< Revelation 19 >

1 After these things I heard [what sounded] like a huge crowd in heaven. They were shouting things like, “(Hallelujah!/Praise our God!)” “He has saved us!” “He is glorious and mighty!”
پس از آن، صدای گروه بیشماری را شنیدم که در آسمان سرود شکرگزاری خوانده، می‌گفتند: «هَلِلویاه، خدا را شکر! نجات از سوی خدای ما می‌آید. عزت و اکرام و قدرت فقط برازندهٔ اوست،
2 “Praise him because he judges truly and justly!” “He has punished the very evil cities that are like a prostitute, because their people persuaded the other people of earth [MTY] to act immorally and idolatrously like they do.” “Praise him because he has punished them for murdering his servants [MTY]!”
زیرا داوری او حق و عدل است. او فاحشهٔ بزرگ را که زمین را با فساد خود آلوده می‌ساخت، مجازات نمود و انتقام خون خدمتگزاران خود را از او گرفت.»
3 [The crowd] shouted a second time saying: (Hallelujah!/Praise God!) The smoke of the fire that is burning the cities will rise forever! (aiōn g165)
ایشان بارها و بارها سراییده، می‌گفتند: «هَلِلویاه، خدا را شکر! دود از خاکستر این شهر تا ابد بالا خواهد رفت!» (aiōn g165)
4 The 24 elders and the four living [creatures] (prostrated themselves/knelt down) and worshipped God, who sits on the throne. Then they said, “[It] is true! (Hallelujah!/Praise God!)”
آنگاه، آن بیست و چهار پیر و چهار موجود زنده سجده کرده، خدا را که بر تخت نشسته بود، پرستش نمودند و گفتند: «آمین، هللویاه. خدا را شکر!»
5 Someone spoke from the throne and said, “All you who are our God’s servants, praise him! All you who reverence him, [whether you are socially] significant or insignificant, praise him! [Everyone]!”
سپس از میان تخت، صدای دیگری آمد که می‌گفت: «شما ای خدمتگزاران خدا، کوچک و بزرگ، خدای ما را سپاس گویید و او را اکرام نمایید.»
6 I heard something like the noise of a huge crowd [of people], like the sound of a huge waterfall (OR, a great/wide river of rushing water), and like the sound of loud thunder. They were shouting: (Hallelujah!/Praise God!) Because the Lord God, the Almighty One, reigns!
سپس، آوای خوش آهنگ دیگری را شنیدم، آوایی همچون سرود گروهی عظیم که طنین آن چون امواج خروشان دریاها و غرش پیاپی رعدها بود، و می‌گفت: «هللویاه، خدا را شکر! زیرا خداوند توانای ما سلطنت می‌کند.
7 We should rejoice, we should be extremely glad, and we should honor him, because it is now time for Jesus, the one who is like a lamb, to be united permanently with his people, which will be like a man [MET] marrying his bride, and because those who belong to him have prepared themselves to be united with him.
بیایید با یکدیگر وجد و شادی کنیم و او را احترام نماییم، زیرا زمان جشن عروسی برّه فرا رسیده است. عروس او نیز خود را مهیا کرده،
8 God has permitted them to be completely pure, like a bride who [MET] dresses in fine linen that is bright and clean. Fine [bright and clean] linen represents the righteous acts of God’s people.
و به او اجازه داده شده تا پاکترین و سفیدترین و لطیفترین لباس کتان را بپوشد.» مقصود از کتان لطیف، همانا اعمال نیک خلق خداست.
9 Then the angel said to me, “Write [this: God will abundantly] bless the people who are {whom [he] has} invited to the feast [that celebrates Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb, [permanently uniting with his people, like someone] [MET] [marrying a wife].” He also said [to me]: “These words that God [declares] are true!”
آنگاه فرشته به من گفت: «بنویس: خوشا به حال کسانی که به جشن عروسی برّه دعوت شده‌اند. این را خداوند می‌فرماید.»
10 I [immediately] (prostrated myself/knelt down) at his feet in order to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not [worship me]! I am [just] your [(sg)] fellow servant and the fellow servant of your [(sg)] fellow believers who tell people about Jesus. God is the one whom you should worship, because it is the Spirit of God who gives people the power to tell others about Jesus (OR, [those who tell others about] Jesus are [truly] declaring [the words that the Spirit of God has given them])!”
در این لحظه بود که به پای او افتادم تا او را بپرستم. اما او گفت: «نه، چنین نکن! من نیز مانند تو، یکی از خدمتگزاران خدا هستم. من نیز مانند برادران تو، دربارهٔ ایمان به عیسی شهادت می‌دهم. تمام این نبوّتها و هر آنچه که به تو نشان دادم، همه در وصف عیسی است.»
