Revised Literal Translation

Revelation 20

1AndΚαὶKaiG2532I sawG3708an angelἄγγελονangelonG32come downκαταβαίνονταkatabainontaG2597fromἐκekG1537heavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦtou ouranouG3588 G3772,havingἔχονταechontaG2192the keyτὴν κλεῖνtēn kleinG3588 G2807of the abyssτῆς ἀβύσσουtēs abussouG3588 G12andκαὶkaiG2532a greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173chainἅλυσινhalusinG254inἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846handτὴν χεῖραtēn cheiraG3588 G5495.

2G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532he laid hold onἐκράτησενekratēsenG2902the dragonδράκοντα,drakontaG3588 G1404,that oldἀρχαῖος,archaiosG744serpentὄφιςophisG3588 G3789,whichὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510the DevilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228,andκαὶkaiG2532SatanΣατανᾶς.SatanasG4567,andκαὶkaiG2532boundἔδησενedēsenG1210himαὐτὸνautonG846a thousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτηetēG2094,

3τὴνtēnG3588AndG2532castἔβαλενebalenG906himG846intoεἰςeisG1519the abyssἄβυσσον τὰabusson taG3588 G12,andG2532shutἔκλεισενekleisenG2808himG846upG2808,andG2532set a sealἐσφράγισενesphragisenG4972uponἐπάνωepanōG1883himG846,thatἵναinaG2443he should deceiveπλανήσῃplanēsēG4105the nationsἔθνη τὰethnē taG3588 G1484noμὴmēG3361moreἔτιetiG2089,tillἄχριachriG891the thousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτη.etēG2094should be fulfilledτελεσθῇtelesthēaG5055:andG2532afterμετὰmetaG3326thatταῦταtautaG3778heG846must beδεῖdeiG1163loosedλυθῆναιluthēnaiG3089a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398seasonχρόνον.¶chrononG5550.

4AndΚαὶKaiG2532I sawG3708thronesθρόνους,thronousG2362,andκαὶkaiG2532they satἐκάθισανekathisanG2523uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themG846,andκαὶkaiG2532judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325unto themG846:andκαὶkaiG2532I sawthe soulsτὰς ψυχὰςtas psuchasG3588 G5590of themτῶνtōnG3588that were beheadedπεπελεκισμένωνpepelekismenōnG3990forδιὰdiaG1223the witnessτὴν μαρτυρίανtēn marturianG3588 G3141of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532forδιὰdiaG1223the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748hadG4352notοὐouG3756worshippedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352the beastτὸ θηρίονto thērionG3588 G2342,neitherG3777hisG846imageτὴν εἰκόναtēn eikonaG3588 G1504,neitherκαὶ οὐκkai oukG2532 G3756had receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983hismarkτὸ χάραγμαto charagmaG3588 G5480uponἐπὶepiG1909theirG846foreheadsτὸ μέτωπονto metōponG3588 G3359,orκαὶkaiG2532inἐπὶepiG1909theirG846handsτὴν χεῖραtēn cheiraG3588 G5495;andκαὶkaiG2532they livedἔζησανezēsanG2198andκαὶkaiG2532reignedἐβασίλευσανebasileusanG936withμετὰmetaG3326ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547a thousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsτοῦ ἔτη.tou etēG3588 G2094.

5ButG1161the restλοιποὶloipoiG3588 G3062of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3588 G3498livedG326notοὐκoukG3756againG326untilG2193theG3588 G2094thousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτη.¶etēG3588 G2094were finishedτελεσθῇtelesthēaG5055.ThisΑὕτηHautēG3778istheG3588 G386firstπρώτη.prōtēG3588 G4413resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasisG3588 G386.

6BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107andκαὶkaiG2532holyἅγιοςhagiosG40ishe that hathἔχωνechōnG3588 G2192partμέροςmerosG3313inἐνenG1722theG3588 G386firstπρώτῃ·prōtēG3588 G4413resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG3588 G386:onἐπὶepiG1909suchτούτωνtoutōnG3778theG3588 G2288secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG3588 G1208deathθάνατοςthanatosG3588 G2288hathἔχειecheiG2192noοὐκoukG3756powerἐξουσίαν,exousianG1849,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235they shall beἔσονταιesontaiG1510priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316andκαὶkaiG2532of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG3588 G5547,andκαὶkaiG2532shall reignβασιλεύσουσινbasileusousinG936withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846a thousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτη.¶etēG2094.

7τὰtaG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752the thousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτη,etēG2094are expiredτελεσθῇtelesthēaG5055,Satanὁ σατανᾶςho satanasG3588 G4567shall be loosedλυθήσεταιluthēsetaiG3089out ofἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦautouG846prisonτῆς φυλακῆςtēs phulakēsG3588 G5438,

8τὰtaG3588τὰtaG3588ταῖςtaisG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532shall go outἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetaiG1831to deceiveπλανῆσαιplanēsaiG4105the nationsἔθνη τῆςethnē tēsG3588 G1484which areτὸνtonG3588inἐνenG1722the fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064quartersγωνίαιςgōniaisG1137of the earthγῆς, τὸνgēs tonG3588 G1093,GogΓὼγGōgG1136andκαὶkaiG2532MagogΜαγώγ,MagōgG3098,to gatherσυναγαγεῖνsunagageinG4863themG846togetherG4863toεἰςeisG1519battleπόλεμον,polemonG4171:the numberὁ ἀριθμὸςho arithmosG3588 G706of whomὧνhōnG3739isasὡςhōsG5613the sandἡ ἄμμοςhē ammosG3588 G285of the seaτῆς θαλάσσης.tēs thalassēsG3588 G2281.

