The 144,000 People of Israel
1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds so that no wind should blow on the earth or the sea or against any tree. 2 And I saw another angel coming up from the east with the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels to whom God had given the power to damage the earth and the sea. 3 The angel said, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees, until we mark the servants of our God with a seal on their foreheads.” 4 And I was told that the number of those who were marked with God's seal on their foreheads was 144,000. They were from the twelve tribes of Israel, 5-8 twelve thousand from each tribe: Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin.
The Enormous Crowd
9 After this I looked, and there was an enormous crowd—no one could count all the people! They were from every race, tribe, nation, and language, and they stood in front of the throne and of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. 10 They called out in a loud voice: “Salvation comes from our God, who sits on the throne, and from the Lamb!” 11 All the angels stood around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures. Then they threw themselves face downward in front of the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying, “Amen! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might belong to our God forever and ever! Amen!”
13 One of the elders asked me, “Who are these people dressed in white robes, and where do they come from?”
14 “I don't know, sir. You do,” I answered.
He said to me, “These are the people who have come safely through the terrible persecution. They have washed their robes and made them white with the blood of the Lamb. 15 That is why they stand before God's throne and serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will protect them with his presence. 16 Never again will they hunger or thirst; neither sun nor any scorching heat will burn them, 17 because the Lamb, who is in the center of the throne, will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
1 Pēc tam es redzēju četrus eņģeļus stāvam četros zemes stūros, turot četrus zemes vējus, lai vējš nepūstu ne pār zemi, ne jūru, ne pār kādu koku. 2 Un es redzēju citu eņģeli uzkāpjam no saules lēkta puses. Viņš turēja dzīvā Dieva zīmogu; viņš sauca skaņā balsī četriem eņģeļiem, kam bija dots maitāt zemi un jūru: 3 "Nesamaitājiet zemi, ne jūru, ne kokus, kamēr mēs apzīmogosim mūsu Dieva kalpus uz viņu pierēm." 4 Tad es dzirdēju apzīmogoto skaitu: simts četrdesmit četri tūkstoši bija apzīmogoti no visām Israēla bērnu ciltīm. 5 No Jūdas cilts divpadsmit tūkstoši apzīmogoti, no Rūbena cilts divpadsmit tūkstoši, no Gada cilts divpadsmit tūkstoši, 6 no Ašera cilts divpadsmit tūkstoši, no Naftaļa cilts divpadsmit tūkstoši, no Manases cilts divpadsmit tūkstoši, 7 no Simeona cilts divpadsmit tūkstoši, no Levija cilts divpadsmit tūkstoši, no Isašara cilts divpadsmit tūkstoši, 8 no Zebulona cilts divpadsmit tūkstoši, no Jāzepa cilts divpadsmit tūkstoši, no Benjamīna cilts divpadsmit tūkstoši apzīmogoti. 9 Pēc tam es redzēju, un raugi: liels pulks, ko saskaitīt neviens nevarēja, no visām tautām, no ciltīm, tautībām un valodām stāvēja goda krēsla priekšā un Jēra priekšā, apģērbti baltās drēbēs un ar palmu zariem rokās un 10 sauca skaņā balsī: "Pestīšana pieder mūsu Dievam, kas sēd goda krēslā, un Jēram." 11 Visi eņģeļi stāvēja ap goda krēslu, ap vecajiem un dzīvajām būtnēm un metās uz sava vaiga goda krēsla priekšā un lūdza Dievu, sacīdami: 12 "Āmen, teikšana un slava, gudrība un pateicība, gods, vara un spēks mūsu Dievam mūžu mūžos! Āmen!" 13 Tad viens no vecajiem sacīja man: "Tie, kas ģērbti baltās drēbēs, kas viņi un no kurienes viņi nākuši?" 14 Es viņam atbildēju: "Mans Kungs, tu to zini!" Un viņš man sacīja: "Šie ir tie, kas nākuši no lielām bēdām un savas drēbes mazgājuši un tās balinājuši Jēra asinīs. 15 Tāpēc tie ir Dieva goda krēsla priekšā un kalpo Viņam dienām un naktīm Viņa templī, un Tas, kas sēd goda krēslā, mājos pie viņiem. 16 Tiem vairs nebūs bada, tiem vairs neslāps, ne saule, ne cits kāds karstums tos nespiedīs, 17 jo Jērs, kas pašā vidū, goda krēsla priekšā, tos ganīs un tos vedīs pie dzīvības ūdens avotiem, un Dievs nožāvēs visas asaras no viņu acīm."
