1 A fter this I saw four angels stationed at the four corners of the earth, firmly holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind should blow on the earth or sea or upon any tree.

And after this I saw four angels standing upon the four corners of the earth, holding fast the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow upon the earth, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree.

2 T hen I saw a second angel coming up from the east (the rising of the sun) and carrying the seal of the living God. And with a loud voice he called out to the four angels who had been given authority and power to injure earth and sea,

And I saw another angel ascending from sunrising, having seal of living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it had been given to hurt the earth and the sea,

3 S aying, Harm neither the earth nor the sea nor the trees, until we have sealed the bond servants of our God upon their foreheads.

saying, Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we shall have sealed the bondmen of our God upon their foreheads.

4 A nd I heard how many were sealed (marked) out of every tribe of the sons of Israel: there were 144, 000.

And I heard the number of the sealed, a hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of sons of Israel:

5 T welve thousand were sealed (marked) out of the tribe of Judah, 12, 000 of the tribe of Reuben, 12, 000 of the tribe of Gad,

out of tribe of Juda, twelve thousand sealed; out of tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; out of tribe of Gad, twelve thousand;

6 T welve thousand of the tribe of Asher, 12, 000 of the tribe of Naphtali, 12, 000 of the tribe of Manasseh,

out of tribe of Aser, twelve thousand; out of tribe of Nepthalim, twelve thousand; out of tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand;

7 T welve thousand of the tribe of Simeon, 12, 000 of the tribe of Levi, 12, 000 of the tribe of Issachar,

out of tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; out of tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; out of tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand;

8 T welve thousand of the tribe of Zebulun, 12, 000 of the tribe of Joseph, 12, 000 of the tribe of Benjamin.

out of tribe of Zabulun, twelve thousand; out of tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; out of tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand sealed.

9 A fter this I looked and a vast host appeared which no one could count, of every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages. These stood before the throne and before the Lamb; they were attired in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.

After these things I saw, and lo, a great crowd, which no one could number, out of every nation and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands.

10 I n loud voice they cried, saying, salvation is due to our God, Who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!

And they cry with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb.

11 A nd all the angels were standing round the throne and round the elders '> of the heavenly Sanhedrin] and the four living creatures, and they fell prostrate before the throne and worshiped God.

And all the angels stood around the throne, and the elders, and the four living creatures, and fell before the throne upon their faces, and worshipped God,

12 A men! (So be it!) they cried. Blessing and glory and majesty and splendor and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and might to our God to the ages and ages (forever and ever, throughout the eternities of the eternities)! Amen! (So be it!)

saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and strength, to our God, to the ages of ages. Amen.

13 T hen, addressing me, one of the elders '> of the heavenly Sanhedrin] said, Who are these clothed in the long white robes? And from where have they come?

And one of the elders answered, saying to me, These who are clothed with white robes, who are they, and whence came they?

14 I replied, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are they who have come out of the great tribulation (persecution), and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

And I said to him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they who come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and have made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15 F or this reason they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His sanctuary (temple); and He Who is sitting upon the throne will protect and spread His tabernacle over and shelter them with His presence.

Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sits upon the throne shall spread his tabernacle over them.

16 T hey shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun smite them, nor any scorching heat.

They shall not hunger any more, neither shall they thirst any more, nor shall the sun at all fall on them, nor any burning heat;

17 F or the Lamb Who is in the midst of the throne will be their Shepherd, and He will guide them to the springs of the waters of life; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

because the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them, and shall lead them to fountains of waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.