Revelation 19
King James Version
19 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
3 And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
Aabenbaringen 19
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Lammets bryllup
19 Efter dette hørte jeg et vældigt råb fra en stor flok mennesker i Himlen:
„Halleluja!
Nu er Guds herlighed kommet med kraft og frelse.
2 Hans domme er korrekte og retfærdige.
Han dømte den store skøge,
som ødelagde verden med sin forførelse.
Han straffede hende, som dræbte hans tjenere.
3 Halleluja!
Røgen fra byen vil stige op i al evighed.”
4 De 24 medregenter og de fire levende væsener faldt på knæ og tilbad Gud, der sad på tronen. „Amen! Halleluja!” råbte de. 5 Derpå lød en stemme fra tronen: „Pris Gud, alle hans tjenere og de, der ærer ham, både kendte og ukendte!”
6 Dernæst hørte jeg lyden af råb fra en stor menneskemængde. Det var en buldrende lyd som et mægtigt vandfald eller en kraftig torden:
„Halleluja!
Nu er det Herren, den Gud, som hersker over alle ting, der regerer!
7 Lad os være glade og juble og lovprise ham.
Nu kan Lammets bryllupsfest begynde.
Hans brud har gjort sig parat,
8 hun har fået en skinnende hvid klædning at tage på.”
(Den hvide klædning er Guds folks gode gerninger.)
9 Englen sagde nu til mig: „Skriv: Velsignede er alle, der er indbudt til Lammets bryllupsfest.” Og han fortsatte: „De ord, du hørte, er Guds sande ord!” 10 Jeg kastede mig ned for hans fødder for at hylde ham, men han sagde til mig: „Nej, gør det ikke. Jeg er Guds tjener ligesom du og de andre kristne, der holder fast ved budskabet om Jesus. Giv Gud al ære, for den profetiske Ånd fortæller om Jesus og ophøjer ham.”
Rytteren på den hvide hest
11 Derefter så jeg Himlen blive åbnet, og en person kom ridende på en hvid hest. Han blev kaldt „Trofast og Sand”, for han dømmer retfærdigt og fører kun retfærdig krig. 12 Hans øjne strålede som ild. På hovedet havde han mange kroner, og der stod et navn, som kun han selv kan tyde. 13 Kappen, han havde om sig, var dyppet i blod, og hans navn var „Guds Ord”. 14 En meget stor flok ryttere kom ud fra Himlen på hvide heste. De var iført skinnende hvide klæder og sluttede sig til den første rytter. 15 I munden havde han et skarpt sværd, som han vil bruge mod folkeslagene, for han vil herske over dem med et jernscepter og udføre den højeste Guds straf, som når man træder druer i en vinperse. 16 På hans kappe og hans lår[a] stod der en beskrivelse: „Kongen over alle konger” og „Herren over alle herrer”.
17 Derefter så jeg en anden engel, der stod i solen. Han råbte med høj stemme til alle fugle, som flyver højt over jorden: „Kom til Guds store festmåltid! 18 Kom og spis kødet af regenter, hærchefer og helte, af heste og ryttere, af slaver og frie, høj og lav!” 19 Dernæst så jeg uhyret og alle jordens regenter og deres hære. De samlede sig til krig mod ham, der sad på hesten, og mod hans hær. 20 Men uhyret blev overmandet sammen med den falske profet, der havde udført mirakler på uhyrets vegne. (De mirakler havde forført dem, der bar uhyrets mærke, og dem, der tilbad dets statue). Begge to blev kastet levende i søen med brændende svovl. 21 Men resten blev dræbt med det sværd, som han, der sad på hesten, havde i munden. Og alle fuglene åd sig mætte i de dræbtes kød.
Footnotes
- 19,16 Nogle håndskrifter siger: „hans pande og hans lår”, mens andre kun taler om låret. Med „låret” betegnes på græsk området fra knæet til hoften, så oversættelsen „hofte” eller „lænd” er unøjagtig.
Revelation 19
New King James Version
Heaven Exults over Babylon
19 After these things (A)I [a]heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! (B)Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to [b]the Lord our God! 2 For (C)true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He (D)has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.” 3 Again they said, “Alleluia! (E)Her smoke rises up forever and ever!” 4 And (F)the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, (G)“Amen! Alleluia!” 5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying, (H)“Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, (I)both[c] small and great!”
6 (J)And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For (K)the[d] Lord God Omnipotent reigns! 7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for (L)the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” 8 And (M)to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, (N)for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
9 Then he said to me, “Write: (O)‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he said to me, (P)“These are the true sayings of God.” 10 And (Q)I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, (R)“See that you do not do that! I am your (S)fellow servant, and of your brethren (T)who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the (U)testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
Christ on a White Horse
11 (V)Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, (W)a white horse. And He who sat on him was called (X)Faithful and True, and (Y)in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12 (Z)His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. (AA)He [e]had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13 (AB)He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called (AC)The Word of God. 14 (AD)And the armies in heaven, (AE)clothed in [f]fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. 15 Now (AF)out of His mouth goes a [g]sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And (AG)He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. (AH)He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And (AI)He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:
(AJ)KING OF KINGS AND
LORD OF LORDS.
The Beast and His Armies Defeated
17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, (AK)“Come and gather together for the [h]supper of the great God, 18 (AL)that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, [i]free and slave, both small and great.”
19 (AM)And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. 20 (AN)Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and (AO)those who worshiped his image. (AP)These two were cast alive into the lake of fire (AQ)burning with brimstone. 21 And the rest (AR)were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. (AS)And all the birds (AT)were filled with their flesh.
Footnotes
- Revelation 19:1 NU, M add something like
- Revelation 19:1 NU, M omit the Lord
- Revelation 19:5 NU, M omit both
- Revelation 19:6 NU, M our
- Revelation 19:12 M adds names written, and
- Revelation 19:14 NU, M pure white linen
- Revelation 19:15 M sharp two-edged
- Revelation 19:17 NU, M great supper of God
- Revelation 19:18 NU, M both free
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