1 T hen I saw an angel descending from heaven; he was holding the key of the Abyss (the bottomless pit) and a great chain was in his hand.

E vi descer do céu um anjo, que tinha a chave do abismo e uma grande cadeia na sua mão.

2 A nd he gripped and overpowered the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

Ele prendeu o dragão, a antiga serpente, que é o Diabo e Satanás, e o amarrou por mil anos.

3 T hen he hurled him into the Abyss (the bottomless pit) and closed it and sealed it above him, so that he should no longer lead astray and deceive and seduce the nations until the thousand years were at an end. After that he must be liberated for a short time.

Lançou-o no abismo, o qual fechou e selou sobre ele, para que não enganasse mais as nações até que os mil anos se completassem. Depois disto é necessário que ele seja solto por um pouco de tempo.

4 T hen I saw thrones, and sitting on them were those to whom authority to act as judges and to pass sentence was entrusted. Also I saw the souls of those who had been slain with axes for their witnessing to Jesus and for the Word of God, and who had refused to pay homage to the beast or his statue and had not accepted his mark or permitted it to be stamped on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived again and ruled with Christ (the Messiah) a thousand years.

Então vi uns tronos; e aos que se assentaram sobre eles foi dado o poder de julgar; e vi as almas daqueles que foram degolados por causa do testemunho de Jesus e da palavra de Deus, e que não adoraram a besta nem a sua imagem, e não receberam o sinal na fronte nem nas mãos; e reviveram, e reinaram com Cristo durante mil anos.

5 T he remainder of the dead were not restored to life again until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection.

Mas os outros mortos não reviveram, até que os mil anos se completassem. Esta é a primeira ressurreição.

6 B lessed (happy, to be envied) and holy (spiritually whole, of unimpaired innocence and proved virtue) is the person who takes part (shares) in the first resurrection! Over them the second death exerts no power or authority, but they shall be ministers of God and of Christ (the Messiah), and they shall rule along with Him a thousand years.

Bem-aventurado e santo é aquele que tem parte na primeira ressurreição; sobre estes não tem poder a segunda morte; mas serão sacerdotes de Deus e de Cristo, e reinarão com ele durante os mil anos.

7 A nd when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his place of confinement,

Ora, quando se completarem os mil anos, Satanás será solto da sua prisão,

8 A nd he will go forth to deceive and seduce and lead astray the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth—Gog and Magog—to muster them for war; their number is like the sand of the sea.

e sairá a enganar as nações que estão nos quatro cantos da terra, Gogue e Magogue, cujo número é como a areia do mar, a fim de ajuntá-las para a batalha.

9 A nd they swarmed up over the broad plain of the earth and encircled the fortress (camp) of God’s people (the saints) and the beloved city; but fire descended from heaven and consumed them.

E subiram sobre a largura da terra, e cercaram o arraial dos santos e a cidade querida; mas desceu fogo do céu, e os devorou;

10 T hen the devil who had led them astray was hurled into the fiery lake of burning brimstone, where the beast and false prophet were; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever (through the ages of the ages).

e o Diabo, que os enganava, foi lançado no lago de fogo e enxofre, onde estão a besta e o falso profeta; e de dia e de noite serão atormentados pelos séculos dos séculos.

11 T hen I saw a great white throne and the One Who was seated upon it, from Whose presence and from the sight of Whose face earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.

E vi um grande trono branco e o que estava assentado sobre ele, de cuja presença fugiram a terra e o céu; e não foi achado lugar para eles.

12 I saw the dead, great and small; they stood before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is of Life. And the dead were judged (sentenced) by what they had done '> their whole way of feeling and acting, their aims and endeavors] in accordance with what was recorded in the books.

E vi os mortos, grandes e pequenos, em pé diante do trono; e abriram-se uns livros; e abriu-se outro livro, que é o da vida; e os mortos foram julgados pelas coisas que estavam escritas nos livros, segundo as suas obras.

13 A nd the sea delivered up the dead who were in it, death and Hades ( the state of death or disembodied existence) surrendered the dead in them, and all were tried and their cases determined by what they had done.

O mar entregou os mortos que nele havia; e a morte e o hades entregaram os mortos que neles havia; e foram julgados, cada um segundo as suas obras.

14 T hen death and Hades ( the state of death or disembodied existence) were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

E a morte e o hades foram lançados no lago de fogo. Esta é a segunda morte, o lago de fogo.

15 A nd if anyone’s was not found recorded in the Book of Life, he was hurled into the lake of fire.

E todo aquele que não foi achado inscrito no livro da vida, foi lançado no lago de fogo.