Apocalypse 7
La Bible du Semeur
Les cent quarante-quatre mille marqués du sceau de Dieu[a]
7 Après cela, je vis quatre anges ; ils se tenaient debout aux quatre coins de la terre. Ils retenaient les quatre vents de la terre pour qu’aucun vent ne souffle ni sur la terre, ni sur la mer, ni sur aucun arbre.
2 Et je vis un autre ange monter du côté de l’orient. Il tenait le sceau du Dieu vivant. Il cria d’une voix forte aux quatre anges auxquels Dieu avait donné le pouvoir de ravager la terre et la mer. 3 Il leur dit : Ne faites pas de mal à la terre, à la mer, ni aux arbres, tant que nous n’avons pas marqué du sceau le front des serviteurs de notre Dieu[b].
4 J’entendis le nombre de ceux qui furent ainsi marqués : ils étaient cent quarante-quatre mille de toutes les tribus du peuple d’Israël à porter cette marque : 5 douze mille de la tribu de Juda marqués du sceau, douze mille de la tribu de Ruben, douze mille de la tribu de Gad, 6 douze mille de la tribu d’Aser, douze mille de la tribu de Nephtali, douze mille de la tribu de Manassé, 7 douze mille de la tribu de Siméon, douze mille de la tribu de Lévi, douze mille de la tribu d’Issacar, 8 douze mille de la tribu de Zabulon, douze mille de la tribu de Joseph, douze mille de la tribu de Benjamin, marqués du sceau.
L’Eglise triomphante
9 Après cela, je vis une foule immense, que nul ne pouvait dénombrer. C’étaient des gens de toute nation, de toute tribu, de tout peuple, de toute langue. Ils se tenaient debout devant le trône et devant l’Agneau, vêtus de tuniques blanches et ils avaient à la main des branches de palmiers[c]. 10 Ils proclamaient d’une voix forte : Le salut appartient à notre Dieu qui siège sur le trône, et à l’Agneau.
11 Et tous les anges se tenaient debout tout autour du trône, des représentants du peuple de Dieu et des quatre êtres vivants. Ils se prosternèrent face contre terre devant le trône et ils adorèrent Dieu en disant :
12 Amen !
A notre Dieu soient la louange,
la gloire et la sagesse,
la reconnaissance et l’honneur,
la puissance et la force
pour toute éternité !
Amen !
13 Alors l’un des représentants du peuple de Dieu prit la parole et me demanda : Ces gens vêtus d’une tunique blanche, qui sont-ils et d’où sont-ils venus ?
14 Je lui répondis : Mon seigneur, c’est toi qui le sais.
Il reprit : Ce sont ceux qui viennent de la grande détresse. Ils ont lavé et blanchi leurs tuniques dans le sang de l’Agneau. 15 C’est pourquoi ils se tiennent devant le trône de Dieu et lui rendent un culte nuit et jour dans son temple. Et celui qui siège sur le trône les abritera sous sa tente[d].
16 Ils ne connaîtront plus ni la faim, ni la soif ; ils ne souffriront plus des ardeurs du soleil, ni d’aucune chaleur brûlante[e]. 17 Car l’Agneau qui est au milieu du trône prendra soin d’eux comme un berger, il les conduira vers les sources d’eaux vives, et Dieu lui-même essuiera toute larme de leurs yeux[f].
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
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 Nephthalim 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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