1 ب َعدَ هَذا سَمِعْتُ صَوتاً يُشبِهُ صَوتَ جُمهُورٍ عَظِيمٍ مِنَ النّاسِ فِي السَّماءِ وَهُمْ يُنشِدُونَ: «هَلِّلُويا! النَّصرٌ وَالمَجدُ وَالقُدرَةُ لإلَهِنا،

¶ And after these things I heard a great voice of a great company in the heaven, saying, Halelu-JAH; Salvation and glory and honour and power unto the Lord our God;

2 ل ِأنَّ أحكامَهُ حَقٌّ وَبِرٌّ. لَقَدْ نَفَّذَ حُكمَهُ عَلَى الزّانِيَةِ العَظِيمَةِ الَّتِي أفسَدَتِ الأرْضَ بِزِناها، وَانتَقَمَ لِدَمِ عِبادِهِ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَتْهُمْ.»

for true and righteous are his judgments; for he has judged the great whore, who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of his slaves at her hand.

3 ث ُمَّ أنشَدُوا ثانِيَةً: «هَلِّلُويا! سَيَتَصاعَدُ دُخانُ احتِراقِها إلَى أبَدِ الآبِدِينَ.»

And again they said, Halelu-JAH. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.

4 ث ُمَّ انحَنَى الأربَعَةُ وَالعِشرُونَ شَيخاً وَالكائِناتُ الحَيَّةُ الأربَعَةُ وَسَجَدُوا للهِ الجالِسِ عَلَى العَرشِ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ: «آمِين! هَلِّلُويا!»

And the twenty-four elders and the four animals fell upon their faces and worshipped God that was seated upon the throne, saying, Amen! Halelu-JAH!

5 ث ُمَّ جاءَ صَوتٌ مِنَ العَرشِ يَقُولُ: «سَبِّحُوا إلَهَنا يا جَمِيعَ عِبادِهِ الَّذِينَ تَهابُونَهُ صِغاراً وَكِباراً.»

¶ And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his slaves and ye that fear him, both small and great.

6 ث ُمَّ سَمِعْتُ صَوتاً يُشبِهُ صَوتَ جُمهُورٍ عَظِيمٍ مِنَ النّاسِ، كَصَوتِ هَدِيرِ شَلّالٍ عَظِيمٍ! كَصَوتِ رُعُودٍ قَوِيَّةٍ! وَكانُوا يُنشِدُونَ: «هَلِّلُويا! فَالرَّبُّ الإلَهُ يَسُودُ.

And I heard as it were the voice of a great company and as the voice of many waters and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Halelu-JAH; for the Lord God almighty reigns.

7 ل ِنَفرَحْ وَنَتَهَلَّلْ وَنُسَبِّحِ اللهَ لِأنَّ الوَقتَ قَدْ حانَ لِعُرسِ الحَمَلِ، وَالعَرُوسُ قَدْ أعَدَّتْ نَفسَها.

Let us be glad and rejoice and give glory to him; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his bride has made herself ready.

8 ل َقَدْ أُعطِيَتْ أنْ تَلبَسَ كِتّاناً بَهِيّاً.» وَالكِتّانُ البَهِيُّ يُمَثِّلُ الأعمالَ البارَّةَ لِشَعبِ اللهِ المُقَدَّسِ.

And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright: for the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.

9 ث ُمَّ قالَ لِي: «اكتُبْ: ‹هَنِيئاً لِلمَدعُوِّينَ إلَى عَشاءِ عُرسِ الحَمَلِ.›» ثُمَّ قالَ لِي: «تِلكَ هِيَ كَلِماتُ اللهِ الحَقَّةُ.»

And he said unto me, Write, Blessed are those who are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he said unto me, These are the true words of God.

10 ف انحَنَيتُ أمامَهُ لِأسجُدَ لَهُ، وَلَكِنَّهُ قالَ لِي: «احذَرْ أنْ تَفعَلَ هَذا، فَأنا عَبدٌ مِثلُكَ أنتَ وَإخوَتُكَ الَّذِينَ يَشهَدُونَ عَنْ يَسُوعَ. اسجُدْ للهِ! وَالشَّهادَةُ عَنْ يَسُوعَ هِيَ رُوحُ النُّبُوَّةِ.» فارِسُ الجَوادِ الأبيَض

And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant and with thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus; worship God; for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

11 ث ُمَّ رَأيتُ السَّماءَ مَفتُوحَةً، فَإذا أمامِي جَوادٌ أبيَضُ، وَالجالِسُ عَلَيهِ يُدعَى أمِيناً وَصادِقاً، لِأنَّهُ بِالعَدلِ يَحكُمُ وَيُحارِبُ.

