Αποκαλυψις Ιωαννου 19
1 Και μετά ταύτα ήκουσα ως φωνήν μεγάλην όχλου πολλού εν τω ουρανώ, λέγοντος· Αλληλούϊα· η σωτηρία και η δόξα και η τιμή και η δύναμις ανήκουσιν εις Κύριον τον Θεόν ημών,
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!”
2 διότι αληθιναί και δίκαιαι είναι αι κρίσεις αυτού· διότι έκρινε την πόρνην την μεγάλην, ήτις έφθειρε την γην με την πορνείαν αυτής, και εξεδίκησεν εκ της χειρός αυτής το αίμα των δούλων αυτού.
“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]!”
3 Και εκ δευτέρου είπον· Αλληλούϊα· και ο καπνός αυτής αναβαίνει εις τους αιώνας των αιώνων. (aiōn g165)
[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)
4 Και έπεσον οι εικοσιτέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι και τα τέσσαρα ζώα και προσεκύνησαν τον Θεόν τον καθήμενον επί του θρόνου λέγοντες· Αμήν, αλληλούϊα.
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!)”
5 Και εξήλθεν εκ του θρόνου φωνή, λέγουσα· Αινείτε τον Θεόν ημών, πάντες οι δούλοι αυτού και οι φοβούμενοι αυτόν και οι μικροί και οι μεγάλοι.
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]!”
6 Και ήκουσα ως φωνήν όχλου πολλού, και ως φωνήν υδάτων πολλών, και ως φωνήν βροντών ισχυρών, λεγόντων· Αλληλούϊα· διότι εβασίλευσε Κύριος ο Θεός ο παντοκράτωρ.
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!
7 Ας χαίρωμεν και ας αγαλλιώμεθα και ας δώσωμεν την δόξαν εις αυτόν, διότι ήλθεν ο γάμος του Αρνίου, και η γυνή αυτού ητοίμασεν εαυτήν.
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.
8 Και εδόθη εις αυτήν να ενδυθή βύσσινον καθαρόν και λαμπρόν· διότι το βύσσινον είναι τα δικαιώματα των αγίων.
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.
9 Και λέγει προς εμέ· Γράψον, Μακάριοι οι κεκλημένοι εις το δείπνον του γάμου του Αρνίου. Και λέγει προς εμέ· Ούτοι είναι οι αληθινοί λόγοι του Θεού.
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!”
10 Και έπεσον έμπροσθεν των ποδών αυτού, διά να προσκυνήσω αυτόν. Και λέγει μοι· Πρόσεχε μη κάμης τούτο· εγώ είμαι σύνδουλός σου και των αδελφών σου, οίτινες έχουσι την μαρτυρίαν του Ιησού· τον Θεόν προσκύνησον· διότι η μαρτυρία του Ιησού είναι το πνεύμα της προφητείας.
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])!”
11 Και είδον τον ουρανόν ανεωγμένον, και ιδού ίππος λευκός, και ο καθήμενος επ' αυτόν εκαλείτο Πιστός και Αληθινός, και κρίνει και πολεμεί εν δικαιοσύνη.
[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].
12 Οι δε οφθαλμοί αυτού ήσαν ως φλόξ πυρός, και επί της κεφαλής αυτού διαδήματα πολλά, και είχεν όνομα γεγραμμένον, το οποίον ουδείς γνωρίζει ειμή αυτός,
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].
13 και ήτο ενδεδυμένος ιμάτιον βεβαμμένον με αίμα, και καλείται το όνομα αυτού· ο Λόγος του Θεού.
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).”
14 Και τα στρατεύματα τα εν τω ουρανώ ηκολούθουν αυτόν εφ' ίππων λευκών, ενδεδυμένοι βύσσινον λευκόν και καθαρόν.
The armies of heaven were following him. [They were also] riding on white horses. They were wearing clothes [made of] clean white linen.
15 Και εκ του στόματος αυτού εξέρχεται ρομφαία κοπτερά, διά να κτυπά με αυτήν τα έθνη· και αυτός θέλει ποιμάνει αυτούς εν ράβδω σιδηρά· και αυτός πατεί τον ληνόν του οίνου του θυμού και της οργής του Θεού του παντοκράτορος·
[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].
16 και επί το ιμάτιον και επί τον μηρόν αυτού έχει γεγραμμένον το όνομα, Βασιλεύς βασιλέων και Κύριος κυρίων.
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.”
17 Και είδον ένα άγγελον ιστάμενον εν τω ηλίω, και έκραξε μετά φωνής μεγάλης, λέγων προς πάντα τα όρνεα τα πετώμενα εις το μεσουράνημα· Έλθετε και συνάγεσθε εις το δείπνον του μεγάλου Θεού,
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]!
18 διά να φάγητε σάρκας βασιλέων και σάρκας χιλιάρχων και σάρκας ισχυρών και σάρκας ίππων και των καθημένων επ' αυτών και σάρκας πάντων ελευθέρων και δούλων και μικρών και μεγάλων.
[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]!”
19 Και είδον το θηρίον και τους βασιλείς της γης και τα στρατεύματα αυτών συνηγμένα, διά να κάμωσι πόλεμον με τον καθήμενον επί του ίππου και με το στράτευμα αυτού.
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.
20 Και επιάσθη το θηρίον και μετά τούτου ο ψευδοπροφήτης, όστις έκαμε τα σημεία ενώπιον αυτού, με τα οποία επλάνησε τους λαβόντας το χάραγμα του θηρίου και τους προσκυνούντας την εικόνα αυτού· ζώντες ερρίφθησαν οι δύο εις την λίμνην του πυρός, την καιομένην με το θείον. (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)
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 Και οι λοιποί εφονεύθησαν με την ρομφαίαν του καθημένου επί του ίππου, την εξερχομένην εκ του στόματος αυτού· και πάντα τα όρνεα εχορτάσθησαν εκ των σαρκών αυτών.
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].
