رُؤيا 21

١ 1 ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ سَمَاءً جَدِيدَةً وَأَرْضاً جَدِيدَةً لَا بَحْرَ فِيهَا، لأَنَّ السَّمَاءَ وَالأَرْضَ الْقَدِيمَتَيْنِ قَدْ زَالَتَا.

Then I saw new heavens and a new earth. The former heavens and the former earth had passed away; and the sea has ceased to be.

٢ 2 وَأَنَا رَأَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ، أُورُشَلِيمَ الْجَدِيدَةَ، نَازِلَةً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ، مُجَهَّزَةً كَأَنَّهَا عَرُوسٌ مُزَيَّنَةٌ لِعَرِيسِهَا.

And I saw the Holy City, Jerusalem, descending new out of Heaven from God, like a bride adorned in readiness for her husband.

٣ 3 وَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتاً هَاتِفاً مِنَ الْعَرْشِ: «الآنَ صَارَ مَسْكَنُ اللهِ مَعَ النَّاسِ، هُوَ يَسْكُنُ بَيْنَهُمْ، وَهُمْ يَصِيرُونَ شَعْباً لَهُ. اللهُ نَفْسُهُ يَكُونُ مَعَهُمْ إِلهاً لَهُمْ!

And I heard a loud voice from the throne, which said — ‘See! the Tabernacle of God is set up among men. God will dwell among them, and they will be his Peoples, and God himself will be among them,

٤ 4 وَسَيَمْسَحُ كُلَّ دَمْعَةٍ مِنْ عُيُونِهِمْ. إِذْ يَزُولُ الْمَوْتُ وَالْحُزْنُ وَالصُّرَاخُ وَالأَلَمُ، لأَنَّ الأُمُورَ الْقَدِيمَةَ كُلَّهَا قَدْ زَالَتْ!»

and he will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, nor will there be any more grief or crying or pain. The old order has passed away.’

٥ 5 وَقَالَ الْجَالِسُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ: «سَأَصْنَعُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ جَدِيداً». ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي: «اكْتُبْ هَذَا، فَإِنَّ مَا أَقُولُهُ هُوَ الصِّدْقُ وَالْحَقُّ».

And he who was seated on the throne said — ‘See, I make all things new!’ And he said — ‘Write this, for these words may be trusted and are true.’

٦ 6 ثُمَّ قَالَ: «قَدْ تَمَّ. أَنَا الأَلِفُ وَالْيَاءُ (الْبِدَايَةُ وَالنِّهَايَةُ). أَنَا أَسْقِي الْعَطْشَانَ مِنْ يَنْبُوعِ مَاءِ الْحَيَاةِ مَجَّاناً.

And he said to me — ‘They are fulfilled. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who thirsts I will give of the spring of the Water of Life, freely.

٧ 7 هَذَا كُلُّهُ نَصِيبُ الْمُنْتَصِرِ، وَأَكُونُ إِلَهاً لَهُ، وَهُوَ يَكُونُ ابْناً لِي.

He who conquers shall enter into possession of these things, and I will be his God, and he shall be my Son.

٨ 8 أَمَّا الْجُبَنَاءُ وَغَيْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَالْفَاسِدُونَ وَالْقَاتِلُونَ وَالزُّنَاةُ، وَالْمُتَّصِلُونَ بِالشَّيَاطِينِ وَعَبَدَةُ الأَصْنَامِ وَجَمِيعُ الدَّجَّالِينَ، فَمَصِيرُهُمْ إِلَى الْبُحَيْرَةِ الْمُتَّقِدَةِ بِالنَّارِ وَالْكِبْرِيتِ، الَّذِي هُوَ الْمَوْتُ الثَّانِي». (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)

But as for cowards, unbelievers, the degraded, murderers, the impure, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars — their place will be in the burning lake of fire and sulphur. That is the Second Death.’ (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)

٩ 9 وَجَاءَ أَحَدُ الْمَلائِكَةِ السَّبْعَةِ الَّذِينَ أَفْرَغُوا كُؤُوسَ بَلايَاهُمُ السَّبْعِ الأَخِيرَةِ، وَقَالَ لِي: «تَعَالَ فَأُرِيَكَ عَرُوسَ الْحَمَلِ».

