Revised Literal Translation

Revelation 7

1AndG2532afterμετὰmetaG3326these thingsτοῦτοtoutoG3778I sawG3708fourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32standingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476onἐπὶepiG1909the fourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064cornersγωνίαςgōniasG1137of the earthτὰς γῆςtas gēsG3588 G1093,holdingκρατοῦνταςkratountasG2902the fourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064windsἀνέμουςanemousG417of the earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588 G1093,thatἵναinaG2443the windἄνεμοςanemosG417shouldnotμὴmēG3361blowπνέῃpneēG4154onἐπὶepiG1909the earthτοὺς γῆςtous gēsG3588 G1093,norμήτεmēteG3383onἐπὶepiG1909the seaτῆς θαλάσσηςtēs thalassēsG3588 G2281,norμήτεmēteG3383onἐπὶepiG1909anyπᾶνpanG3956treeδένδρον.¶dendronG1186.τῆςtēsG3588τῆςtēsG3588

2AndΚαὶKaiG2532I sawG3708anotherἄλλονallonG243angelἄγγελονangelonG32ascendingἀναβαίνονταanabainontaG305fromἀπὸapoG575the eastἀνατολῆςanatolēsG395,havingἔχονταechontaG2192the sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973ἡλίουhēliouG2246of the livingζῶντος.zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316:andκαὶkaiG2532he criedἔκραξενekraxenG2896with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456to the fourτοῖς τέσσαρσινtois tessarsinG3588 G5064angelsἀγγέλοιςangeloisG32,to whomοἷςhoisG3739it was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325αὐτοῖςautoisG846to hurtἀδικῆσαιadikēsaiG91the earthτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588 G1093andκαὶkaiG2532the seaτὴν θάλασσανtēn thalassanG3588 G2281,

3Sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,HurtἀδικήσητεadikēsēteG91notμὴmēG3361the earthτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588 G1093,neitherμήτεmēteG3383the seaτὴν θάλασσανtēn thalassanG3588 G2281,norμήτεmēteG3383the treesτὰ δένδραta dendraG3588 G1186,tillἄχριachriG891G3739we have sealedσφραγίσωμενsphragisōmenG4972the servantsτοὺς δούλουςtous doulousG3588 G1401of ourG1473Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316inἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846foreheadsτῶν μετώπωνtōn metōpōnG3588 G3359.

4AndΚαὶKaiG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191the numberτὸν ἀριθμὸνton arithmonG3588 G706of them which were sealedτῶν ἐσφραγισμένων·tōn esphragismenōnG3588 G4972: and there weresealedἐσφραγισμένοιesphragismenoiG4972an hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540 G5062 G5064andfortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG1540 G5062 G5064andfourτέσσαρεςtessaresG1540 G5062 G5064thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505ofἐκekG1537allπάσηςpasēsG3956the tribesφυλῆςphulēsG5443of the childrenυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474.

5OfἐκekG1537the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of JudahG2448weresealedἐσφραγισμένοι·esphragismenoiG4972twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.OfἐκekG1537the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of ReubenῬουβὴνRhoubēnG4502weresealedG4972twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.OfἐκekG1537the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of GadΓὰδGadG1045weresealedG4972twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.

6OfἐκekG1537the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of AsherἈσὴρAsērG768weresealedG4972twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.OfἐκekG1537the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of NaphtaliΝεφθαλὶμNephthalimG3508weresealedG4972twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.OfἐκekG1537the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of ManassehΜανασσῆManassēG3128weresealedG4972twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.

7OfἐκekG1537the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826weresealedG4972twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.OfἐκekG1537the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017weresealedG4972twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.OfἐκekG1537the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of IssacharἸσσαχὰρIssacharG2466weresealedG4972twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.

8OfἐκekG1537the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of ZabulonΖαβουλὼνZaboulōnG2194weresealedἐσφραγισμένοι.¶esphragismenoiG4972twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.OfἐκekG1537the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501weresealedG4972twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.OfἐκekG1537the tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of BenjaminΒενιαμὶνBeniaminG958weresealedG4972twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505.

9AfterΜετὰMetaG3326thisταῦταtautaG3778I beheldG3708,andκαὶkaiG2532,loG3708,a greatπολὺςpolusG4183multitudeὄχλοςochlosG3793,whichὃνhonG3739noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762manαὐτὸνautonG846couldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410numberἀριθμῆσαιarithmēsaiG705,ofἐκekG1537allπαντὸςpantosG3956nationsἔθνουςethnousG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532kindredsφυλῶνphulōnG5443,andκαὶkaiG2532peopleλαῶνlaōnG2992,andκαὶkaiG2532tonguesγλωσσῶνglōssōnG1100,stoodἑστῶτεςhestōtesG2476beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the throneτοῦ θρόνουtou thronouG3588 G2362,andκαὶkaiG2532beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the Lambτοῦ ἀρνίου,tou arniouG3588 G721,clothedπεριβεβλημένουςperibeblēmenousG4016with whiteλευκὰςleukasG3022robesστολὰςstolasG4749,andκαὶkaiG2532palmsφοίνικεςphoinikesG5404inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846handsταῖς χερσὶνtais chersinG3588 G5495;

