1 T hen I looked, and behold, the Lamb stood on Mount Zion, and with Him 144, 000 who had His name and His Father’s name inscribed on their foreheads.

And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing upon mount Zion, and with him a hundred forty-four thousand, having his name and the name of his Father written upon their foreheads.

2 A nd I heard a voice from heaven like the sound of great waters and like the rumbling of mighty thunder; the voice I heard of harpists accompanying themselves on their harps.

And I heard a voice out of the heaven as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of great thunder. And the voice which I heard as of harp-singers harping with their harps;

3 A nd they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders '> the heavenly Sanhedrin]. No one could learn that song except the 144, 000 who had been ransomed (purchased, redeemed) from the earth.

and they sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn that song save the hundred forty-four thousand who were bought from the earth.

4 T hese are they who have not defiled themselves by relations with women, for they are '> pure as] virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These are they who have been ransomed (purchased, redeemed) from among men as the firstfruits for God and the Lamb.

These are they who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins: these are they who follow the Lamb wheresoever it goes. These have been bought from men first-fruits to God and to the Lamb:

5 N o lie was found to be upon their lips, for they are blameless (spotless, untainted, without blemish) before the throne of God.

and in their mouths was no lie found; they are blameless.

6 T hen I saw another angel flying in midair, with an eternal Gospel (good news) to tell to the inhabitants of the earth, to every race and tribe and language and people.

And I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven, having everlasting glad tidings to announce to those settled on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people,

7 A nd he cried with a mighty voice, Revere God and give Him glory (honor and praise in worship), for the hour of His judgment has arrived. Fall down before Him; pay Him homage and adoration and worship Him Who created heaven and earth, the sea and the springs (fountains) of water.

saying with a loud voice, Fear God and give him glory, for the hour of his judgment has come; and do homage to him who has made the heaven and the earth and the sea and fountains of waters.

8 T hen another angel, a second, followed, declaring, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She who made all nations drink of the wine of her passionate unchastity '> idolatry].

And another, a second, angel followed, saying, Great Babylon has fallen, has fallen, which of the wine of the fury of her fornication has made all nations drink.

9 T hen another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a mighty voice, Whoever pays homage to the beast and his statue and permits the stamp (mark, inscription) to be put on his forehead or on his hand,

And another, a third, angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any one do homage to the beast and its image, and receive a mark upon his forehead or upon his hand,

10 H e too shall drink of the wine of God’s indignation and wrath, poured undiluted into the cup of His anger; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.

he also shall drink of the wine of the fury of God prepared unmixed in the cup of his wrath, and he shall be tormented in fire and brimstone before the holy angels and before the Lamb.

11 A nd the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no respite (no pause, no intermission, no rest, no peace) day or night—these who pay homage to the beast and to his image and whoever receives the stamp of his name upon him.

And the smoke of their torment goes up to ages of ages, and they have no respite day and night who do homage to the beast and to its image, and if any one receive the mark of its name.

12 H ere the steadfastness of the saints, those who keep God’s commandments and faith in Jesus.

Here is the endurance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

13 T hen I heard further '> perceiving the distinct words of] a voice from heaven, saying, Write this: Blessed (happy, to be envied) are the dead from now on who die in the Lord! Yes, blessed (happy, to be envied indeed), says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, for their works (deeds) do follow (attend, accompany) them!

And I heard a voice out of the heaven saying, Write, Blessed the dead who die in Lord from henceforth. Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; for their works follow with them.

14 A gain I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud One resembling a Son of Man, with a crown of gold on His head and a sharp scythe (sickle) in His hand.

And I saw, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud one sitting like Son of man, having upon his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

15 A nd another angel came out of the temple sanctuary, calling with a mighty voice to Him Who was sitting upon the cloud, Put in Your scythe and reap, for the hour has arrived to gather the harvest, for the earth’s crop is fully ripened.

And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Send thy sickle and reap; for the hour of reaping is come, for the harvest of the earth is dried.

16 S o He Who was sitting upon the cloud swung His scythe (sickle) on the earth, and the earth’s crop was harvested.

And he that sat on the cloud put his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

17 T hen another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he also carried a sharp scythe (sickle).

And another angel came out of the temple which in the heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

18 A nd another angel came forth from the altar, who has authority and power over fire, and he called with a loud cry to him who had the sharp scythe (sickle), Put forth your scythe and reap the fruitage of the vine of the earth, for its grapes are entirely ripe.

And another angel came out of the altar, having power over fire, and called with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Send thy sharp sickle, and gather the bunches of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripened.

19 S o the angel swung his scythe on the earth and stripped the grapes and gathered the vintage from the vines of the earth and cast it into the huge winepress of God’s indignation and wrath.

And the angel put his sickle to the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast into the great wine-press of the fury of God;

20 A nd the winepress were trodden outside the city, and blood poured from the winepress, as high as horses’ bridles, for a distance of 1, 600 stadia (about 200 miles).

and the wine-press was trodden without the city, and blood went out of the wine-press to the bits of the horses for a thousand six hundred stadia.