1 E ntonces se me dio una caña, parecida a una vara de medir, y se me dijo: «Levántate y mide el templo de Dios y el altar, y cuenta a los que adoran en él.

A reed was then given to me, like a staff, and I was told: Rise up and measure the sanctuary of God and the altar, and those who worship there.

2 P ero no midas el patio que está fuera del templo; déjalo sin medir, porque ha sido entregado a los no creyentes, y ellos van a pisotear la ciudad santa durante cuarenta y dos meses.

But leave out of your measuring the court outside the sanctuary of God; omit that, for it is given over to the Gentiles (the nations), and they will trample the holy city underfoot for 42 months (three and one-half years).

3 Y o enviaré a dos testigos míos, vestidos de cilicio, a que profeticen durante mil doscientos sesenta días.»

And I will grant the power of prophecy to My two witnesses for 1, 260 (42 months; three and one-half years), dressed in sackcloth.

4 E stos testigos son los dos olivos y los dos candeleros que permanecen delante del Señor de la tierra.

These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands which stand before the Lord of the earth.

5 S i alguien quiere dañarlos, de su boca sale un fuego que consume a sus enemigos; cualquiera que quiera hacerles daño morirá de esa manera.

And if anyone attempts to injure them, fire pours from their mouth and consumes their enemies; if anyone should attempt to harm them, thus he is doomed to be slain.

6 E llos tienen poder para cerrar el cielo e impedir que llueva durante los días de su profecía; tienen también poder para convertir el agua en sangre, y para azotar la tierra con toda clase de plagas, todas las veces que quieran.

These have power to shut up the sky, so that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying (their prediction of events relating to Christ’s kingdom and its speedy triumph); and they also have power to turn the waters into blood and to smite and scourge the earth with all manner of plagues as often as they choose.

7 C uando terminen de dar su testimonio, la bestia que sube del abismo luchará contra ellos y los vencerá, y les dará muerte.

But when they have finished their testimony and their evidence is all in, the beast (monster) that comes up out of the Abyss (bottomless pit) will wage war on them, and conquer them and kill them.

8 S us cadáveres quedarán tendidos en las calles de la gran ciudad, la que en sentido espiritual se llama Sodoma, y también Egipto, donde el Señor de ellos fue crucificado.

And their dead bodies in the open street ( a public square) of the great city which is in a spiritual sense called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.

9 Y durante tres días y medio gente de distintos pueblos, tribus, lenguas y naciones verá sus cadáveres, y no permitirá que sean sepultados.

For three and a half days men from the races and tribes and languages and nations will gaze at their dead bodies and will not allow them to be put in a tomb.

10 L os habitantes de la tierra se alegrarán de la muerte de estos dos profetas; la celebrarán y hasta se harán regalos unos a otros, porque estos dos los habían estado atormentando.

And those who dwell on the earth will gloat and exult over them and rejoice exceedingly, taking their ease and sending presents to one another, because these two prophets had been such a vexation and trouble and torment to all the dwellers on the earth.

11 D espués de tres días y medio, entró en ellos el espíritu de vida enviado por Dios, y se pusieron de pie, y todos los que los vieron se llenaron de temor.

But after three and a half days, by God’s gift the breath of life again entered into them, and they rose up on their feet, and great dread and terror fell on those who watched them.

12 E ntonces los dos testigos oyeron una fuerte voz del cielo, que les decía: «Suban acá.» Y ellos subieron al cielo en una nube, y sus enemigos los vieron.

Then heard a strong voice from heaven calling to them, Come up here! And before the very eyes of their enemies they ascended into heaven in a cloud.

13 E n ese momento hubo un gran terremoto, y a causa del terremoto se derrumbó la décima parte de la ciudad y murieron siete mil personas. Los demás se llenaron de terror y dieron gloria al Dios del cielo.

And at that hour there was a tremendous earthquake and one tenth of the city was destroyed (fell); seven thousand people perished in the earthquake, and those who remained were filled with dread and terror and were awe-struck, and they glorified the God of heaven.

14 E l segundo ay pasó, pero el tercer ay viene pronto. La séptima trompeta

The second woe (calamity) has passed; now the third woe is speedily to come.

15 C uando el séptimo ángel tocó su trompeta, se oyeron fuertes voces en el cielo, que decían: «Los reinos del mundo han llegado a ser de nuestro Señor y de su Cristo; y él reinará por los siglos de los siglos.»

The seventh angel then blew trumpet, and there were mighty voices in heaven, shouting, The dominion (kingdom, sovereignty, rule) of the world has now come into the possession and become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ (the Messiah), and He shall reign forever and ever (for the eternities of the eternities)!

16 E ntonces los veinticuatro ancianos que estaban sentados en sus tronos delante de Dios, inclinaron su rostro y adoraron a Dios.

Then the twenty-four elders '> the heavenly Sanhedrin], who sit on their thrones before God, prostrated themselves before Him and worshiped,

17 D ecían: «Te damos gracias, Señor Dios Todopoderoso, el que eres, y el que eras, porque has tomado tu gran poder y has comenzado a reinar.

Exclaiming, To You we give thanks, Lord God Omnipotent, Who is and was, for assuming the high sovereignty and the great power that are Yours and for beginning to reign.

18 L as naciones se han enfurecido, pero ha llegado tu ira, el tiempo de juzgar a los muertos y de recompensar a tus siervos los profetas, a los santos y a los que temen tu nombre, lo mismo grandes que pequeños, y de destruir a los que destruyen la tierra.»

And the heathen (the nations) raged, but Your wrath (retribution, indignation) came, the time when the dead will be judged and Your servants the prophets and saints rewarded—and those who revere (fear) Your name, both low and high and small and great—and for destroying the corrupters of the earth.

19 E n ese momento el templo de Dios se abrió en el cielo, y en él se veía el arca de su pacto. Hubo entonces relámpagos, voces, truenos, un terremoto y una granizada impresionante.

Then the sanctuary of God in heaven was thrown open, and the ark of His covenant was seen standing inside in His sanctuary; and there were flashes of lightning, loud rumblings (blasts, mutterings), peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a terrific hailstorm.