Apenbaring 21
En Levende Bok
En ny himmel og en ny jord
21 Jeg så en ny himmel og en ny jord. Den første himmelen og den første jorden var borte, og havet var ikke mer. 2 Jeg så Guds by, det nye Jerusalem, komme ned fra himmelen, fra Gud. Den var pyntet som en brud som er klar til å møte sin brudgom.
3 Jeg hørte en kraftig stemme fra tronen si: ”Se, nå har Gud tatt bolig blant menneskene! Han skal bo sammen med dem, og de skal være hans folk, ja, Gud selv skal være hos dem.[a] 4 Han skal tørke hver tåre av øynene deres, og døden skal ikke eksistere mer. Det skal ikke lenger forekomme noen sorg eller gråt eller pine. Alt det som før var, er nå borte.”
5 Han som sitter på tronen sa: ”Se, jeg gjør alle ting nye!” Så sa han til meg: ”Skriv dette ned, for det jeg sier er pålitelig og sant. 6 Det har skjedd! Jeg er alfa og omega,[b] begynnelsen og slutten på alle ting. Jeg vil la den som er tørst, få drikke av kilden med livets vann helt gratis.[c]
7 Den som vinner seier over det onde, skal få alt dette som gave. Jeg vil være hans Gud, og han skal være min sønn. 8 De feige, de som fornekter meg, de onde og korrupte, mordere, de som lar seg bruke i seksuell løssluppenhet, de som driver med magi og okkultisme, avgudsdyrkere og alle løgnere, stedet for alle disse blir i sjøen som brenner av ild og svovel. Det er den andre død.”
Det nye Jerusalem
9 Så kom en av de sju englene som hadde tømt skålene med de sju siste plagene og sa til meg: ”Kom bli med meg, jeg vil vise deg bruden, Lammets elskede.[d]”
10 I synet som Guds Ånd lot meg se, ble jeg av engelen ført til en høy fjelltopp.[e] Fra toppen viste han meg Guds by, Jerusalem, som kom ned fra himmelen, fra Gud. 11 Byen strålte av Guds herlighet, og den gnistret som en kostbar edelstein, som krystallklar jaspis. 12 Den hadde en stor og høy mur med tolv porter, som ble voktet av tolv engler. Navnene på Israels tolv stammer sto skrevet på portene. 13 Tre av portene lå mot nord, tre mot sør, tre mot øst og tre mot vest. 14 Bymuren hadde tolv grunnsteiner. På dem sto navnene på Lammets tolv disipler[f].
15 Engelen som snakket til meg, holdt en målestokk av gull i hånden for å måle byen, portene og muren. 16 Da han målte byen, fant han at den var bygget som en kube. Den var like bred som den var lang, og høyden var nøyaktig den samme. Alle målene var 12 000 stadier[g]. 17 Så målte engelen muren og fant at tykkelsen var 144 alen[h] som tilsvarer de menneskelige målene, som også engelen brukte.
18 Muren var bygget av edelstein, av jaspis. Byen var av rent gull, som lignet gjennomsiktig glass. 19 Grunnsteinene i bymuren var av alle slags vakre edelsteiner. Den første var en jaspis, den andre en safir, den tredje en kalsedon, den fjerde en smaragd, den femte en sardonyks, 20 den sjette en karneol, den sjuende en krysolitt, den åttende en beryll, den niende en topas, den tiende en krysopras, den ellevte en hyasint og den tolvte en ametyst. 21 De tolv portene var laget av tolv perler, og hver port besto av en massiv, udelt perle. Den store gaten i byen var av rent gull som lignet gjennomsiktig glass.
22 Jeg så ikke noe tempel i byen. Herren Gud, han som har all makt, er selv tempel i byen, han og Lammet. 23 Byen trenger verken sol eller måne, for Guds herlighet stråler over den, og Lammet er deres lys. 24 Folkene på jorden skal bli ledet av dette lyset, og verdens makthavere skal komme til byen med sine rikdommer. 25 Portene i byen skal aldri bli stengt, for dagen tar ikke slutt, og det finnes ingen natt. 26 Alt kostbart og herlig som folkene eier, skal bli ført inn dit. 27 Ikke noe uverdig skal bli tillatt å komme inn, det blir ingen som gjør noe ondskapsfullt eller uhederlig, bare de som har navnene sine skrevet i livets bok[i], og som tilhører Lammet, får plass.
Footnotes
- 21:3 En del håndskrifter har: Skal være hos de som deres Gud.
- 21:6 Alfa og omega er første og siste bokstaven i det greske alfabetet.
- 21:6 ”Livets vann” er et bilde på det evige livet. Se Salmenes bok 36:10.
- 21:9 ”Bruden” er et bilde på alle som tilhører Gud.
- 21:10 Eller: Engelen førte meg i ånden til en høy bergtopp.
- 21:14 Blir også kalt apostler.
- 21:16 12 000 stadier er 220 mil. Men målet er sannsynligvis symbolsk. Byen var bygget som en kube, akkurat som Det aller helligste i templet i Jerusalem. Alt i byen har med det Hellige tallet 12 å gjøre. Murens lengde er 12×1 000, murens tykkelse er 12×12, og det finnes 12 grunnsteiner og 12 porter. Dette skal sannsynligvis symbolisere forbindelsen mellom Israels folk, med sine 12 stammer, og Guds menighet, med sine 12 disipler, også kalte apostler. Se også Esekiel 48:30-35.
- 21:17 144 alen er 65 m, men målet er sannsynligvis symbolsk, 12×12. Se noten til 21:16.
- 21:27 Et register over alle som får evig liv. Se Andre Mosebok 32:32 og Salmenes bok 69:29.
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
English Standard Version
The New Heaven and the New Earth
21 Then I saw (A)a new heaven and a new earth, for (B)the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw (C)the holy city, (D)new Jerusalem, (E)coming down out of heaven from God, (F)prepared (G)as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, (H)the dwelling place[a] of God is with man. He will (I)dwell with them, and they will be his people,[b] and God himself will be with them as their God.[c] 4 (J)He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and (K)death shall be no more, (L)neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
5 And (M)he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I (N)am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for (O)these words are trustworthy and true.” 6 And he said to me, (P)“It is done! (Q)I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. (R)To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. 7 (S)The one who conquers will have this heritage, and (T)I will be his God and (U)he will be my son. 8 (V)But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, (W)their portion will be in (X)the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is (Y)the second death.”
The New Jerusalem
9 Then came (Z)one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of (AA)the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you (AB)the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And (AC)he carried me away in the Spirit to (AD)a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, 11 (AE)having the glory of God, (AF)its radiance (AG)like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall, (AH)with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed— 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 (AI)foundations, and (AJ)on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 And the one who spoke with me (AK)had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls. 16 The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia.[d] Its length and width and height are equal. 17 He also measured its wall, 144 cubits[e] by (AL)human measurement, which is also (AM)an angel's measurement. 18 The wall was built of (AN)jasper, while the city was pure gold, like (AO)clear glass. 19 (AP)The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and (AQ)the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
22 And (AR)I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city (AS)has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for (AT)the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 By its light (AU)will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth (AV)will bring their glory into it, 25 and (AW)its gates will never be shut by day—and (AX)there will be no night there. 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 27 But (AY)nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's (AZ)book of life.
Footnotes
- Revelation 21:3 Or tabernacle
- Revelation 21:3 Some manuscripts peoples
- Revelation 21:3 Some manuscripts omit as their God
- Revelation 21:16 About 1,380 miles; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters
- Revelation 21:17 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
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