Offenbarung 7
Schlachter 1951
Die Versiegelung der hundertvierundvierzigtausend Auserwählten aus Israel
7 Darnach sah ich vier Engel an den vier Ecken der Erde stehen, die hielten die vier Winde der Erde, damit kein Wind wehe über die Erde noch über das Meer noch über irgend einen Baum. 2 Und ich sah einen andern Engel vom Sonnenaufgang heraufsteigen, der hatte das Siegel des lebendigen Gottes; und er rief mit lauter Stimme den vier Engeln zu, welchen Macht gegeben war, die Erde und das Meer zu schädigen, 3 und sprach: Schädiget die Erde nicht, noch das Meer noch die Bäume, bis wir die Knechte unsres Gottes auf ihren Stirnen versiegelt haben! 4 Und ich hörte die Zahl der Versiegelten: Hundertvierundvierzigtausend Versiegelte, aus allen Stämmen der Kinder Israel.
5 Aus dem Stamm Juda zwölftausend Versiegelte; aus dem Stamm Ruben zwölftausend; aus dem Stamm Gad zwölftausend; 6 aus dem Stamm Asser zwölftausend; aus dem Stamm Naphtali zwölftausend; aus dem Stamm Manasse zwölftausend; 7 aus dem Stamm Simeon zwölftausend; aus dem Stamm Levi zwölftausend; aus dem Stamm Issaschar zwölftausend; 8 aus dem Stamm Sebulon zwölftausend; aus dem Stamm Joseph zwölftausend; aus dem Stamm Benjamin zwölftausend Versiegelte.
Die große Schar in weißen Kleidern
9 Darnach sah ich, und siehe, eine große Schar, die niemand zählen konnte, aus allen Nationen und Stämmen und Völkern und Zungen; die standen vor dem Throne und vor dem Lamm, angetan mit weißen Kleidern, und Palmen in ihren Händen. 10 Und sie riefen mit lauter Stimme und sprachen: Das Heil steht bei unsrem Gott, der auf dem Throne sitzt, und bei dem Lamm! 11 Und alle Engel standen rings um den Thron und um die Ältesten und die vier lebendigen Wesen und fielen vor dem Thron auf ihr Angesicht und beteten Gott an 12 und sprachen: Amen! Lobpreisung und Ruhm und Weisheit und Dank und Ehre und Macht und Stärke sei unsrem Gott von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit! Amen.
13 Und einer von den Ältesten hob an und sprach zu mir: Wer sind diese, die mit weißen Kleidern angetan sind, und woher sind sie gekommen? 14 Und ich sprach zu ihm: Mein Herr, du weißt es! Und er sprach zu mir: Das sind die, welche aus der großen Trübsal kommen; und sie haben ihre Kleider gewaschen und hell gemacht im Blute des Lammes. 15 Darum sind sie vor dem Throne Gottes und dienen ihm Tag und Nacht in seinem Tempel; und der auf dem Throne sitzt, wird über ihnen wohnen. 16 Und sie werden nicht mehr hungern noch dürsten; es wird auch nicht die Sonne[a] auf sie fallen noch irgend eine Hitze; 17 denn das Lamm, das inmitten des Thrones ist, wird sie weiden und sie leiten zu Wasserquellen des Lebens, und Gott wird abwischen alle Tränen von ihren Augen.
Footnotes
- Offenbarung 7:16 die Sonne: die Sonnenglut
Revelation 7
New King James Version
The Sealed of Israel
7 After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, (A)holding the four winds of the earth, (B)that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. 2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, 3 saying, (C)“Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God (D)on their foreheads.” 4 (E)And I heard the number of those who were sealed. (F)One hundred and forty-four thousand (G)of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:
5 of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were [a]sealed;
of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed;
6 of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were sealed;
7 of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were sealed;
8 of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.
A Multitude from the Great Tribulation
9 After these things I looked, and behold, (H)a great multitude which no one could number, (I)of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, (J)clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, (K)“Salvation belongs to our God (L)who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11 (M)All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and (N)worshiped God, 12 (O)saying:
“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,
Thanksgiving and honor and power and might,
Be to our God forever and ever.
Amen.”
13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in (P)white robes, and where did they come from?”
14 And I said to him, [b]“Sir, you know.”
So he said to me, (Q)“These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and (R)washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will (S)dwell among them. 16 (T)They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; (U)the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; 17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne (V)will shepherd them and lead them to [c]living fountains of waters. (W)And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Footnotes
- Revelation 7:5 NU, M omit sealed in vv. 5b–8b.
- Revelation 7:14 NU, M My lord
- Revelation 7:17 NU, M fountains of the waters of life
Revelation 7
Authorized (King James) Version
7 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. 7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. 8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; 10 and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 12 saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
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