11 [In the vision] I saw heaven opened {open}, and I was surprised to see a white horse. [Jesus], the one who was riding on the horse, is called ‘Trustworthy and Genuine/True’. He judges [all people according to] what is right, and fights righteously [against his enemies].
سپس دیدم که آسمان گشوده شد. در آنجا اسبی سفید بود که سوارش «امین و حق» نام داشت، زیرا به حق و عدل مبارزه و مجازات می‌کند.
12 His eyes [shone like] [MET] a flame of fire. There were many royal crowns on his head. A name had been written [on him]. Only he knows [the meaning of that name].
چشمان او مانند شعله‌های آتش بود و بر سرش تاجهای فراوانی قرار داشت. بر پیشانی‌اش نیز نامی نوشته شده بود که فقط خودش معنی آن را می‌دانست.
13 The robe he was wearing was drenched with blood. His name is [also] “(The one who expresses what God is like/The Word of God).”
او جامهٔ خون‌آلودی در برداشت و لقبش «کلمهٔ خدا» بود.
14 The armies of heaven were following him. [They were also] riding on white horses. They were wearing clothes [made of] clean white linen.
لشکرهای آسمانی که لباسهای کتان سفید و پاک بر تن داشتند، سوار بر اسبان سفید، به دنبال او می‌آمدند.
15 [The words] that Jesus speaks [are like] [MTY] a sharp sword with which he will strike [the rebellious people of] the nations. He himself will rule them [powerfully, as though he had] [MET] an iron rod. He will crush [his enemies just like] [MET] [a person crushes grapes in a] winepress. [He will do this for] God Almighty, who is extremely angry [with them because of their sins].
از دهان او شمشیر تیزی بیرون می‌آمد تا با آن قومهای بی‌ایمان را سرکوب کند. او با عصای آهنین بر آنان حکمرانی خواهد نمود و با پاهای خود، شراب خشم خدای توانا را در چرخشت خواهد فشرد.
16 On his cloak close to his thigh a name had been written {[he] had written a name}, which is “King who [rules over all other] kings and Lord who [rules over all other] lords.”
بر لباس و ران او نیز این لقب نوشته شده بود: «شاه شاهان و سرور سروران.»
17 I saw an angel who was standing in [the light of] [MTY] the sun. He called loudly to all the [flesh-eating] birds flying high in the sky, “Come and gather for the wonderful feast that God [is providing for you]!
سپس، فرشته‌ای را دیدم که در آفتاب ایستاده بود و با صدای بلند به پرندگان می‌گفت: «بیایید و بر سر سفره‌ای که خدا برای شما تدارک دیده است، جمع شوید.
18 [Come] and eat the flesh of all [God’s enemies who are dead—] the flesh of kings, army commanders, [people who fought] powerfully, horses and the [soldiers] who rode them, [and the flesh of all other kinds of people], whether [they were] free or slaves, [socially] insignificant or significant. [All kinds]!”
بیایید و بخورید از گوشت پادشاهان و فرماندهان و زورمندان؛ از گوشت اسبان و سواران آنها، و از گوشت هر انسانی، بزرگ و کوچک، برده و آزاد.»
19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of earth with their armies gathered together to fight against the Rider on the horse, and against his army.
آنگاه دیدم که آن وحش، حکومتهای جهان و لشکریان آنها را گرد آورد تا با آن اسب سوار و لشکر او بجنگند.
20 The beast and the false prophet were captured {[He] captured the beast and the false prophet}. The false prophet is the one who had performed miracles in the beast’s presence. By doing that he had deceived the people who had accepted the beast’s mark [on their foreheads] and who worshipped its image. The beast and the false prophet were thrown {[He] threw the beast and the one who falsely said that he spoke messages that came directly from God} alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)
اما وحش با پیامبر دروغینش گرفتار شدند و هر دو زنده‌زنده به دریاچهٔ آتش که با گوگرد می‌سوزد انداخته شدند؛ بله، همان پیامبری که از جانب وحش معجزات خیره کننده انجام می‌داد تا تمام کسانی را که علامت وحش را داشتند و مجسمه‌اش را می‌پرستیدند، فریب دهد. (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)
21 The rider on the horse killed the rest [of their armies] just by [speaking words], [which were like] [MTY] a sword that extended from his mouth. All those birds gorged themselves on the flesh of [the people whom he had killed].
آنگاه تمام دار و دستهٔ او با شمشیر تیزی که در دهان اسب سوار بود کشته شدند، و پرندگان شکم خود را با گوشت آنان سیر کردند.

< Revelation 19 >