Uppenbarelseboken 19
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
19 Därefter hörde jag rop från en stor skara i himlen: Halleluja! Lovprisa Herren! Räddningen kommer från vår Gud. Äran och makten tillhör bara honom,
2 för hans domar är rättvisa och sanna. Han har dömt den stora prostituerade kvinnan, som fördärvade jorden med sin synd, och han har hämnats morden på sina tjänare.
3 Gång på gång hördes deras röster: Lovprisa Gud! Röken från henne stiger upp i evigheternas evigheter!
4 Sedan föll de tjugofyra äldste och de fyra väsendena ner och hyllade Gud, som satt på tronen, och sa: Amen! Halleluja! Lovprisa Gud!
5 Och från tronen kom en röst som sa: Lova vår Gud, alla ni hans tjänare, både små och stora, som fruktar honom.
Lammets bröllopsfest
6 Sedan hörde jag återigen som röster från en stor skara, och deras röster lät som dånande vattenmassor eller åskans mullrande: Pris ske Gud! Herren, vår Gud, den Allsmäktige regerar nu.
7 Låt oss vara glada och jubla och lovprisa honom, för det är dags för Lammets bröllopsfest, och hans brud har gjort sig beredd.
8 Hon har rätt att bära det renaste och vitaste och finaste linnet, linnet som är gjort av Guds folks goda gärningar.
9 Och ängeln sa: Skriv, lyckliga är de som är bjudna till Lammets bröllopsfest. Och han tillade: Gud själv har sagt detta.
10 Då föll jag ner vid ängelns fötter för att tillbe honom, men han sa: Nej, gör inte det! Jag är inget annat än en Guds tjänare, precis som du och dina kristna bröder, de som vittnar om Jesus. Det är Gud du ska tillbe! Syftet med alla profetior och allt som jag har visat dig är att berätta om Jesus.
Ryttaren på den vita hästen
11 Sedan såg jag himlen öppen och en vit häst som stod där. Och den som satt på hästen hette Trovärdig och Sann - han är den som är rättvis när han dömer och när han strider.
12 Hans ögon var som lågor, och han hade många kronor på sitt huvud. Och hans namn var skrivet på pannan, men bara han själv visste vad namnet betydde.
13 Han var klädd i en mantel som doppats i blod, och hans namn är Guds ord.
14 Himlens arméer, klädda i finaste vita och rena linne, följde honom på vita hästar.
15 I munnen höll han ett skarpt svärd, med vilket han ska besegra folken. Han ska regera med järnhand. Och som man med vinpressen pressar saften ur druvorna, så ska han trampa sönder dem, och de ska få känna av den allsmäktige Gudens fruktansvärda vrede.
16 På hans mantel står skrivet över höfterna: KUNGARS KUNG OCH HERRARS HERRE.
17 Sedan såg jag en ängel, som stod i solskenet och ropade med hög röst till alla fåglar som flög över himlen: Kom hit och samlas till den store Gudens måltid!
18 Kom hit och ät köttet av kungar, generaler och mäktiga män, av hästar och ryttare och av allt slags folk, både stora och små, både slavar och fria.
19 Sedan såg jag vilddjuret samla regeringarna på jorden och deras arméer för att strida mot honom som satt på hästen, och mot hans armé.
20 Och djuret togs till fånga, liksom den falske profeten, han som kunde utföra under när djuret var med, under som bedrog alla som hade tagit på sig djurets märke och tillbad dess bild. Både vilddjuret och den falske profeten kastades levande i eldsjön, som brinner av svavel.
21 Och hela deras armé dödades av det skarpa svärdet från ryttarens mun, han som satt på den vita hästen. Och alla himlens fåglar åt sig mätta av deras kött.
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
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.
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