Revelation 21
1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea is no more.
I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.
2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having been prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be with them.
I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people; and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
4 And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes. And there will not be any more death, nor grief, nor crying, nor will there be any more anguish, because the former things are gone.
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more. The first things have passed away.”
5 And he who sits upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he says to me, Write, because these words are true and faithful.
He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”
6 And he said to me, I have become, I, the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him who is thirsty of the fountain of the water of life freely.
He said to me, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.
7 He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be God to him, and he will be a son to me.
He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.
9 And there came one of the seven agents who had the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues, and he spoke with me, saying, Come, I will show thee the woman, the bride of the Lamb.
One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls which were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
10 And he carried me away in spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
11 having the glory of God, the light of it similar to a most precious stone, like a jasper stone being crystal clear,
having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12 which has a great and high wall having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve agents, and names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel:
having a great and high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
13 from the east, three gates, and from the north, three gates, and from the south, three gates, and from the west, three gates.
On the east were three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.
14 And the wall of the city having twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
15 And he who spoke with me had a measure, a golden reed, so that he might measure the city, and the gates of it, and the walls of it.
He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
16 And the city lies foursquare, and the length of it is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs, the length and the breadth and the height of it being equal.
The city is square. Its length is as great as its width. He measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.
17 And he measured the wall of it, a hundred and forty-four forearms, a measure of a man, that is, of an agent.
Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
18 And the structure of its wall was jasper. And the city was pure gold, similar to clear glass.
The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
19 And the foundations of the wall of the city adorned with every precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second, sapphire, the third, chalcedony, the fourth, emerald,
The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire; the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
20 the fifth, sardonyx, the sixth, sardius, the seventh, chrysolite, the eighth, beryl, the ninth, topaz, the tenth, chrysoprase, the eleventh, jacinth, the twelfth, amethyst.
the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls apiece, each one of the gates was of one pearl. And the thoroughfare of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
22 And I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty is the temple of it, and the Lamb.
I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23 And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, so that they might shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it, and the light of it is the Lamb.
The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it and its lamp is the Lamb.
24 And the nations will walk by the light of it. And the kings of the earth bring to them the splendor and worth of the nations into it.
The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.
25 And the gates of it will, no, not be locked by day, for there will be no night there.
Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),
26 And they will bring the splendor and the worth of the nations into it.
and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.
27 And there will, no, not enter into it anything profane, and doing an abomination and a lie, since they are not written in the Lamb's book of life.
There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
