Revelation 14
Lexham English Bible
The Lamb and the 144,000 on Mount Zion
14 And I looked, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him one hundred forty-four thousand who had his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder, and the sound that I heard was like harpists playing on their harps. 3 And they were singing something like a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders, and no one was able to learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand who had been bought from the earth.
4 These are those who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were bought from humanity as first fruits to God and to the Lamb, 5 and in their mouth a lie was not found; they are blameless.
The Three Angels and Their Messages
6 And I saw another angel flying directly overhead[a], having an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who reside on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and language and people, 7 saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship the one who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and the springs of water!”
8 And another second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who caused all the nations to drink from the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.”
9 And another third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he himself also will drink of the wine of the anger of God that has been mixed full strength in the cup of his wrath, and will be tortured with fire and sulphur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torture went up forever and ever[b], and those who worshiped the beast and his image did not have rest day and night, along with anyone who received[c] the mark of his name. 12 Here is the patient endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith in Jesus.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write:
‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!’”
“Yes,” says the Spirit, “in order that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow after them.”
The Earth is Harvested
14 And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud was seated one like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying out with a loud voice to the one seated on the cloud, “Send out your sickle and reap, because the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe!” 16 And the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
17 And another angel came out of the temple that is in heaven; he also had a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel who had authority over the fire went out from the altar, and he called out with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Send out your sharp sickle and harvest the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are at their prime!” 19 And the angel swung his sickle into the earth and harvested the vine of the earth, and threw the grapes[d] into the great winepress of the wrath of God. 20 And the winepress was stomped outside the city, and blood went out from the winepress up to the bridles of the horses, about one thousand six hundred stadia.[e]
Footnotes
- Revelation 14:6 Literally, “in midheaven”
- Revelation 14:11 Literally “for the ages of the ages”
- Revelation 14:11 Literally “and if anyone received”
- Revelation 14:19 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Revelation 14:20 That is, about 300 km (200 mi); a stade (plural stadia) was a measure of distance about 192 m (607 ft)
Uppenbarelseboken 14
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Lammet och de 144.000 med Guds sigill
14 Sedan såg jag Lammet stå på Sions berg i Jerusalem, och tillsammans med Lammet fanns 144.000, som hade dess namn och dess Fars namn skrivna på sina pannor.
2 Och jag fick höra ett ljud från himlen, som lät som ett stort vattenfall eller ett kraftigt åskdunder. Det var en kör som sjöng, och det lät som när man spelar på harpor.
3 Denna fantastiska kör sjöng en underbar och ny sång inför Guds tron och inför de fyra väsendena och de tjugofyra äldste. Ingen kunde sjunga denna sång, utom de 144.000 som hade blivit friköpta från jorden,
4 för de har varit trogna mot sin Herre och de har inte tillbett avgudar, och de följer Lammet vart det än går. De har blivit friköpta bland jordens alla människor som en första skörd åt Gud och Lammet.
5 De kan inte anklagas för någon falskhet, utan är fläckfria.
De tre änglarna
6 Och jag såg en annan ängel, som flög mitt över himlen med de eviga goda nyheterna till dem som bor på jorden - till alla nationer och folk, till människor av alla språk och stammar.
7 Frukta Gud! ropade han, och ge honom äran, för tiden har kommit när han ska döma. Tillbe honom som skapade himlen och jorden och havet och alla dess källor.
8 En andra ängel följde efter honom genom skyarna, och ropade: Den stora staden, Babylon, har fallit, därför att den förförde världens folk och fick dem att dricka av sitt starka vin, fyllt av orenhet och synd.
9 Sedan följde en tredje ängel som ropade med hög röst: Alla som tillber vilddjuret och dess avbild, och bär hans märke på pannan eller på handen,
10 måste dricka Guds vredes vin. Detta vin har hällts upp i Guds vredes bägare utan att spädas ut. Och de ska plågas med eld och svavel i de heliga änglarnas och Lammets närvaro.
11 Röken från deras plågor ska stiga upp i evigheternas evigheter, och de kommer inte att få någon lindring vare sig dag eller natt, för de har tillbett vilddjuret och dess avbild och har blivit märkta med hans namns tal.
12 Här behövs uthållighet hos Guds folk, som håller ut till slutet, i lydnad för Guds befallningar, och i förtröstan på Jesus.
Skörden bärgas på jorden
13 Och jag hörde en röst från himlen som sa: Skriv ner detta: Lyckliga de som dör i tjänst för Herren! Ja, säger Anden, de är verkligen välsignade. Nu ska de få vila från sitt lidande och sina svårigheter, för deras goda gärningar följer dem!
14 Därefter såg jag ett vitt moln, och någon satt på det och han såg ut som en människa och han hade en krona av rent guld på sitt huvud, och en skarp lie i sin hand.
15 Och det kom en ängel från templet och ropade till honom: Nu är det dags att skörda! Ta fram din lie, för skörden är mogen på jorden.
16 Den som satt på molnet svängde då lien över jorden, och skörden bärgades.
17 Därefter kom en annan ängel från templet i himlen, och han hade också en skarp lie i sin hand.
18 Just då ropade den ängel som har makt att förgöra världen med eld till ängeln med lien: Ta din lie och skär av vinklasarna från jordens vinstock. Druvorna är mogna.
19 Då svängde ängeln lien över jorden och kastade vindruvorna i Guds stora vredes vinpress.
20 Och druvorna trampades i vinpressen utanför staden, och blodet flöt därifrån i en ström, som var trettio mil lång, och den nådde ända upp till betslen på hästarna.
Revelation 14
King James Version
14 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
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