Apocalipsis 7
Dios Habla Hoy
Escenas intermedias
7 Después de esto, vi cuatro ángeles que estaban en pie sobre los cuatro puntos cardinales, deteniendo los cuatro vientos para que no soplaran sobre la tierra ni sobre el mar ni sobre ningún árbol. 2 También vi otro ángel que venía del oriente, y que tenía el sello del Dios viviente. Este ángel gritó con fuerte voz a los otros cuatro que habían recibido poder para hacer daño a la tierra y al mar: 3 «¡No hagan daño a la tierra ni al mar ni a los árboles, mientras no hayamos puesto un sello en la frente a los siervos de nuestro Dios!»
4 Y oí el número de los que así fueron señalados: ciento cuarenta y cuatro mil de entre todas las tribus israelitas. 5 Fueron señalados doce mil de la tribu de Judá, doce mil de la tribu de Rubén, doce mil de la tribu de Gad, 6 doce mil de la tribu de Aser, doce mil de la tribu de Neftalí, doce mil de la tribu de Manasés, 7 doce mil de la tribu de Simeón, doce mil de la tribu de Leví, doce mil de la tribu de Isacar, 8 doce mil de la tribu de Zabulón, doce mil de la tribu de José y doce mil de la tribu de Benjamín.
9 Después de esto, miré y vi una gran multitud de todas las naciones, razas, lenguas y pueblos. Estaban en pie delante del trono y delante del Cordero, y eran tantos que nadie podía contarlos. Iban vestidos de blanco y llevaban palmas en las manos. 10 Todos gritaban con fuerte voz:
«¡La salvación se debe a nuestro Dios
que está sentado en el trono,
y al Cordero!»
11 Y todos los ángeles estaban en pie alrededor del trono y de los ancianos y de los cuatro seres vivientes; y se inclinaron delante del trono hasta tocar el suelo con la frente, y adoraron a Dios 12 diciendo:
«¡Amén!
La alabanza, la gloria,
la sabiduría, la gratitud,
el honor, el poder y la fuerza
sean dados a nuestro Dios por todos los siglos.
¡Amén!»
13 Entonces uno de los ancianos me preguntó: «¿Quiénes son estos que están vestidos de blanco, y de dónde han venido?» 14 «Tú lo sabes, señor», le contesté. Y él me dijo: «Éstos son los que han pasado por la gran tribulación, los que han lavado sus ropas y las han blanqueado en la sangre del Cordero.
15 »Por eso están delante del trono de Dios,
y día y noche le sirven en su templo.
El que está sentado en el trono
los protegerá con su presencia.
16 Ya no sufrirán hambre ni sed,
ni los quemará el sol,
ni el calor los molestará;
17 porque el Cordero, que está en medio del trono,
será su pastor
y los guiará a manantiales de aguas de vida,
y Dios secará toda lágrima de sus ojos.»
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
Complete Jewish Bible
7 After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, so that no wind would blow on the land, on the sea or on any tree. 2 I saw another angel coming up from the east with a seal from the living God, and he shouted to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea, 3 “Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads!” 4 I heard how many were sealed — 144,000 from every tribe of the people of Isra’el:
| 5 From the tribe of Y’hudah | 12,000 were sealed |
| from the tribe of Re’uven | 12,000 |
| from the tribe of Gad, | 12,000 |
| 6 from the tribe of Asher | 12,000 |
| from the tribe of Naftali | 12,000 |
| from the tribe of M’nasheh | 12,000 |
| 7 from the tribe of Shim‘on | 12,000 |
| from the tribe of Levi | 12,000 |
| from the tribe of Yissakhar | 12,000 |
| 8 from the tribe of Z’vulun | 12,000 |
| from the tribe of Yosef | 12,000 |
| from the tribe of Binyamin | 12,000 |
9 After this, I looked; and there before me was a huge crowd, too large for anyone to count, from every nation, tribe, people and language. They were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palm branches in their hands; 10 and they shouted,
“Victory to our God,
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb!”
11 All the angels stood around the throne, the elders and the four living beings; they fell face down before the throne and worshipped God, saying,
12 “Amen!
“Praise and glory, wisdom and thanks,
honor and power and strength
belong to our God forever and ever!
“Amen!”
13 One of the elders asked me, “These people dressed in white robes — who are they, and where are they from?” 14 “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” Then he told me, “These are the people who have come out of the Great Persecution. They have washed their robes and made them white with the blood of the Lamb. 15 That is why they are before God’s throne.
“Day and night they serve him in his Temple;
and the One who sits on the throne
will put his Sh’khinah upon them.
16 “They will never again be hungry,
they will never again be thirsty,
the sun will not beat down on them,
nor will any burning heat.[a]
17 “For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will shepherd them, will lead them
to springs of living water,[b]
and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”[c]
Footnotes
- Revelation 7:16 Isaiah 49:10
- Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10; Jeremiah 2:13; Ezekiel 34:23; Psalm 23:1–2
- Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8
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