9G3588G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532they went upἀνέβησανanebēsanG305onἐπὶepiG1909the breadthπλάτοςplatosG3588 G4114of the earthγῆςgēsG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532compassedG2944the campπαρεμβολὴνparembolēnG3588 G3925of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40aboutG2944,andκαὶkaiG2532the belovedἠγαπημένην.ēgapēmenēnG25cityπόλινpolinG3588 G4172:andκαὶkaiG2532fireπῦρpurG4442came downκατέβηkatebēG2597fromG575GodG3588 G2316out ofἐκekG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3588 G3772,andκαὶkaiG2532devouredκατέφαγενkatephagenG2719themαὐτούς.autousG846.

10ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588AndG2532the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228that deceivedπλανῶνplanōnG4105themαὐτοὺςautousG846was castἐβλήθηeblēthēG906intoεἰςeisG1519the lakeτὴν λίμνηνtēn limnēnG3588 G3041of fireτοῦ πυρὸςtou purosG3588 G4442andG2532brimstoneθείουtheiouG2303,whereὅπουhopouG3699the beastτὸ θηρίονto thērionG3588 G2342andG2532the false prophetὁ ψευδοπροφήτης,ho pseudoprophētēsG3588 G5578are,andG2532shall be tormentedβασανισθήσονταιbasanisthēsontaiG928dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andG2532nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571forεἰςeisG1519everτοὺς αἰῶναςtous aiōnasG3588 G165and everτῶν αἰώνων.¶tōn aiōnōnG3588 G165.

11AndΚαὶKaiG2532I sawG3708a greatμέγανmeganG3173whiteλευκὸνleukonG3022throneθρόνονthrononG2362,andκαὶkaiG2532himG3588that satκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909itαὐτόν,autonG846,fromἀπὸapoG575whoseοὗhouG3739faceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383the earthγῆgēG3588 G1093andκαὶkaiG2532the heavenοὐρανός,ouranosG3588 G3772fled awayἔφυγενephugenG5343;andκαὶkaiG2532there was foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147noοὐχouchG3756placeτόποςtoposG5117for themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.

12G3588G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532I sawG3708the deadνεκρούς,nekrousG3498,smallμικρούς,mikrousG3398andκαὶkaiG2532greatμεγάλουςmegalousG3173,standἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799GodG3588 G2316;andκαὶkaiG2532the booksβιβλίαbibliaG975were openedἠνοίχθησαν.ēnoichthēsanG455:andκαὶkaiG2532anotherἄλλοalloG243bookβιβλίονbiblionG975was openedἠνοίχθηēnoichthēG455,whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510the bookof lifeζωῆς.zōēsG3588 G2222:andκαὶkaiG2532the deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498were judgedἐκρίθησανekrithēsanG2919out ofἐκekG1537those thingsG3588which were writtenγεγραμμένωνgegrammenōnG1125inἐνenG1722the booksβιβλίοιςbiblioisG3588 G975,according toκατὰkataG2596theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846worksἔργαergaG3588 G2041.

13G3588G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532the seaθάλασσαthalassaG3588 G2281gave upἔδωκενedōkenG1325the deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498which were inἐνenG1722itαὐτῇ,autēaG846;andκαὶkaiG2532deathθάνατοςthanatosG3588 G2288andκαὶkaiG2532hellᾅδηςhadēsG3588 G86delivered upἔδωκανedōkanG1325the deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498which were inἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846:andκαὶkaiG2532they were judgedἐκρίθησανekrithēsanG2919every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538according toκατὰkataG2596theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846worksἔργαergaG3588 G2041.

14G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532deathθάνατοςthanatosG3588 G2288andκαὶkaiG2532hellᾅδηςhadēsG3588 G86were castἐβλήθησανeblēthēsanG906intoεἰςeisG1519the lakeG3588 G3041of fireG3588 G4442.ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510the secondδεύτερόςdeuterosG1208deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288.

15AndκαὶkaiG2532εἴeiG1487whosoeverτιςtisG5100wasG2147notοὐχouchG3756foundG2147writtenγεγραμμένος,gegrammenosG1125inἐνenG1722the bookτῇ βίβλῳtēa biblōG3588 G976of lifeτῆς ζωῆςtēs zōēsG3588 G2222was castἐβλήθηeblēthēG906intoεἰςeisG1519the lakeτὴν λίμνηνtēn limnēnG3588 G3041of fireτοῦ πυρός.¶tou purosG3588 G4442.

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