Apocalipsis 7
1 Después de esto, vi a cuatro ángeles de pie en las cuatro esquinas de la tierra, que sujetaban los cuatro vientos de la tierra, para que no soplara ningún viento en la tierra, ni en el mar, ni en ningún 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 Vi a otro ángel ascender desde la salida del sol, con el sello del Dios vivo. Gritó con gran voz a los cuatro ángeles a los que se les había encomendado hacer daño a la tierra y al 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 diciendo: “¡No hagáis daño a la tierra, al mar o a los árboles, hasta que hayamos sellado a los siervos de nuestro Dios en sus frentes!”
[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 Oí el número de los sellados, ciento cuarenta y cuatro mil, sellados de cada tribu 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 de la tribu de Judá doce mil fueron sellados, de la tribu de Rubén doce mil, de la tribu de Gad doce mil,
[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 de la tribu de Aser doce mil, de la tribu de Neftalí doce mil, de la tribu de Manasés doce mil,
12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
7 de la tribu de Simeón doce mil, de la tribu de Leví doce mil, de la tribu de Isacar doce mil,
12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12.000 from the tribe of Issachar,
8 de la tribu de Zabulón doce mil, de la tribu de José doce mil, y de la tribu de Benjamín doce mil fueron sellados.
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 estas cosas miré, y he aquí una gran multitud, que nadie podía contar, de todas las naciones y de todas las tribus, pueblos y lenguas, de pie ante el trono y ante el Cordero, vestidos con túnicas blancas y con palmas en las 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 Gritaban a gran voz, diciendo: “¡Salvación a nuestro Dios, que está sentado en el trono, y al 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 Todos los ángeles estaban de pie alrededor del trono, los ancianos y los cuatro seres vivientes; y se postraron ante su trono y adoraron 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 diciendo: “¡Amén! La bendición, la gloria, la sabiduría, la acción de gracias, el honor, el poder y la fuerza sean para nuestro Dios por los siglos de los siglos. 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 Uno de los ancianos respondió diciéndome: “Estos que están vestidos con las túnicas blancas, ¿quiénes son y de dónde vienen?”
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 Le dije: “Mi señor, tú lo sabes”. Me dijo: “Estos son los que salieron del gran sufrimiento. Han lavado sus ropas y las han emblanquecido en 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 están ante el trono de Dios, y le sirven día y noche en su templo. El que está sentado en el trono extenderá su tabernáculo sobre ellos.
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 Nunca más tendrán hambre ni sed. El sol no golpeará sobre ellos, ni ningún calor;
[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 los pastorea y los conduce a manantiales de aguas vivificantes. 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].”
