Revised Literal Translation

Revelation 14

1AndG2532I lookedG3708,andG2532,loG3708,a LambἀρνίονarnionG721stoodἑστὸςhestosG2476onἐπὶepiG1909the mountὄροςorosG3588 G3735ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622,andG2532withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himG846an hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062andfourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5064thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505,havingἔχουσαιechousaiG2192hisG846Father’sπατρὸςpatrosG3588 G3962nameG3588 G3686writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125inἐπὶepiG1909theirG846foreheadsμετώπωνmetōpōnG3588 G3359.

2AndΚαὶKaiG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456fromἐκekG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3588 G3772,asG5613the voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183watersὑδάτωνhudatōnG5204,andκαὶkaiG2532asG5613the voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456of a greatμεγάλης,megalēsG3173thunderβροντῆςbrontēsG1027:andκαὶkaiG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191the voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of harpersκιθαρῳδῶνkitharōdōnG2790harpingκιθαριζόντωνkitharizontōnG2789withἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846harpsκιθάραιςkitharaisG3588 G2788:

3τοῦtouG3588τῶνtōnG3588τῶνtōnG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532they sungᾄδουσινadousinG103as it wereὡςhōsG5613a newκαινὴνkainēnG2537songᾠδὴνōdēnG5603beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the throneθρόνου τὴνthronou tēnG3588 G2362,andκαὶkaiG2532beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064beastsζῴωνzōōnG2226,andκαὶkaiG2532the eldersπρεσβυτέρων,presbuterōnG4245:andκαὶkaiG2532no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762couldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410learnμαθεῖνmatheinG3129thatεἰeiG1487songᾠδὴν αἱōdēn haiG3588 G5603butμὴmēG3361the hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540andfortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062andfourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5064thousandχιλιάδες,chiliadesG5505,whichοἱhoiG3588were redeemedἠγορασμένοιēgorasmenoiG59fromἀπὸapoG575the earthτῆς γῆς.tēs gēsG3588 G1093.

4TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778areG1510they whichοἳhoiG3739wereG3435notοὐκoukG3756defiledG3435withμετὰmetaG3326womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135;forγάρgarG1063they areG1510virginsπαρθένοιparthenoiG3933.TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778areG1510they whichοἱhoiG3588followἀκολουθοῦντεςakolouthountesG190the Lambτῷ ἀρνίῳtō arniōG3588 G721whithersoeverὅπουhopouG3699ἂνanG302he goethὑπάγῃ·hupagēG5217.TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778were redeemedἠγοράσθησανēgorasthēsanG59fromἀπὸapoG575among menτῶν ἀνθρώπων,tōn anthrōpōnG3588 G444, beingthe firstfruitsἀπαρχὴaparchēG536unto Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316andκαὶkaiG2532to the Lambτῷ ἀρνίῳ·tō arniōG3588 G721.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846mouthστόματιstomatiG3588 G4750was foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147noοὐχouchG3756guileG1388:forG1063they areεἰσινeisinG1510without faultἄμωμοίamōmoiG299beforeG1799the throneG3588 G2362of GodG3588 G2316.

6AndΚαὶKaiG2532I sawG3708anotherἄλλονallonG243angelἄγγελονangelonG32flyπετόμενονpetomenonG4072inἐνenG1722the midst of heavenμεσουρανήματιmesouranēmatiG3321,havingἔχονταechontaG2192the everlastingαἰώνιονaiōnionG166gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098to preachεὐαγγελίσαιeuangelisaiG2097unto themτοὺςtousG3588that dwellG2730onG1909the earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532to everyπᾶνpanG3956nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532kindredφυλὴνphulēnG5443,andκαὶkaiG2532tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100,andκαὶkaiG2532peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,

7SayingλέγωνlegōnG3004withἐνenG1722a loudμεγάλῃ·megalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,FearφοβήθητεphobēthēteG5399GodθεὸνtheonG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532giveδότεdoteG1325gloryδόξαν,doxanG1391to himαὐτῷautōG846;forὅτιhotiG3754the hourὥραhōraG3588 G5610of hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG3588 G2920is comeἦλθενēlthenG2064:andκαὶkaiG2532worshipπροσκυνήσατεproskunēsateG4352him that madeποιήσαντιpoiēsantiG3588 G4160heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3588 G3772,andκαὶkaiG2532earthγῆνgēnG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532the seaθάλασσανthalassanG3588 G2281,andκαὶkaiG2532the fountainsπηγὰςpēgasG4077of watersὑδάτων.¶hudatōnG5204.