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, and were laden with the seven last Curses, came and spoke to me. ‘Come here,’ he said, ‘and I will show you the Bride, the Wife of the Lamb.’

١٠ 10 وَأَخَذَنِي بِالرُّوحِ إِلَى قِمَّةِ جَبَلٍ ضَخْمٍ عَالٍ، وَأَرَانِي الْمَدِينَةَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ أُورُشَلِيمَ نَازِلَةً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ

He carried me away in a trance to a great high mountain, and showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City, descending out of Heaven from God, filled with the glory of God.

١١ 11 وَلَهَا مَجْدُ اللهِ، وَهِيَ تَتَلأْلأُ كَالأَحْجَارِ الْكَرِيمَةِ، وَكَأَنَّهَا مِنْ حَجَرِ الْيَشْبِ الْبِلَّوْرِيِّ!

Its brilliance was like that of some very precious stone, like a jasper, transparent as crystal.

١٢ 12 لَهَا سُورٌ ضَخْمٌ عَالٍ وَاثْنَا عَشَرَ بَاباً يَحْرُسُهَا اثْنَا عَشَرَ مَلاكاً، وَقَدْ كُتِبَتْ عَلَيْهَا أَسْمَاءُ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ؛

It had a great high wall, in which were twelve gates; and at these gates there were twelve angels, and there were names inscribed on the gates, the names of the twelve tribes of the Israelites.

١٣ 13 إِلَى الشَّرْقِ ثَلاثَةُ أَبْوَابٍ؛ وَإِلَى الشِّمَالِ ثَلاثَةُ أَبْوَابٍ، وَإِلَى الْجَنُوبِ ثَلاثَةُ أَبْوَابٍ؛ وَإِلَى الْغَرْبِ ثَلاثَةُ أَبْوَابٍ.

‘There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.’

١٤ 14 وَيَقُومُ سُورُ الْمَدِينَةِ عَلَى اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ دِعَامَةً كُتِبَتْ عَلَيْهَا أَسْمَاءُ رُسُلِ الْحَمَلِ الاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ.

The wall of the City had twelve foundation stones, on which were the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

١٥ 15 وَكَانَ الْمَلاكُ الَّذِي يُكَلِّمُنِي يُمْسِكُ قَصَبَةً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ لِيَقِيسَ بِها الْمَدِينَةَ وَأَبْوَابَهَا وَسُورَهَا.

And the angel who was speaking to me had as a measure a gold rod, with which to measure the City and its gates and its wall.

١٦ 16 وَكَانَتْ أَرْضُ الْمَدِينَةِ مُرَبَّعَةً، طُولُهَا يُسَاوِي عَرْضَهَا، فَلَمَّا قَاسَهَا بِالْقَصَبَةِ تَبَيَّنَ أَنَّ ضِلْعَهَا يُسَاوِي اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفِ غَلْوَة (أَلْفَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعْمِئَةِ كِيلُومِتْرٍ)، وَهِيَ مُتَسَاوِيَةُ الطُّولِ وَالْعَرْضِ وَالارْتِفَاعِ.

The City is square; the length and the breadth are the same. The angel measured with his rod; it was twelve hundred miles; its length, and breadth, and height are equal.

١٧ 17 ثُمَّ قَاسَ السُّورَ، فَتَبَيَّنَ أَنَّهُ يُسَاوِي مِئَةً وَأَرْبَعاً وَأَرْبَعِينَ ذِرَاعاً، وَكَانَ الْمَلاكُ يَسْتَعْمِلُ قِيَاساً يُعَادِلُ ذِرَاعَ إِنْسَانٍ.

Then he measured the wall; it was two hundred and eighty-eight feet, as men measure, that is as the angel measured.

١٨ 18 كَانَتِ الْمَدِينَةُ مَبْنِيَّةً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ خَالِصٍ شَفَّافٍ كَالزُّجَاجِ النَّقِيِّ. أَمَّا سُورُهَا فَمِنَ الْيَشْبِ،

The material of the wall of the City was jasper, and the City was built of pure gold, which shone like clear glass.

