Offenbarung 21
1 Und ich sah einen neuen Himmel und eine neue Erde; denn der erste Himmel und die erste Erde waren vergangen, und das Meer ist nicht mehr.
Then [in the vision] I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the oceans no longer existed.
2 Und die heilige Stadt, das neue Jerusalem sah ich herabkommen aus dem Himmel von Gott, bereitet wie eine für ihren Mann geschmückte Braut,
I saw [God’s] holy city, which is the new [city of] Jerusalem. It was coming down out of heaven from God. [The city] had been prepared [and decorated] {[God] had prepared [and decorated the city]} as [SIM] a bride is decorated {decorates herself} [beautifully in order to marry] her husband.
3 und ich hörte eine laute Stimme aus dem Thron heraus sprechen: Siehe, die Hütte Gottes bei den Menschen, und er wird bei ihnen wohnen, und sie werden seine Völker sein, und er, Gott wird mit ihnen sein.
I heard a loud voice that spoke from the throne [of God]. It said, “Listen to this! Now God will live with people. He will live [right in the midst of] them [DOU]! They will be his people. God himself will be with them, and he will be their God.
4 Und er wird abwischen alle Thränen von ihren Augen, und der Tod wird nicht mehr sein, noch Leid, noch Geschrei, noch Pein; denn das erste ist vergangen.
[As a result], he will [cause them to no longer be sad. It will be as though he will] [MTY] wipe every tear from their eyes. [None of them] will ever again die or mourn or cry [DOU] or suffer pain, because the former things [that make us sad] will have disappeared.”
5 Und der auf dem Throne saß, sprach: siehe, ich mache alles neu. Und er spricht: schreibe; denn diese Worte sind zuverläßig und wahrhaftig.
Then [God], who sits on the throne, said, “Listen to this! I am [now] making everything new!” He said [to me]: “Write these things [that I have told you], because you can trust [that I will certainly cause them to happen].”
6 Und er sprach zu mir: es ist geschehen. Ich bin das Alpha und das O, der Anfang und das Ende. Ich will dem Dürstenden geben von der Quelle des Lebenswassers umsonst.
He said to me, “I have finished [doing all the things I needed to do]. I am the one who began all things [MET] and the one who will cause all things to end [MET]. To everyone who is [spiritually] thirsty [MET], I will (freely give/give as a free gift) water from the spring [that causes people] to live [forever].
7 Der Sieger soll es ererben, und ich will ihm Gott sein und er soll mir Sohn sein.
I will give this to every person who is victorious over [the evil powers] (OR, [over Satan]). I will be their God, and they will be my children.
8 Den Feigen aber und Ungläubigen, Befleckten, Mördern, Unzüchtigen, Giftmischern, Götzendienern und allen Lügnern soll ihr Teil werden in dem See der von Feuer und Schwefel brennt, das da ist der zweite Tod. (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)
But those who are cowardly, those who do not believe [in me], those [who do] detestable things, those who are murderers, those who sin sexually, those who commit sorcery, those who worship idols, and every liar, will [all suffer] in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. [Anyone who suffers in that lake] will be dying the second time.” (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)
9 Und es kam einer von den sieben Engeln mit den sieben Schalen, die mit den letzten sieben Plagen gefüllt sind, und redete zu mir also: komm, ich will dir zeigen die Braut, das Weib des Lamms.
One of the seven angels who had one of the seven bowls that had been full of [the wine/liquid causing] [MTY] the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come [with me] and I will show you [the people who have permanently united with Christ, the one who is like a] lamb! They will be [like] [MET] a bride [for him].”
10 Und er trug mich im Geiste auf einen großen und hohen Berg und zeigte mir die heilige Stadt Jerusalem, herabkommend aus dem Himmel von Gott her,
Then, while [God’s] Spirit [controlled me], the angel took/carried me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed me [God’s] holy city, [the New] Jerusalem. It was coming down out of heaven from God.
11 mit der Herrlichkeit Gottes; ihr Glanz ist gleich wie der köstlichste Edelstein, wie ein Jaspis-Krystall.
It was shining with his glory. The city was shining like a very precious jasper stone [shines, and] it was clear like crystal.
12 Sie hat eine große und hohe Mauer und zwölf Thore, und auf den Thoren zwölf Engel, und Namen darauf geschrieben, nämlich die der zwölf Stämme der Söhne Israel.
[Around the city] was a very high wall. The wall had twelve gates. An angel was at each gate. The names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written {[God] had written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel} over the gates. [Each gate had the name of one tribe].
13 Drei Thore von Osten, drei von Norden, drei von Süden, drei von Westen.
Three gates were on the east [side], three gates were on the north [side], three gates were on the south [side], and three gates were on the west [side].
