Revelation 14
1 But then I saw the [one who is like a] lamb standing on Zion Hill [in Jerusalem]. With him were 144,000 [people]. His name and his Father’s name had been written {[He] had written his name and his Father’s name} on their foreheads.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ ⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲃⲁ ⲙⲛ ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟ ⲉⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ
2 I heard a sound from heaven, which was as [loud] [SIM] as the sound of a huge waterfall (OR, a great/wide [river of rushing] water) and which was [also as loud as] [SIM] mighty thunder. The sound that I heard was like [the sound that] people make when they are playing their harps.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲣⲟⲩⲃⲃⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲓⲑⲁⲣⲟⲇⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲑⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲕⲓⲑⲁⲣⲁ
3 The 144,000 people were singing a new song [while they stood] in front of the throne, in front of the four living [creatures], and in front of the elders. Only the 144,000 [people], the ones who have been {whom [the one who is like a lamb] has} redeemed/bought from among the people on the earth, could learn that song. No one else could learn the song [that they sang].
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲱ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲱⲇⲏ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲡⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲃⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲟⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ
4 Those 144,000 are the people who are [spiritually] pure, [like] virgins [are morally pure]. They have not (defiled themselves/made themselves impure) [MET] [by worshipping any false god]. They are the ones who accompany Jesus, the [one who is like a] lamb, wherever he goes. They [represent all those whom he has] redeemed/bought for God from among the people [of earth, in order that he might offer] them to God and to [himself].
ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ
5 [Those people] never lie when they speak [MTY], and they never act immorally.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉϭⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲧⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ
6 I saw another angel that was flying between the sky and heaven. He was bringing [God’s] eternal good message [to earth], in order that he might proclaim it to people who live on the earth. He will proclaim it to every nation, [to every] tribe, [to speakers of every] language [MTY], and [to every] people-[group]. (aiōnios g166)
ⲋ̅ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥϩⲏⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓ ⲫⲩⲗⲏ ϩⲓ ⲁⲥⲡⲉ ϩⲓ ⲗⲁⲟⲥ (aiōnios g166)
7 He said in a loud voice, “Revere God and honor him, because it is now time for him to judge [people]! Worship [God, because he is] the one who created the heaven, the earth, the ocean, and the springs of water.”
ⲍ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛ ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
8 A second angel came after him saying, “The very evil [cities] (OR, [city]) [represented by] Babylon are completely destroyed! [God] has punished [their people because] they [have persuaded people of] all the nations [to forsake God, just like a prostitute] [MET] persuades [men] to drink [strong] wine and [as a result] commit sexual immorality.”
ⲏ̅ⲁⲕⲉⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲙⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ
9 A third angel came next, saying in a loud voice, “If people worship the beast and its image and [allow] its mark to be put {its [agent to] put its mark} on their foreheads or on their hands,
ⲑ̅ⲁⲕⲉⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲏ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ
10 God will be angry with them and punish them very severely [MET]. They will be tormented {[God] will torment them} in burning sulfur in the presence of his holy angels and in the presence of the [one who is like a] lamb.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲙⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲉⲣⲁ ⲛⲁⲕⲣⲁⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲏⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ
11 The smoke [from the fire] that torments them will rise forever. [They will] be tormented {[God will] torment them} continually, day and night. [That is what will happen to] the people who worship the beast and its image and who allow its name to be marked on them {allow [its agent] to mark them with its name}.” (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙϫⲓ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ (aiōn g165)
12 So God’s people, those who obey what God commands and who trust in Jesus, must faithfully continue [obeying and trusting him].
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲥ
13 I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write [this: God will] now [abundantly] bless the people who have a close relationship with the Lord [Jesus] for the rest of [their lives].” [God’s] Spirit says, “Yes, [after they die], they will no longer have to work hard. Instead, they will rest, and [the record of the good deeds] [MTY] that they have done will go with them (OR, [God] will [reward them] for the good deeds that they have done).”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥϩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ
14 Then I was surprised to see a white cloud, and on the cloud [someone] was sitting who looked like the one who came from heaven. He [was wearing] a golden crown on his head. In his hand [he held] a sharp sickle.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲏⲙ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ
15 Another angel came out of the temple [in heaven]. In a loud voice, [speaking figuratively about gathering people for God to judge them], he said to the one who was sitting on the cloud, “The time has come to reap [the grain on the earth], so with your sickle [reap] the [grain], because the grain on the earth is ripe.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲉⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲡⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟϩⲥ ⲛⲅⲱϩⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲱϩⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲱϩⲥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ
16 The one who was sitting on the cloud forcefully gathered together [all the people] on earth, [as] [MET] [a farmer] reaps grain with his sickle.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟϩⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ
17 Another angel came out of the sanctuary in heaven. He also held a sharp sickle.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲕⲉⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲕⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲥⲧⲏⲙ
18 From the altar came another angel. He is the one who takes care of the fire [of the altar. Also speaking figuratively about gathering the wicked people for God to judge and punish them], he said in a loud voice to the angel who held the sharp sickle, “With your sharp sickle cut off the clusters of grapes in the vineyards on the earth! Then gather the clusters of grapes together, because its grapes are ripe!”
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲕⲉⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲑⲁⲗⲕⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲥⲧⲏⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲁⲗⲕⲟⲩ ⲛⲅϫⲱⲱⲗⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲙⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ
19 So, [just like a man would] cut off with his sickle the clusters of grapes in his vineyard [MET], an angel forcefully [gathered the wicked people] on the earth. Then he threw them into the huge place where God will angrily punish them.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲗⲕⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲱⲗⲉ ⲛⲧⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲣⲱⲧ ⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
20 [The wicked people] were trampled on {[God’s agent] trod on [the wicked people]} [in] the winepress outside the city. The blood that came out from the winepress flowed [in a stream so deep that it reached] to the bridles of the horses, [and extended] (180 miles/300 kilometers).
ⲕ̅ⲁⲩϩⲱⲙ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲣⲱⲧ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲣⲱⲧ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲧⲱⲱⲣ ⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲥⲧⲁⲇⲓⲟⲛ
