< 啟示錄 7 >
1 這事以後,我看見了四位天使,站在大地的四角上,握住地上的四股風,不讓風吹向大地、海洋和各種樹木。
Aftir these thingis Y sai foure aungels stondinge on the foure corneris of the erthe, holdinge foure wyndis of the erthe, that thei blewen not on the erthe, nether on the see, nether on ony tre.
2 我又看見了另一位天使,從太陽出升之地上來,拿著永生天主的印,大聲向那領了傷害大地和海洋權柄的四位天使呼喊,
And Y sawy anothir aungel stiynge fro the risynge of the sunne, that hadde a signe of the lyuynge God. And he criede with a greet vois to the foure aungels, to whiche it was youun to noye the erthe, and the see,
3 說:「你們不可傷害大地、海洋和樹木,等我們在我們天主的眾僕額上,先蓋上印。」
and seide, Nyle ye noye the erthe, and see, nether trees, til we marken the seruauntis of oure God in the forhedis of hem.
4 以後,我聽見蓋了印的數目:在以色列子孫各支派中蓋了印的,共有十四萬四千。
And I herde the noumbre of men that weren markid, an hundrid thousynde and foure and fourti thousynde markid, of euery lynage of the sones of Israel;
5 由猶大支派中蓋上印的有一萬二千;勒烏本支派一萬二千;加得支派一萬二千;
of the lynage of Juda, twelue thousynde markid; of the lynage of Ruben, twelue thousynde markid; of the lynage of Gad, twelue thousynde markid;
6 阿協爾支派一萬二千;納斐塔里支派一萬二千;默納協支派一萬二千;
of the lynage of Aser, twelue thousynde markid; of the lynage of Neptalym, twelue thousynde markid; of the lynage of Manasse, twelue thousynde markid;
7 西默盎支派一萬二千;肋未支派一萬二千;依撒加爾支派一萬二千;
of the lynage of Symeon, twelue thousynde markid; of the lynage of Leuy, twelue thousynde markid; of the lynage of Isachar, twelue thousynde markid;
8 則步隆支派一萬二千;若瑟支派一萬二千;由本雅明支派中蓋上印的有一萬二千。
of the lynage of Zabulon, twelue thousynde markid; of the lynage of Joseph, twelue thousynde markid; of the lynage of Beniamyn, twelue thousynde markid.
9 在這些事以後,我看見有一大夥群眾,沒有人能夠數清,是來自各邦國、各支派、各民族、各異語的,他們都站在寶座和羔羊面前,身穿白衣,手持棕櫚枝,
Aftir these thingis Y sai a greet puple, whom no man myyte noumbre, of alle folkis, and lynagis, and puplis, and langagis, stondinge bifore the trone, in the siyt of the lomb; and thei weren clothid with white stoolis, and palmes weren in the hondis of hem.
10 大聲呼喊說:「救恩來自那坐在寶座上的我們的天主,並來自羔羊!」
And thei crieden with greet vois, and seiden, Heelthe to oure God, that sittith on the troone, and to the lombe.
11 於是所有站在寶座、長老和那四個活物周圍的天使,在寶座前俯伏於地,朝拜天主
And alle aungels `stoden al aboute the trone, and the eldre men, and the foure beestis. And thei fellen doun in the siyt of the trone, on her faces, and worschipiden God,
12 說:「阿們。願讚頌、光榮、智慧、稱謝、尊威、權能和勇毅,全歸於我們的天主,至於無窮之世。阿們。」 (aiōn )
and seiden, Amen! Blessyng, and clerenesse, and wisdom, and doynge of thankingis, and honour, and vertu, and strengthe to oure God, in to worldis of worldis. Amen. (aiōn )
13 長老中有一位問我說:「這些穿白衣的人是誰?他們是從那裏來的?」
And oon of the senyours answerde, and seide to me, Who ben these, that ben clothid with white stoolis? and fro whennus came thei?
14 我回答他說:「我主,你知道。」於是他告訴我說:「這些人是由大災難中來的,他們曾在羔羊的血中洗淨了自己的衣裳,使衣裳雪白,
And Y seide to hym, My lord, thou woost. And he seide to me, These ben thei, that camen fro greet tribulacioun, and waischiden her stoolis, and maden hem white in the blood of the lomb.
15 因此,他們得站在天主的寶座前,且在他的殿宇內日夜事奉他;那坐在寶座上的,也必要住在他們中間。
Therfor thei ben bifor the trone of God, and seruen to hym dai and niyt, in his temple. And he that sittith in the trone, dwellith on hem.
16 他們再也不餓,再也不渴,烈日和任何炎熱,再也不損傷他們,
Thei schulen no more hungur, nether thirste, nether sunne schal falle on hem, ne ony heete.
17 因為,那在寶座中間的羔羊要牧放他們,要領他們到生命的水泉那裏;天主也要從他們的眼上拭去一切淚痕。」
For the lomb, that is in the myddil of the trone, schal gouerne hem, and schal lede forth hem to the wellis of watris of lijf; and God schal wipe awei ech teer fro the iyen of hem.