14 Und die Mauer der Stadt hat zwölf Grundsteine, und darauf zwölf Namen der zwölf Apostel des Lamms.
The wall of the city had twelve foundation [stones]. On each foundation [stone was] the name of one of the twelve apostles of [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb.
15 Und der mit mir redete, hatte ein goldenes Meßrohr, um die Stadt und ihre Thore und ihre Mauer zu messen.
The angel who was speaking to me carried a golden measuring rod, in order to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
16 Und die Stadt ist viereckig angelegt, und ihre Länge so groß wie die Breite. Und er maß die Stadt mit dem Rohr auf zwölftausend Stadien. Länge, Breite und Höhe sind gleich.
The city was square [in shape]; it was as long as it was wide. After the angel measured the city with his rod, [he reported that it was] (1,500 miles/2,400 kilometers) long, and that its height was the same as [its length and width].
17 Und er maß ihre Mauer zu einhundert vierundvierzig Ellen, Menschen- das heißt Engelmaß.
He measured its wall [and reported that it was] ([216 ft./70 meters]) [thick] (OR, [high]). The angel used the measure that people [normally use].
18 Und der Bau der Mauer ist von Jaspis, und die Stadt von reinem Gold, wie reines Glas.
The [city] wall was made of [something like the green stone that we call] jasper. The city [itself] was [made of something like] pure gold [that looked] like clear glass.
19 Die Grundsteine der Stadtmauer sind mit allerlei Edelsteinen verziert; der erste Grundstein ist Jaspis, der zweite Saphir, der dritte Chalcedon, der vierte Smaragd,
The foundations of the wall of the city were beautifully made with [wonderful stones that are like] precious stones [on earth]. The first foundation [stone was a crystalline stone like] jasper, the second [foundation stone was a blue stone like] sapphire, the third [foundation stone was a green stone like] agate, the fourth [foundation stone was a green stone like] emerald,
20 der fünfte Sardonyx, der sechste Sardion, der siebente Chrysolith, der achte Beryll, der neunte Topas, der zehnte Chrysopras, der elfte Hyacinth, der zwölfte Amethyst.
the fifth [foundation stone was a brown and white layered stone like] sardonyx, the sixth [foundation stone was a red stone like] carnelian, the seventh [foundation stone was a yellow stone like] chrysolite, the eighth [foundation stone was a green stone like] beryl, the ninth [foundation stone was a yellow stone like] topaz, the tenth [foundation stone was a green stone like] chrysoprase, the eleventh [foundation stone was a blue stone like] hyacinth, and the twelfth [foundation stone was a purple stone like] amethyst.
21 Und die zwölf Thore sind zwölf Perlen, jedes von ihnen aus einer einzigen Perle, und die Gasse der Stadt reines Gold wie durchsichtiges Glas.
The twelve gates [of the city] were [something like huge] pearls. Each gate was like [it was] a single pearl. The [ground of] the main plaza of the city (OR, The streets of the city) [appeared to be] pure gold [that looked] like clear glass.
22 Und einen Tempel sah ich nicht darin, denn der Herr Gott der Allbeherrscher ist ihr Tempel, und das Lamm.
There was no temple in the city. The Lord God Almighty [himself], and the [one who is like a] lamb, are [there, so there was no need for] [MET] a temple.
23 Und die Stadt bedarf nicht Sonne noch Mond, daß sie ihr scheinen; denn die Herrlichkeit Gottes hat sie erleuchtet, und das Lamm ist ihre Leuchte.
The city will not need the sun or the moon to light the city, because the glory of God will illuminate the city, and [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb, will also be its light.
24 Und die Nationen werden in ihrem Lichte wandeln, und die Könige der Erde bringen ihre Herrlichkeit zu ihr.
The people of [MTY] the nations will live with the light of the city [shining upon them]. And the kings of the earth will bring their wealth into the city [to honor God and the one who is like a lamb].
25 Und ihre Thore sollen nimmermehr geschlossen werden am Tage, Nacht gibt es dort keine.
The gates of the city will not be shut {No one will shut the gates of the city} [at the end of each day as they usually are shut], because there will be no night there.
26 Und man wird die Herrlichkeit und die Schätze der Nationen hineinbringen.
The [people of the] world will also bring their wealth into the city to honor [God and the one who is like a lamb].
27 Und Unreines wird nimmermehr hineinkommen; keiner der Greuel und Lüge thut, sondern nur die geschrieben sind im Lebensbuch des Lammes.
No one who is morally impure, no one who does things [that God considers] detestable, and no one who tells lies, will ever enter that city. Only those people whose names are written in the book of the [one who is like a] lamb {whose [names] the [one who is like a] lamb has written in his book}, [the names] of people who have [eternal] life, will be there.