¶ And I saw the heaven open, and behold a white horse; and he that was seated upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

12 ع َيناهُ كَنارٍ مُلتَهِبَةٍ، وَعَلَى رَأسِهِ عِدَّةُ تِيجانٍ. لَهُ اسْمٌ مَكتُوبٌ عَلَيهِ لا يَعرِفُهُ سِواهُ.

And his eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no one has known, but he himself.

13 ي َلبِسُ ثَوباً مَغمُوساً بِالدَّمِ، وَاسْمُهُ «كَلِمَةُ اللهِ.»

And he was clothed with a garment dipped in blood; and his name is called The Word of God.

14 و َتَتبَعُهُ جُيُوشُ السَّماءِ عَلَى خُيُولٍ بَيضاءَ، يَلبِسُونَ كِتّاناً أبيَضَ نَقِيّاً.

And the armies that are in the heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

15 و َخَرَجَ مِنْ فَمِهِ سَيفٌ حادٌّ لِكَي يَضرِبَ بِهِ الأُمَمَ الوَثَنِيِّينَ. سَيَحكُمُهُمْ بِعَصاً مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، وَسَيَعصُرُهُمْ كَالعِنَبِ فِي مِعصَرَةِ سَخَطِ الإلَهِ القَدِيرِ.

And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the Gentiles; and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; and he treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

16 و َعَلَى ثَوبِهِ وَعَلَى فَخذِهِ اسْمٌ مَكتُوبٌ: «مَلِكُ المُلُوكِ وَرَبُّ الأربابِ.»

And he has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

17 ث ُمَّ رَأيتُ مَلاكاً يَقِفُ عَلَى الشَّمسِ. فَنادَى بِصَوتٍ عَظِيمٍ جَمِيعَ الطُّيُورِ الَّتِي تُحَلِّقُ عالِياً فِي السَّماءِ وَقالَ: «تَعالَيْ أيَّتُها الطُّيُورُ وَاجتَمِعِي مِنْ أجلِ وَلِيمَةِ اللهِ العَظِيمَةِ.

And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that flew in the midst of the heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God,

18 ت َعالَيْ لِكَي تَأكُلِي لُحُومَ المُلُوكِ وَقادَةَ الجُيُوشِ وَجَمِيعَ الأقوِياءِ، وَلُحُومَ الخُيُولِ وَالرّاكِبِينَ عَلَيها، وَلُحُومَ جَمِيعِ النّاسِ أحراراً وَعَبِيداً، صِغاراً وَكِباراً.»

that ye may eat flesh of kings and flesh of captains, and flesh of mighty men and flesh of horses and of those that sit on them and the flesh of everyone, free and bond, both small and great.

19 ث ُمَّ رَأيتُ الوَحشَ وَمُلُوكَ الأرْضِ وَمَعَهُمْ جُيُوشُهُمُ الَّتِي تَجَمَّعَتْ لِتُحارِبَ راكِبَ الجَوادِ وَجَيشَهُ.

And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against him that was seated upon the horse and against his army.

20 ف َأُسِرَ الوَحشُ وَمَعَهُ النَّبِيُّ الكَذّابُ الَّذِي صَنَعَ العَجائِبَ أمامَهُ، وَالَّتِي بِها أضَلَّ مَنْ يَحمِلُونَ عَلامَةَ الوَحشِ وَيَعبُدُونَ تِمثالَهُ. فَأُلقِيَ بِهِما أحياءً إلَى البُحَيرَةِ المُتَّقِدَةِ بِالكِبرِيتِ.

And the beast was taken and with it the false prophet that wrought miracles in its presence, with which he had deceived those that had taken the mark of the beast and had worshipped its image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

21 أ مّا جُيُوشُهُمْ، فَقُتِلُوا بِالسَّيفِ الخارِجِ مِنْ فَمِ الرّاكِبِ عَلَى الجَوادِ الأبيَضِ. وَشَبِعَتْ جَمِيعُ الطُّيُورِ مِنْ لُحُومِهِمْ.

And the others were slain with the sword that proceeded out of the mouth of him that was seated upon the horse; and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.