Apocalipsis 21
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Un cielo nuevo y una tierra nueva
21 Entonces vi un cielo nuevo y una tierra nueva. Nada quedaba del primer cielo ni de la primera tierra; nada del antiguo mar. 2 Vi también bajar del cielo la ciudad santa, la nueva Jerusalén. Venía de Dios, ataviada como una novia que se engalana para su esposo. 3 Y oí una voz poderosa que decía desde el trono:
— Esta es la morada que Dios ha establecido entre los seres humanos. Habitará con ellos, ellos serán su pueblo y él será su Dios. 4 Enjugará las lágrimas de sus ojos, y ya no habrá muerte, ni luto, ni llanto, ni dolor, porque todo lo viejo ha desaparecido.
5 El que estaba sentado en el trono anunció:
— Voy a hacer nuevas todas las cosas.
Y añadió:
— Palabras verdaderas y dignas de crédito son estas. ¡Escríbelas!
6 Finalmente, me dijo:
— ¡Ya está hecho! Yo soy el Alfa y la Omega, el principio y el fin. Al sediento le daré a beber gratis del manantial del agua de la vida. 7 Al vencedor le reservo esta herencia: yo seré su Dios y él será mi hijo. 8 Pero los cobardes, los incrédulos, los depravados, los asesinos, los lujuriosos, los hechiceros, los idólatras y todos los embaucadores están destinados al lago ardiente de fuego y azufre, es decir, a la segunda muerte.
La nueva Jerusalén
9 Uno de los siete ángeles que llevaban las siete copas con las siete últimas calamidades, se acercó a mí y me dijo:
— ¡Ven! Quiero mostrarte la novia, la esposa del Cordero.
10 Me llevó, pues, en visión a una montaña altísima. Allí me mostró la ciudad santa, Jerusalén, que descendía del cielo enviada por Dios, 11 resplandeciente de gloria divina. Su brillo era como el de una piedra preciosa deslumbrante, como el del jaspe cristalino. 12 Su muralla era alta y maciza, y doce ángeles custodiaban sus doce puertas, en las que estaban grabados los nombres de las doce tribus de Israel. 13 Tres puertas daban al oriente y tres al norte; tres al sur y tres al occidente. 14 La muralla se asienta sobre doce pilares, que tienen grabados los nombres de los doce apóstoles del Cordero.
15 El ángel que hablaba conmigo tenía una vara de oro para medir la ciudad, sus puertas y sus murallas. 16 La ciudad estaba edificada sobre una planta cuadrada: igual de larga que de ancha. El ángel midió la ciudad con la vara, y resultaron doce mil estadios. Lo mismo medía de largo, de ancho y de alto. 17 Luego midió la muralla, que resultó de ciento cuarenta y cuatro codos; todo ello según las medidas humanas utilizadas por el ángel.
18 Toda la muralla era de jaspe, y la ciudad, de oro puro semejante a límpido cristal. 19 Los pilares sobre los que se asentaba la muralla de la ciudad estaban adornados con toda clase de piedras preciosas. El primer pilar era de jaspe; el segundo de zafiro; el tercero de calcedonia; el cuarto de esmeralda; 20 el quinto de sardonio; el sexto de cornalina; el séptimo de crisólito; el octavo de berilo; el noveno de topacio; el décimo de crisopasa; el undécimo de jacinto, y el duodécimo de amatista. 21 En cuanto a las doce puertas, eran doce perlas. Cada puerta estaba hecha de una sola perla. Y la plaza de la ciudad era de oro puro, como cristal transparente.
Dios y el Cordero son la luz
22 Pero no vi templo alguno en la ciudad, porque el Señor Dios, dueño de todo, y el Cordero son su Templo. 23 Tampoco necesita sol ni luna que la alumbren; la ilumina la gloria de Dios, y su antorcha es el Cordero. 24 La luz de esta ciudad alumbrará el destino de los pueblos, y los reyes del mundo vendrán a rendirle homenaje. 25 No se cerrarán sus puertas al anochecer pues allí no habrá noche; 26 y le llevarán como ofrenda el poderío y la riqueza de los pueblos. 27 Y nada manchado entrará en ella: ningún depravado, ningún embaucador; tan sólo los inscritos en el libro de la vida del Cordero.
Revelation 21
King James Version
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.
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.
6 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.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8 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.
9 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.
Revelation 21
New King James Version
All Things Made New
21 Now (A)I saw a new heaven and a new earth, (B)for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, [a]John, saw (C)the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared (D)as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, (E)the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 (F)And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; (G)there shall be no more death, (H)nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
5 Then (I)He who sat on the throne said, (J)“Behold, I make all things new.” And He said [b]to me, “Write, for (K)these words are true and faithful.”
6 And He said to me, (L)“It[c] is done! (M)I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. (N)I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. 7 He who overcomes [d]shall inherit all things, and (O)I will be his God and he shall be My son. 8 (P)But the cowardly, [e]unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in (Q)the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
The New Jerusalem(R)
9 Then one of (S)the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came [f]to me and talked with me, saying, “Come, I will show you (T)the [g]bride, the Lamb’s wife.” 10 And he carried me away (U)in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me (V)the [h]great city, the [i]holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11 (W)having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. 12 Also she had a great and high wall with (X)twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13 (Y)three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.
14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and (Z)on them were the [j]names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 And he who talked with me (AA)had a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. 16 The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand [k]furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal. 17 Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. 18 The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. 19 (AB)The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. 21 The twelve gates were twelve (AC)pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. (AD)And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
The Glory of the New Jerusalem
22 (AE)But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 (AF)The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine [l]in it, for the [m]glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. 24 (AG)And the nations [n]of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor [o]into it. 25 (AH)Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (AI)(there shall be no night there). 26 (AJ)And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into [p]it. 27 But (AK)there shall by no means enter it anything [q]that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s (AL)Book of Life.
Footnotes
- Revelation 21:2 NU, M omit John
- Revelation 21:5 NU, M omit to me
- Revelation 21:6 M omits It is done
- Revelation 21:7 M I shall give him these things
- Revelation 21:8 M adds and sinners,
- Revelation 21:9 NU, M omit to me
- Revelation 21:9 M woman, the Lamb’s bride
- Revelation 21:10 NU, M omit great
- Revelation 21:10 NU, M holy city, Jerusalem
- Revelation 21:14 NU, M twelve names
- Revelation 21:16 Lit. stadia, about 1,380 miles in all
- Revelation 21:23 NU, M omit in it
- Revelation 21:23 M very glory
- Revelation 21:24 NU, M omit of those who are saved
- Revelation 21:24 M of the nations to Him
- Revelation 21:26 M adds that they may enter in.
- Revelation 21:27 NU, M profane, nor one who causes
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