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!”
tataḥ paraṁ svargasthānāṁ mahājanatāyā mahāśabdō 'yaṁ mayā śrūtaḥ, brūta parēśvaraṁ dhanyam asmadīyō ya īśvaraḥ| tasyābhavat paritrāṇāṁ prabhāvaśca parākramaḥ|
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]!”
vicārājñāśca tasyaiva satyā nyāyyā bhavanti ca| yā svavēśyākriyābhiśca vyakarōt kr̥tsnamēdinīṁ| tāṁ sa daṇḍitavān vēśyāṁ tasyāśca karatastathā| śōṇitasya svadāsānāṁ saṁśōdhaṁ sa gr̥hītavān||
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)
punarapi tairidamuktaṁ yathā, brūta parēśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ yannityaṁ nityamēva ca| tasyā dāhasya dhūmō 'sau diśamūrddhvamudēṣyati|| (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!)”
tataḥ paraṁ caturvviṁśatiprācīnāścatvāraḥ prāṇinaśca praṇipatya siṁhāsanōpaviṣṭam īśvaraṁ praṇamyāvadan, tathāstu paramēśaśca sarvvairēva praśasyatāṁ||
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]!”
anantaraṁ siṁhāsanamadhyād ēṣa ravō nirgatō, yathā, hē īśvarasya dāsēyāstadbhaktāḥ sakalā narāḥ| yūyaṁ kṣudrā mahāntaśca praśaṁsata va īśvaraṁ||
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!
tataḥ paraṁ mahājanatāyāḥ śabda iva bahutōyānāñca śabda iva gr̥rutarastanitānāñca śabda iva śabdō 'yaṁ mayā śrutaḥ, brūta parēśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ rājatvaṁ prāptavān yataḥ| sa paramēśvarō 'smākaṁ yaḥ sarvvaśaktimān prabhuḥ|
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.
kīrttayāmaḥ stavaṁ tasya hr̥ṣṭāścōllāsitā vayaṁ| yanmēṣaśāvakasyaiva vivāhasamayō 'bhavat| vāgdattā cābhavat tasmai yā kanyā sā susajjitā|
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.
paridhānāya tasyai ca dattaḥ śubhraḥ sucēlakaḥ||
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!”
sa sucēlakaḥ pavitralōkānāṁ puṇyāni| tataḥ sa mām uktavān tvamidaṁ likha mēṣaśāvakasya vivāhabhōjyāya yē nimantritāstē dhanyā iti| punarapi mām avadat, imānīśvarasya satyāni vākyāni|
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])!”
anantaraṁ ahaṁ tasya caraṇayōrantikē nipatya taṁ praṇantumudyataḥ|tataḥ sa mām uktavān sāvadhānastiṣṭha maivaṁ kuru yīśōḥ sākṣyaviśiṣṭaistava bhrātr̥bhistvayā ca sahadāsō 'haṁ| īśvaramēva praṇama yasmād yīśōḥ sākṣyaṁ bhaviṣyadvākyasya sāraṁ|
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].
anantaraṁ mayā muktaḥ svargō dr̥ṣṭaḥ, ēkaḥ śvētavarṇō 'śvō 'pi dr̥ṣṭastadārūḍhō janō viśvāsyaḥ satyamayaścēti nāmnā khyātaḥ sa yāthārthyēna vicāraṁ yuddhañca karōti|
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].
tasya nētrē 'gniśikhātulyē śirasi ca bahukirīṭāni vidyantē tatra tasya nāma likhitamasti tamēva vinā nāparaḥ kō 'pi tannāma jānāti|
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).”
sa rudhiramagnēna paricchadēnācchādita īśvaravāda iti nāmnābhidhīyatē ca|
14 The armies of heaven were following him. [They were also] riding on white horses. They were wearing clothes [made of] clean white linen.
aparaṁ svargasthasainyāni śvētāśvārūḍhāni parihitanirmmalaśvētasūkṣmavastrāṇi ca bhūtvā tamanugacchanti|
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].
tasya vaktrād ēkastīkṣaṇaḥ khaṅgō nirgacchati tēna khaṅgēna sarvvajātīyāstēnāghātitavyāḥ sa ca lauhadaṇḍēna tān cārayiṣyati sarvvaśaktimata īśvarasya pracaṇḍakōparasōtpādakadrākṣākuṇḍē yadyat tiṣṭhati tat sarvvaṁ sa ēva padābhyāṁ pinaṣṭi|
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.”
aparaṁ tasya paricchada urasi ca rājñāṁ rājā prabhūnāṁ prabhuścēti nāma nikhitamasti|
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]!
anantaraṁ sūryyē tiṣṭhan ēkō dūtō mayā dr̥ṣṭaḥ, ākāśamadhya uḍḍīyamānān sarvvān pakṣiṇaḥ prati sa uccaiḥsvarēṇēdaṁ ghōṣayati, atrāgacchata|
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]!”
īśvarasya mahābhōjyē milata, rājñāṁ kravyāṇi sēnāpatīnāṁ kravyāṇi vīrāṇāṁ kravyāṇyaśvānāṁ tadārūḍhānāñca kravyāṇi dāsamuktānāṁ kṣudramahatāṁ sarvvēṣāmēva kravyāṇi ca yuṣmābhi rbhakṣitavyāni|
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.
tataḥ paraṁ tēnāśvārūḍhajanēna tadīyasainyaiśca sārddhaṁ yuddhaṁ karttuṁ sa paśuḥ pr̥thivyā rājānastēṣāṁ sainyāni ca samāgacchantīti mayā dr̥ṣṭaṁ|
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)
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].
avaśiṣṭāśca tasyāśvārūḍhasya vaktranirgatakhaṅgēna hatāḥ, tēṣāṁ kravyaiśca pakṣiṇaḥ sarvvē tr̥ptiṁ gatāḥ|