8ἡhēG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532there followedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190anotherἄλλοςallosG243angelἄγγελοςangelosG32,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,BabylonΒαβυλὼνBabulōnG897is fallenἔπεσενepesenG4098,is fallenἔπεσενepesenG4098,that greatμεγάληmegalēG3173cityτοῦtouG3588 G4172,becauseG3754she madeG4222allπάνταpantaG3956nationsἔθνη.¶ethnēG1484drinkπεπότικενpepotikenG4222ofἐκekG1537the wineοἴνου τοῦoinou touG3588 G3631of the wrathθυμοῦ τῆςthumou tēsG3588 G2372of herαὐτῆςautēsG846fornicationπορνείας τὰporneias taG3588 G4202.

9AndΚαὶKaiG2532the thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154angelἄγγελοςangelosG32followedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004withἐνenG1722a loudμεγάλῃ·megalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,IfεἴeiG1487any manτιςtisG5100worshipπροσκυνεῖproskuneiG4352the beastτὸ θηρίονto thērionG3588 G2342andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846imageτὴν εἰκόναtēn eikonaG3588 G1504,andκαὶkaiG2532receiveλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983hismarkχάραγμαcharagmaG5480inἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846foreheadτοῦ μετώπουtou metōpouG3588 G3359,orἢēG2228inἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846handτὴν χεῖραtēn cheiraG3588 G5495,

10G3588καὶkaiG2532The sameαὐτὸςautosG846shall drinkπίεταιpietaiG4095ofἐκekG1537the wineοἴνουoinouG3588 G3631of the wrathθυμοῦthumouG3588 G2372of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316,whichG3588is poured outκεκερασμένουkekerasmenouG2767without mixtureἀκράτουakratouG194intoἐνenG1722the cupποτηρίῳpotēriōG3588 G4221of hisαὐτοῦautouG846indignationὀργῆςorgēsG3588 G3709;andκαὶkaiG2532he shall be tormentedβασανισθήσεταιbasanisthēsetaiG928withἐνenG1722fireπυρὶpuriG4442andκαὶkaiG2532brimstoneθείῳtheiōG2303in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of the holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32,andκαὶkaiG2532in the presence ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the Lambἀρνίου.arniouG3588 G721:

11AndκαὶkaiG2532the smokeὁ καπνὸςho kapnosG3588 G2586of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846tormentτοῦ βασανισμοῦtou basanismouG3588 G929ascendeth upἀναβαίνει,anabaineiG305forεἰςeisG1519everαἰῶναςaiōnasG165andκαὶkaiG2532everαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165:andκαὶkaiG2532they haveἔχουσινechousinG2192noοὐκoukG3756restἀνάπαυσινanapausinG372dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250nornightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,whoοἱhoiG3588worshipπροσκυνοῦντεςproskunountesG4352the beastτὸ θηρίονto thērionG3588 G2342andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846imageτὴν εἰκόναtēn eikonaG3588 G1504,andκαὶkaiG2532εἴeiG1487whosoeverτιςtisG5100receivethλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983the markτὸ χάραγμαto charagmaG3588 G5480of hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846nameτοῦ ὀνόματοςtou onomatosG3588 G3686.

12G3588HereὯδεHōdeG5602isἐστίνestinG1510the patienceὑπομονὴhupomonēG5281of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40:hereG5602aretheyG3588that keepτηροῦντεςtērountesG5083the commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG3588 G1785of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532the faithπίστινpistinG3588 G4102of JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

13τοῦtouG3588οἱhoiG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456fromἐκekG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ οἱouranou hoiG3588 G3772sayingλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004unto meG1473,Writeγράψον·grapsonG1125,BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107arethe deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498whichτὸtoG3588dieἀποθνῄσκοντεςapothnēskontesG599inἐνenG1722the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962from henceforthG534:Yeaναί,naiG3483,saithλέγειlegeiG3004the Spiritπνεῦμα, τῶνpneuma tōnG3588 G4151,thatἵναinaG2443they may restἀναπαήσονταιanapaēsontaiG373fromἐκekG1537theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846laboursκόπων τὰkopōn taG3588 G2873;andG1161theirαὐτῶνautōnG846worksἔργαergaG2041do followἀκολουθεῖakoloutheiG190themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.μετ᾽met᾽G3326

14AndΚαὶKaiG2532I lookedG3708,andκαὶkaiG2532beholdG3708a whiteλευκή,leukēG3022cloudνεφέληnephelēG3507,andκαὶkaiG2532uponἐπὶepiG1909the cloudτὴν νεφέληνtēn nephelēnG3588 G3507onesatκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521like untoὅμοιονhomoionG3664the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,havingἔχωνechōnG2192onἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846headτῆς κεφαλῆςtēs kephalēsG3588 G2776a goldenχρυσοῦνchrusounG5552crownστέφανονstephanonG4735,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846handτῇ χειρὶtēa cheiriG3588 G5495a sharpὀξύ.¶oxuG3691sickleδρέπανονdrepanonG1407.

