Apocalipsis 7
1 Entonces vi cuatro ángeles que estaban en pie en las cuatro esquinas de la tierra sosteniendo los cuatro vientos, para evitar que alguno de ellos golpeara la tierra, el mar, o algún árbol.
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.
2 Y miré a otro ángel levantarse desde el Este, sosteniendo el sello del Dios vivo. Y gritó a gran voz a los cuatro ángeles a quienes se les había dado el poder de destruir la tierra y el mar:
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
3 “¡No le hagan daño a la tierra, ni al mar, ni a los árboles, hasta que hayamos puesto un sello en las frentes de los verdaderos seguidores de Dios!”
[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.”
4 Y se me dijo el número de los que fueron sellados: ciento cuarenta y cuatro mil. Los que fueron sellados provenían de cada una de las tribus de los hijos de Israel:
[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].
5 doce mil de la tribu de Judá, doce mil de la tribu de Rubén, doce mil de la tribu de Gad,
[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,
6 doce mil de la tribu de Aser, doce mil de la tribu de Neftalí, doce mil de la tribu de Manasés,
12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
7 doce mil de la tribu de Simeón, doce mil de la tribu de Leví, doce mil de la tribu de Isacar,
12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12.000 from the tribe of Issachar,
8 doce mil de la tribu de Zabulón, doce mil de la tribu de José, doce mil de la tribu de Benjamín.
12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, and 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin.
9 Después de esto mire y vi una gran multitud que nadie podía contar, compuesta de toda nación, tribu, pueblo y lengua. Estaban en pie frente al trono y el Cordero, vestidos con túnicas blancas, con ramas de palmeras en sus manos.
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].
10 Y gritaron fuertemente: “La Salvación viene de nuestro Dios que está sentado en el trono, y del Cordero”.
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]!”
11 Y todos los ángeles que rodeaban el trono, y los ancianos, así como las cuatro criaturas vivientes, cayeron postrados con sus rostros a tierra ante el trono, adorando a Dios.
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.
12 “¡Amén!” decían. “La bendición, la gloria, la sabiduría, la gratitud, la honra, el poder y la fuerza sean para Dios por siempre y para siempre. Amén”. (aiōn g165)
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)
13 Entonces uno de los ancianos me habló, preguntándome: “¿Quiénes son los que están vestidos con túnicas blancas, y de dónde han venido?”
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?”
14 Y yo respondí: “Mi Señor, tú sabes la respuesta”. Entonces me dijo: “Estos son los que han pasado por gran persecución. Y han lavado sus túnicas, blanqueándolas por medio de la sangre del Cordero.
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.
15 Por eso ellos pueden estar en pie frente al trono de Dios, y le sirven día y noche en su Templo. Aquél que está sentado en el trono los protegerá con su presencia.
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].
16 Y nunca más volverán a tener hambre o sed; el sol no los quemará ni sufrirán de calor abrasador,
[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].
17 porque el Cordero que está en medio del trono será su pastor, y los guiará a fuentes de agua viva, y Dios enjugará toda lágrima de sus ojos”.
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].”
