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1 其後我、大群衆の聲の如きものの天に於て斯く言へるを聞けり、アレルヤ、救霊と光榮と能力とは我神に歸す、
AND after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
2 蓋其淫亂を以て地上を腐敗せしめたる大淫婦を審判し給ひしものの審判は、眞に且正しくして、己が僕等の血の報を彼の手に求め給ひしなり、と。
For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
3 又重ねて言ひけるは、アレルヤ、彼が烟立昇りて世々に限なし、と。 (aiōn )
And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. (aiōn )
4 而して廿四人の翁と四の動物と平伏して、玉座に坐し給ふ神を禮拝し奉り、アメン、アレルヤ、と稱へたり。
And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
5 斯て聲玉座より出でて言ひけるは、総て神の僕たる者、又大小を問はず之を畏るる者よ、我神を賛美し奉れ、と。
And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
6 我又大群衆の聲の如く、大水の聲の如く、大いなる雷の聲の如きものの斯く言へるを聞けり、アレルヤ、蓋我全能の神にて在す主は統治し給へるなり。
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
7 将我等は歓び躍りて之に光榮を歸し奉らん、蓋羔の婚禮の期至りて、其新婦既に準備を調へ、
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
8 潔くして輝ける亜麻布を身に装ふことを得しめられたり、と。亜麻布とは聖人の正しき業なり。
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9 [天使]又我に謂ひけるは、羔の婚筵に召されし人々は福なる哉、と書け、と。又我に謂ひけるは、是ぞ神の眞の御言なる、と。
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
10 斯て我之を禮拝せんとして、其足下に平伏しければ、又我に謂ひけるは、然する事勿れ、我は汝及びイエズスの證を有せる汝が兄弟等と同様の僕なり、神をば禮拝し奉れ、其は預言の霊はイエズスを證し奉ればなり、と。
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
11 第一項 キリストの決勝 第三編 キリスト及び聖會の決勝 又見たるに、折しも天開けて一の白馬あり、之に乗れるは忠信者、眞實者と稱せらるる者にして、正義を以て審判し且戰ひ給ひ、
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 御目は焔の如く、頭には數多の冠を戴き、又記せる名ありて、自らの外誰も之を知る者なく、
His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 又血に塗れたる衣服を纏ひ給ひて、名を神の御言と稱す。
And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 又天に在る諸軍は白馬に乗り、白く潔き亜麻布を纏ひ給ひて之に從ひ居れり。
And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 而して諸民を撃つべき兩刃の利き剣、彼の口より出で、彼は鉄の杖を以て諸民を治め給ふべく、又自ら全能の神の御怒の搾槽を踏み給ひ、
And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 衣の上股の處に其名記されて、諸王の王、諸主の主、とあり。
And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
17 又見たるに、一の天使太陽の中に立ちて、空の中央を飛べる一切の鳥に對ひ、聲高く呼はりて言ひけるは、汝等來りて神の大いなる饗筵に集れ、
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18 諸國王の肉、千夫長等の肉、権力者の肉、馬と之に乗れる人々との肉、総て自由なるもの奴隷たるもの、大人小人の肉を喰ふべし、と。
That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
19 又見たるに、彼獣と地上の諸國王と其軍隊と既に集りて、白馬に乗り給へるもの及び其軍隊と戰はんとしたるに、
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
20 獣は捕へられ、曾て其前に種々の徽を為し、之によりて獣の印章を受け、其像を拝みし人々を惑はしし僞預言者も亦共に捕へられ、兩ながら活きたる儘にて硫黄の燃ゆる火の池に投入れられたり。 (Limnē Pyr )
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. (Limnē Pyr )
21 其他の者は皆、白馬に乗り給へるものの口より出づる剣にて殺され、諸の鳥飽くまで其肉を喰へり。
And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.