١٩ 19 وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ عَلَى اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ دِعَامَةً مُرَصَّعَةً بِالأَحْجَارِ الْكَرِيمَةِ: كَانَتِ الدِّعَامَةُ الأُولَى مِنَ الْيَشْبِ؛ وَالثَّانِيَةُ مِنَ الْيَاقُوتِ الأَزْرَقِ؛ وَالثَّالِثَةُ مِنَ الْعَقِيقِ الأَبْيَضِ؛ وَالرَّابِعَةُ مِنَ الزُّمُرُّدِ الذُّبَابِيِّ؛

The foundations of the wall of the City were ornamented with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was a jasper; the second a sapphire; the third a chalcedony; the fourth an emerald;

٢٠ 20 وَالْخَامِسَةُ مِنَ الْجَزْعِ الْعَقِيقِيِّ؛ وَالسَّادِسَةُ مِنَ الْعَقِيقِ الأَحْمَرِ؛ وَالسَّابِعَةُ مِنَ الزَّبَرْجَدِ؛ وَالثَّامِنَةُ مِنَ الزُّمُرُّدِ السِّلْقِيِّ؛ وَالتَّاسِعَةُ مِنَ الْيَاقُوتِ الأَصْفَرِ، وَالْعَاشِرَةُ مِنَ الْعَقِيقِ الأَخْضَرِ؛ وَالْحَادِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنَ الأَسْمَانْجُونِيِّ؛ وَالثَّانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنَ الْجَمَشْتِ.

the fifth a sardonyx; the sixth a carnelian; the seventh a chrysolite; the eighth a beryl; the ninth a topaz; the tenth a chrysoprase; the eleventh a hyacinth; and the twelfth an amethyst.

٢١ 21 أَمَّا الأَبْوَابُ الاثْنَا عَشَرَ فَهِيَ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ لُؤْلُؤَةً: كُلُّ بَابٍ لُؤْلُؤَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ. وَسَاحَةُ الْمَدِينَةِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ خَالِصٍ كَالزُّجَاجِ الشَّفَّافِ.

The twelve gates were made of twelve pearls, each gate of one pearl. The street of the City was of pure gold, transparent as glass.

٢٢ 22 وَلَمْ أَجِدْ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ هَيْكَلاً، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ الإِلهَ الْقَادِرَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَالْحَمَلَ هُمَا هَيْكَلُهَا.

And I saw no Temple there, for the Lord, our God, the Almighty, and the Lamb are its Temple.

٢٣ 23 وَلَمْ تَكُنِ الْمَدِينَةُ فِي حَاجَةٍ إِلَى نُورِ الشَّمْسِ أَوِ الْقَمَرِ، لأَنَّ مَجْدَ اللهِ يُنِيرُهَا، وَالْحَمَلَ مِصْبَاحُهَا.

The City has no need of ‘the sun or the moon to shine upon it, for the Glory of God illuminated it,’ and its Lamp was the Lamb.

٢٤ 24 سَتَسِيرُ بِنُورِهَا الأُمَمُ، وَيَأْتِيهَا مُلُوكُ الأَرْضِ بِكُنُوزِهِمْ.

‘The nations walk by the light of it; and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.

٢٥ 25 وَلا تُقْفَلُ أَبْوَابُهَا أَبَداً طُولَ النَّهَارِ، لأَنَّ اللَّيْلَ لَا يَأْتِي عَلَيْهَا!

Its gates will never be shut by day,’ and there will be no night there.

٢٦ 26 وَسَتُحْمَلُ إِلَيْهَا كُنُوزُ الأُمَمِ وَأَمْجَادُهَا.

And men will bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

٢٧ 27 وَلَنْ يَدْخُلَهَا شَيْءٌ نَجِسٌ، وَلا الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الْقَبَائِحَ وَيُدَجِّلُونَ، بَلْ فَقَطِ الَّذِينَ كُتِبَتْ أَسْمَاؤُهُمْ فِي سِجِلِّ الْحَيَاةِ لِلْحَمَلِ!

‘Never shall any unhallowed thing enter it,’ nor he whose life is shameful and false, but only ‘those whose names have been written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.’

The New Jerusalem