Jaunas debesis un jauna zeme
1 Tad es ieraudzīju jaunas debesis un jaunu zemi, jo pirmās debesis un pirmā zeme bija zudušas un jūras vairs nebija. 2 Es ieraudzīju svēto pilsētu, jauno Jeruzālemi, nokāpjam no debesīm, no Dieva, kā līgavu, sapostu un izrotātu savam vīram. 3 Es dzirdēju varenu balsi atskanam no troņa: redzi, Dieva mājoklis pie cilvēkiem, un viņš mājos kopā ar viņiem, un viņi būs viņa tauta, pats Dievs būs ar viņiem un būs viņu Dievs. 4 Un Dievs noslaucīs visas asaras no viņu acīm, un nāves vairs nebūs, nedz bēdu, nedz vaimanu, nedz sāpju vairs nebūs, jo viss bijušais ir pagājis. 5 Tas, kas sēdēja tronī, teica: “Redzi, es visu daru jaunu. Tad viņš teica: raksti, jo šis vēstījums ir uzticams un patiess.” 6 Un viņš man sacīja: “Tas ir noticis. Es esmu Alfa un Omega, Sākums un Gals. Es došu izslāpušajam dzert bez maksas no dzīvā ūdens avota. 7 Kas uzvar, tas mantos šo visu, un es būšu viņa Dievs, un viņš būs mans dēls. 8 Bet bailīgajiem un neticīgajiem, negantniekiem, slepkavām un netikļiem, burvjiem un elku pielūdzējiem, un visiem meļiem būs daļa degošā uguns un sēra ezerā, kas ir otrā nāve.”
Jaunā Jeruzāleme
9 Tad nāca viens no septiņiem eņģeļiem, kuriem bija septiņi trauki, pildīti ar septiņām pēdējā laika sērgām, un uzrunāja mani: “Skaties, es tev rādīšu līgavu, Jēra sievu.” 10 Viņš mani garā aizveda uz lielu, augstu kalnu un rādīja man svēto pilsētu Jeruzālemi nokāpjam no debesīm, no Dieva, 11 ar dievišķu spožumu – tās mirdzums bija kā dārgakmenim, kā kristālskaidram jašmas akmenim. 12 Ap pilsētu bija liels, augsts mūris ar divpadsmit vārtiem, un uz vārtiem bija divpadsmit eņģeļi. Uz vārtiem bija rakstīti divpadsmit Israēla cilšu dēlu vārdi. 13 Austrumu pusē bija trīs vārti, ziemeļu pusē – trīs vārti, dienvidu pusē – trīs vārti un rietumu pusē – trīs vārti. 14 Un pilsētas mūris bija uz divpadsmit pamatakmeņiem un uz tiem – divpadsmit Jēra apustuļu vārdi. 15 Eņģelim, kas runāja ar mani, bija zelta mērāmnūja, lai mērītu pilsētu, tās vārtus un mūri. 16 Pilsētai bija četrstūra forma, tās garums bija tāds pats kā platums; eņģelis ar mērāmnūju izmērīja pilsētu – tur bija divpadsmit tūkstoši stadiju, tās platums un augstums, un garums bija vienādi. 17 Tad viņš izmērīja mūrus, tie bija simt četrdesmit četras olektis – eņģelis lietoja tādu pašu mēru, kādu lieto cilvēki. 18 Mūris bija celts no jašmas un pilsēta no tīra zelta, tik tīra kā dzidrs stikls. 19 Pilsētas mūra pamati bija izrotāti ar dažādiem dārgakmeņiem – pirmie pamati no jašmas, otrie – no safīra, trešie – no halcedona, ceturtie – no smaragda, 20 piektie – no sardonīka, sestie – no serdolika, septītie – no hrizolīta, astotie – no berila, devītie – no topāza, desmitie – no ahāta, vienpadsmitie – no hiacinta, divpadsmitie – no ametista. 21 Divpadsmit vārti bija divpadsmit pērles – katri vārti no vienas pērles; pilsētas iela bija no tīra zelta, kas bija caurspīdīgs kā stikls. 22 Templi es neredzēju, jo tās templis ir Kungs Dievs, Visuvaldītājs, un Jērs. 23 Pilsētai nav vajadzības pēc saules un mēness, lai to darītu gaišu, jo to apspīd Dieva spožums un tās gaismeklis ir Jērs. 24 Tautas staigās tās gaismā, un zemes ķēniņi nesīs tajā savu spožumu. 25 Dienā tās vārti netiks aizslēgti; nakts tur vairs nebūs. 26 Tajā ieplūdīs tautu spožums un gods. 27 Bet nekad tur neieies necienīgais, nešķīstais un melīgais. Tajā ieies tikai tie, kas ierakstīti Jēra dzīvības grāmatā.
The New Heaven and the New Earth
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth disappeared, and the sea vanished. 2 And I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared and ready, like a bride dressed to meet her husband. 3 I heard a loud voice speaking from the throne: “Now God's home is with people! He will live with them, and they shall be his people. God himself will be with them, and he will be their God. 4 He will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, no more grief or crying or pain. The old things have disappeared.”
5 Then the one who sits on the throne said, “And now I make all things new!” He also said to me, “Write this, because these words are true and can be trusted.” 6 And he said, “It is done! I am the first and the last, the beginning and the end. To anyone who is thirsty I will give the right to drink from the spring of the water of life without paying for it. 7 Those who win the victory will receive this from me: I will be their God, and they will be my children. 8 But cowards, traitors, perverts, murderers, the immoral, those who practice magic, those who worship idols, and all liars—the place for them is the lake burning with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
The New Jerusalem
9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came to me and said, “Come, and I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 The Spirit took control of me, and the angel carried me to the top of a very high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City, coming down out of heaven from God 11 and shining with the glory of God. The city shone like a precious stone, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates and with twelve angels in charge of the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of the people of Israel. 13 There were three gates on each side: three on the east, three on the south, three on the north, and three on the west. 14 The city's wall was built on twelve foundation stones, on which were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 The angel who spoke to me had a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. 16 The city was perfectly square, as wide as it was long. The angel measured the city with his measuring stick: it was fifteen hundred miles long and was as wide and as high as it was long. 17 The angel also measured the wall, and it was 216 feet high, according to the standard unit of measure which he was using. 18 The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself was made of pure gold, as clear as glass. 19 The foundation stones of the city wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation stone was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh yellow quartz, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chalcedony, the eleventh turquoise, the twelfth amethyst. 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls; each gate was made from a single pearl. The street of the city was of pure gold, transparent as glass.
22 I did not see a temple in the city, because its temple is the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb. 23 The city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God shines on it, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24 The peoples of the world will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their wealth into it. 25 The gates of the city will stand open all day; they will never be closed, because there will be no night there. 26 The greatness and the wealth of the nations will be brought into the city. 27 But nothing that is impure will enter the city, nor anyone who does shameful things or tells lies. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of the living will enter the city.
