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.
και μετα τουτο ειδον τεσσαρασ αγγελουσ εστωτασ επι τασ τεσσαρασ γωνιασ τησ γησ κρατουντασ τουσ τεσσαρασ ανεμουσ τησ γησ ινα μη πνεη ανεμοσ επι τησ γησ μητε επι τησ θαλασσησ μητε επι τι δενδρον
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
και ειδον αλλον αγγελον αναβαινοντα απο ανατολησ ηλιου εχοντα σφραγιδα θεου ζωντοσ και εκραξεν φωνη μεγαλη τοισ τεσσαρσιν αγγελοισ οισ εδοθη αυτοισ αδικησαι την γην και την θαλασσαν
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.”
λεγων μη αδικησητε την γην μητε την θαλασσαν μητε τα δενδρα αχρι ου σφραγισωμεν τουσ δουλουσ του θεου ημων επι των μετωπων αυτων
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].
και ηκουσα τον αριθμον των εσφραγισμενων εκατον και τεσσαρακοντα τεσσαρεσ χιλιαδεσ εσφραγισμενων εκ πασησ φυλησ υιων ισραηλ
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,
εκ φυλησ ιουδα δωδεκα χιλιαδεσ εσφραγισμεναι εκ φυλησ ρουβιμ δωδεκα χιλιαδεσ εκ φυλησ γαδ δωδεκα χιλιαδεσ
6 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
εκ φυλησ ασηρ δωδεκα χιλιαδεσ εκ φυλησ νεφθαλειμ δωδεκα χιλιαδεσ εκ φυλησ μανασση δωδεκα χιλιαδεσ
7 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12.000 from the tribe of Issachar,
εκ φυλησ συμεων δωδεκα χιλιαδεσ εκ φυλησ λευι δωδεκα χιλιαδεσ εκ φυλησ ισαχαρ δωδεκα χιλιαδεσ
8 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, and 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin.
εκ φυλησ ζαβουλων δωδεκα χιλιαδεσ εκ φυλησ ιωσηφ δωδεκα χιλιαδεσ εκ φυλησ βενιαμιν δωδεκα χιλιαδεσ εσφραγισμεναι
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].
μετα ταυτα ειδον και ιδου οχλοσ πολυσ ον αριθμησαι ουδεισ εδυνατο εκ παντοσ εθνουσ και φυλων και λαων και γλωσσων εστωτασ ενωπιον του θρονου και ενωπιον του αρνιου περιβεβλημενουσ στολασ λευκασ και φοινικασ εν ταισ χερσιν αυτων
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]!”
και κραζουσιν φωνη μεγαλη λεγοντεσ η σωτηρια τω θεω ημων τω καθημενω επι τω θρονω και τω αρνιω
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.
και παντεσ οι αγγελοι ειστηκεισαν κυκλω του θρονου και των πρεσβυτερων και των τεσσαρων ζωων και επεσον ενωπιον του θρονου επι τα προσωπα αυτων και προσεκυνησαν τω θεω
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)
λεγοντεσ αμην η ευλογια και η δοξα και η σοφια και η ευχαριστια και η τιμη και η δυναμισ και η ισχυσ τω θεω ημων εισ τουσ αιωνασ των αιωνων αμην (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?”
και απεκριθη εισ εκ των πρεσβυτερων λεγων μοι ουτοι οι περιβεβλημενοι τασ στολασ τασ λευκασ τινεσ εισιν και ποθεν ηλθον
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.
και ειπον αυτω κυριε μου συ οιδασ και ειπεν μοι ουτοι εισιν οι ερχομενοι εκ τησ θλιψεωσ τησ μεγαλησ και επλυναν τασ στολασ αυτων και ελευκαναν εν τω αιματι του αρνιου
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].
δια τουτο εισιν ενωπιον του θρονου του θεου και λατρευουσιν αυτω ημερασ και νυκτοσ εν τω ναω αυτου και ο καθημενοσ επι τω θρονω σκηνωσει επ αυτουσ
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].
ου πεινασουσιν ετι ουδε διψησουσιν ετι ουδ ου μη πεση επ αυτουσ ο ηλιοσ ουδε παν καυμα
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].”
οτι το αρνιον το ανα μεσον του θρονου ποιμαινει αυτουσ και οδηγει αυτουσ επι ζωησ πηγασ υδατων και εξαλειψει ο θεοσ παν δακρυον εκ των οφθαλμων αυτων