15G3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532anotherἄλλοςallosG243angelἄγγελοςangelosG32cameἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out ofἐκekG1537the templeναοῦnaouG3588 G3485,cryingκράζωνkrazōnG2896withἐνenG1722a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456to himG3588that satκαθημένῳkathēmenōG2521onἐπὶepiG1909the cloudνεφέλης·nephelēsG3588 G3507,Thrust inπέμψονpempsonG3992thyG4771sickleδρέπανόνdrepanonG3588 G1407,andκαὶkaiG2532reapθέρισον,therisonG2325:forὅτιhotiG3754the timeὥραhōraG3588 G5610is comeἦλθενēlthenG2064for theeG4771to reapθερίσαι,therisaiG2325;forὅτιhotiG3754the harvestθερισμὸςtherismosG3588 G2326of the earthγῆς.gēsG3588 G1093is ripeἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583.

16AndκαὶkaiG2532heὁhoG3588that satκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521onἐπὶepiG1909the cloudτῆς νεφέληςtēs nephelēsG3588 G3507thrustἔβαλενebalenG906in hisαὐτοῦautouG846sickleτὸ δρέπανονto drepanonG3588 G1407onἐπὶepiG1909the earthτὴν γῆν,tēn gēnG3588 G1093;andκαὶkaiG2532the earthἡ γῆ.¶hē gēG3588 G1093was reapedἐθερίσθηetheristhēG2325.

17AndΚαὶKaiG2532anotherἄλλοςallosG243angelἄγγελοςangelosG32cameἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out ofἐκekG1537the templeτοῦ ναοῦtou naouG3588 G3485which isτοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722heavenτῷ οὐρανῷtō ouranōG3588 G3772,heαὐτὸςautosG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532havingἔχωνechōnG2192a sharpὀξύ.¶oxuG3691sickleδρέπανονdrepanonG1407.

18AndΚαὶKaiG2532anotherἄλλοςallosG243angelἄγγελοςangelosG32cameἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out fromἐκekG1537the altarτοῦ θυσιαστηρίουtou thusiastēriouG3588 G2379,which hadἔχωνechōnG2192powerἐξουσίανexousianG1849overἐπὶepiG1909fireὁ πυρὸςho purosG3588 G4442;andκαὶkaiG2532criedἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173cryG2906to him that hadτοῦ ἔχοντιtou echontiG3588 G2192theτῷtōG3588 G1407sharpτὸ ὀξὺto oxuG3588 G3691sickleδρέπανον τὸdrepanon toG3588 G1407,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Thrust inπέμψονpempsonG3992thyσουsouG4771sharpτὸ ὀξὺto oxuG3588 G3691sickleδρέπανον τὸdrepanon toG3588 G1407,andκαὶkaiG2532gatherτρύγησονtrugēsonG5166the clustersτοὺς βότρυαςtous botruasG3588 G1009of the vineτῆς ἀμπέλουtēs ampelouG3588 G288of the earthτῆς γῆς,tēs gēsG3588 G1093;forὅτιhotiG3754herαὐτῆς.autēsG846grapesαἱ σταφυλαὶhai staphulaiG3588 G4718are fully ripeἤκμασανēkmasanG187.

19ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532the angelἄγγελος τὸangelos toG3588 G32thrust inἔβαλενebalenG906hisαὐτοῦautouG846sickleδρέπανον τὴνdrepanon tēnG3588 G1407intoεἰςeisG1519the earthγῆν τὴνgēn tēnG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532gatheredἐτρύγησενetrugēsenG5166the vineἄμπελον τῆςampelon tēsG3588 G288of the earthγῆς τὴνgēs tēnG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532castἔβαλενebalenG906itintoεἰςeisG1519the greatμέγαν.meganG3173winepressληνὸν τοῦlēnon touG3588 G3025of the wrathθυμοῦ τοῦthumou touG3588 G2372of Godθεοῦ τὸνtheou tonG3588 G2316.

20AndκαὶkaiG2532the winepressἡ ληνὸςhē lēnosG3588 G3025was troddenἐπατήθηepatēthēG3961withoutG1854the cityτῆς πόλεως,tēs poleōsG3588 G4172,andκαὶkaiG2532bloodαἷμαhaimaG129cameἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out ofἐκekG1537the winepressτῆς ληνοῦtēs lēnouG3588 G3025,even untoἄχριachriG891the horseτῶν ἵππωνtōn ippōnG3588 G2462bridlesχαλινῶν τῶνchalinōn tōnG3588 G5469,by the space ofἀπὸapoG575a thousandχιλίωνchiliōnG5507andsix hundredἑξακοσίων.¶hexakosiōnG1812furlongsσταδίωνstadiōnG4712.

Commentaries on Revelation 14