Revelation 7
1 After this I saw four angels. One was standing at the north, one at the east, one at the south, and one at the west. They were restraining the winds that blew from all directions [MTY] to keep them from blowing [destructively] on the earth or on the ocean or even on any tree.
ⲁ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲕⲟⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲏ ⲉϫⲛⲑⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲏ ⲉϫⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲏⲛ
2 I saw another angel come up from the east. He was carrying God’s seal. [With this] seal God, who is all-powerful, marks [his own people to protect them]. The angel called out with a loud voice to the four angels to whom [he] had given [power] to harm the earth and the ocean. He said
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲕⲉⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲁϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛⲑⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
3 [to them], “Do not harm the earth or the ocean or the trees until we [(exc)] have marked the servants of our [(inc)] God on their foreheads.”
ⲅ̅ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁⲕⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛⲑⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲙⲛⲛϣⲏⲛ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲩⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ
4 [Then the angel and his fellow angels marked all God’s servants]. I heard the number of people who were marked {whom [the angels] marked} [because of their being God’s servants. The number was] 144,000. They were from all the tribes of Israel. [They symbolized the complete number of people whom God would protect].
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲃⲁ ⲙⲛϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅
5 [The angels] marked 12,000 people from the tribe of Judah, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad,
ⲉ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϣⲟ ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛϩⲣⲟⲩⲃⲏⲛ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϣⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲅⲁⲇ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϣⲟ
6 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
ⲋ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ(ⲧⲉ)ⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲥⲏⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϣⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲉⲫⲑⲁⲗⲉⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϣⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲙⲁⲛⲁⲥⲥⲏ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϣⲟ
7 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12.000 from the tribe of Issachar,
ⲍ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϣⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲗⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϣⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲁⲭⲁⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϣⲟ
8 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, and 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin.
ⲏ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲍⲁⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϣⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϣⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϣⲟ ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲟⲃⲉ
9 After these things I saw a huge crowd. There were so [many people] that no one would be able to count them. [They were] from every nation, every tribe, every people-group, and every language [MTY]. They were standing before the throne and before [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb. They were wearing white robes and held palm branches [to wave them in order to celebrate].
ⲑ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲫⲩⲗⲏ ϩⲓⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ ⲉⲩϭⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲃⲁ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ
10 They shouted loudly, “[O] our [(exc)] God, you who sit on the throne, and [Jesus, you who are like a] lamb, [you two] have delivered [us(exc) from Satan’s power]!”
ⲓ̅ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ
11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living [creatures]. They all bowed down before the throne with their faces [to the ground] and worshipped God.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
12 They said, “May it be so! [We(exc)] praise, thank, and honor [you], our [(exc)] God, forever! [We(exc) acknowledge] that you are completely wise, the powerful one, who is forever able to accomplish everything he wants to. (May everyone acknowlege that it is so!/Amen!)” (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ (aiōn g165)
13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These [people] who are wearing white robes, [do you know] who they are, and where they come from?”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲱⲛ
14 I answered him, “Sir, [I do not know. Surely] you know [who they are]!” He said to me, “These are the people (whom [others] have caused to suffer greatly/who [have been persecuted]). [Because they believed that Jesus, the one who is like a sacrificial] lamb, [atoned for our sin when] his blood [flowed from his body when he died, it is as though] [MET] they have washed their robes and have made them [clean and] white.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲓⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ
15 Because of this, they are in front of God’s throne, and they serve him day and night in his [heavenly temple. God], the one who sits on the throne, will shelter/protect them [MTY].
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲡⲉϥⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲣϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
16 [As a result], they will never again be hungry. They will never again be thirsty. The sun will never again (beat on/burn) them, nor will any heat [scorch them].
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲕⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲏ ⲙⲛⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ
17 This is because the [one who is like a] lamb who is at the throne will [take care of them, just like] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep] [MET]. He will guide them [to the source of eternal life, just like a shepherd leads his sheep] to springs of water, [which enable the sheep] to live [MET]. God will [cause them to no longer be sad. It will be as if he were] wiping away all tears from their eyes [MTY].”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲙⲡⲩⲅⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲣⲙ̅ⲉⲓⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ
