的荣华尊贵都被带到这城。 27 所有不洁净的、行可憎的和说谎的,决不可以进入这城。只有名字记在羊羔生命册上的才可以进去。

21 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.

10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

A New Heaven and a New Earth

21 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”[a](A) for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away,(B) and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City,(C) the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,(D) prepared as a bride(E) beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.(F) They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.(G) ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.(H) There will be no more death’[b](I) or mourning or crying or pain,(J) for the old order of things has passed away.”(K)

He who was seated on the throne(L) said, “I am making everything new!”(M) Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”(N)

He said to me: “It is done.(O) I am the Alpha and the Omega,(P) the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost(Q) from the spring of the water of life.(R) Those who are victorious(S) will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.(T) But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars(U)—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur.(V) This is the second death.”(W)

The New Jerusalem, the Bride of the Lamb

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues(X) came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride,(Y) the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away(Z) in the Spirit(AA) to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.(AB) 11 It shone with the glory of God,(AC) and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper,(AD) clear as crystal.(AE) 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates,(AF) and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.(AG) 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west. 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations,(AH) and on them were the names of the twelve apostles(AI) of the Lamb.

15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod(AJ) of gold to measure the city, its gates(AK) and its walls. 16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[c] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17 The angel measured the wall using human(AL) measurement, and it was 144 cubits[d] thick.[e] 18 The wall was made of jasper,(AM) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.(AN) 19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.(AO) The first foundation was jasper,(AP) the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby,(AQ) the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[f] 21 The twelve gates(AR) were twelve pearls,(AS) each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.(AT)

22 I did not see a temple(AU) in the city, because the Lord God Almighty(AV) and the Lamb(AW) are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God(AX) gives it light,(AY) and the Lamb(AZ) is its lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.(BA) 25 On no day will its gates(BB) ever be shut,(BC) for there will be no night there.(BD) 26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.(BE) 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful,(BF) but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.(BG)

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:1 Isaiah 65:17
  2. Revelation 21:4 Isaiah 25:8
  3. Revelation 21:16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometers
  4. Revelation 21:17 That is, about 200 feet or about 65 meters
  5. Revelation 21:17 Or high
  6. Revelation 21:20 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.