Revelation 21
1 And I saw a new heaven, and a new earth; for the former heaven and the former earth were passed away: and the sea was no more.
Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and the first earth had passed away; also, the ocean was no more.
2 And I, John, saw the holy city, the New Jerusalem, descending from God, out of heaven, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
And 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 shall pitch his tent among them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be among them--their God.
And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying: “Take note, the tabernacle of God is with men and He will dwell with them, and they will be His people. Yes, God Himself will be with them.
4 And he shall away wipe every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, nor grief, nor crying; nor shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there will be no more death nor sorrow nor crying nor pain—they will exist no more because the first things have gone.”
5 And he that sat upon the throne, said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said, Write, for these are true and faithful words.
Then He who sat on the throne said, “Take note, I make everything new!” And He says to me, “Write, because these words are true and faithful!”
6 And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End: I will give to him that is athirst, of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Then He said to me: “I have become the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the one who thirsts I will give of the spring of the water of Life freely.
7 The conqueror shall inherit all things: and I will be to him a God, and he shall be to me my son.
He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be God to him and he will be a son to me.
9 And there came one of the seven angels, who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues; and spoke with me, saying, Come, and I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife.
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me saying, “Come, I will show you the woman, the Lamb's bride.”
10 And he brought me, in the Spirit, to a great and high mountain; and he showed me the city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
So he transported me in spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
11 having the glory of God; (its luster was like that of a precious gem, even as a jasper stone, clear as crystal, )
having the splendor of God. Her radiance was similar to a most precious stone, like a crystalline jasper stone;
12 having a great and high wall; having also twelve gates, and over the gates twelve angels, and names written upon them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel:
she had a tremendous, high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, namely the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel;
13 on the east, three gates; on the north, three gates; and on the south, three gates; and on the west, three gates.
looking from the east, three gates, and from the north, three gates, and from the south, three gates, and from the west, three gates.
14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations; and on them the names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names, of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 And he that spoke with me, had a golden reed, that he might measure the city, and its gates and wall.
Now he who spoke with me had a measure, a golden reed, so that he might measure the city and her gates.
16 And the city is square, and its length is equal to its breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: and its length and its breadth, and its hight are equal.
The city is laid out as a square; that is, her length is equal to her width. So he measured the city with the reed at twelve thousand and twelve stadia. Her length and width and height are equal.
17 And he measured its wall, one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
And he measured her wall, one hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man (which is of an angel).
18 And the wall was built of jasper, and the city was pure gold, like refined glass.
The material of her wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
19 And the foundations of the walls of the city, were adorned with every precious stone. The first foundation is jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation had 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, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, hyacinth; and the twelfth, amethyst.
the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.
21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: each of the gates was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
And the twelve gates are twelve pearls; each individual gate was composed of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
22 And I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple of it.
I saw no sanctuary in her, because the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb are her sanctuary.
23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it; for the glory of the Lord enlightened it, and the Lamb is the light of it.
And the city has no need of the sun or the moon, that they should shine on her, because the very glory of God illumines her, and the Lamb is her light.
24 And the nations of the saved shall walk in its light; and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and their honor into it.
And the nations will walk in her light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into her.
25 And the gates of it shall not be shut by day; (for there shall be no night there.)
Her gates will absolutely not be closed by day (and no night will exist there).
26 And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it.
And they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into her.
27 And nothing unclean shall enter into it, nor anything which practices abomination and falsehood; but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.
But anything ‘common’ or anyone perpetrating an abomination or a lie will absolutely not enter her; only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