10AndκαὶkaiG2532criedκράζουσινkrazousinG2896with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Salvationἡ σωτηρίαhē sōtēriaG3588 G4991to ourG1473Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316which sittethτῷ καθημένῳtō kathēmenōG3588 G2521uponἐπὶepiG1909the throneτῷ θρόνῳtō thronōG3588 G2362,andκαὶkaiG2532unto the Lambτῷ ἀρνίῳ.tō arniōG3588 G721.

11AndκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956the angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG3588 G32stoodεἱστήκεισανheistēkeisanG2476round aboutκύκλῳkuklōG2945the throneθρόνουthronouG3588 G2362,andκαὶkaiG2532aboutthe eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245andκαὶkaiG2532the fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064beastsζῴωνzōōnG2226,andκαὶkaiG2532fellἔπεσανepesanG4098beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the throneθρόνουthronouG3588 G2362onἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846facesπρόσωπαprosōpaG4383,andκαὶkaiG2532worshippedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352GodθεῷtheōG3588 G2316,G3588G3588

12Sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Amenἀμήν,amēnG281:Blessingἡ εὐλογίαhē eulogiaG3588 G2129,andκαὶkaiG2532gloryἡ δόξαhē doxaG3588 G1391,andκαὶkaiG2532wisdomἡ σοφίαhē sophiaG3588 G4678,andκαὶkaiG2532thanksgivingἡ εὐχαριστίαhē eucharistiaG3588 G2169,andκαὶkaiG2532honourἡ τιμὴhē timēG3588 G5092,andκαὶkaiG2532powerἡ δύναμιςhē dunamisG3588 G1411,andκαὶkaiG2532mightἡ ἰσχὺςhē ischusG3588 G2479, beunto ourG1473Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316forεἰςeisG1519everτοὺς αἰῶναςtous aiōnasG3588 G165and everτῶν αἰώνων,tōn aiōnōnG3588 G165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

13AndΚαὶKaiG2532oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐκekG1537the eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004unto meG1473,What are theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778whichτίνεςtinesG5101areεἰσὶνeisinG1510arrayedπεριβεβλημένοιperibeblēmenoiG4016in whiteλευκάς,leukasG3022robesτῶν στολὰςtōn stolasG3588 G4749?andκαὶkaiG2532whence cameἦλθον;ēlthonG2064theyπόθενpothenG4159?οἱhoiG3588τὰςtasG3588τὰςtasG3588

14AndκαὶkaiG2532I saidεἴρηκαeirēkaG2046unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,SirκύριέkurieG2962,thouσὺsuG4771knowestG1492.AndκαὶkaiG2532he saidG3004to meG1473,TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510they which cameοἱ ἐρχόμενοιhoi erchomenoiG3588 G2064outἐκekG1537of greatτῆς μεγάληςtēs megalēsG3588 G3173tribulationθλίψεως τῆςthlipseōs tēsG3588 G2347,andκαὶkaiG2532have washedἔπλυνανeplunanG4150theirαὐτῶνautōnG846robesτὰς στολὰςtas stolasG3588 G4749,andκαὶkaiG2532madeG3021themαὐτὰςautasG846whiteG3021inἐνenG1722the bloodτῷ αἵματιtō aimatiG3588 G129of the Lambτοῦ ἀρνίου.tou arniouG3588 G721.

15ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτόtoutoG3778are theyεἰσινeisinG1510beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the throneτοῦ θρόνουtou thronouG3588 G2362of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532serveλατρεύουσινlatreuousinG3000himαὐτῷautōG846dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andκαὶkaiG2532nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846templeτῷ ναῷtō naōG3588 G3485:andκαὶkaiG2532heὁhoG3588that sittethκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521onἐπὶepiG1909the throneτοῦ θρόνουtou thronouG3588 G2362shall dwellσκηνώσειskēnōseiG4637amongἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτούς.autousG846.

16They shall hungerπεινάσουσινpeinasousinG3983noοὐouG3756moreἔτιetiG2089,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761thirstδιψήσουσινdipsēsousinG1372anyμὴmēG3361moreἔτιetiG2089;neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761shallG4098the sunὁ ἥλιοςho hēliosG3588 G2246lightG4098onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτοὺςautousG846,norοὐδὲoudeG3761anyπᾶνpanG3956heatκαῦμα,kaumaG2738.

17ForὅτιhotiG3754the Lambτὸ ἀρνίονto arnionG3588 G721which isτὸtoG3588inἀνὰanaG303the midstμέσονmesonG3319of the throneτοῦ θρόνουtou thronouG3588 G2362shall feedποιμανεῖpoimaneiG4165themαὐτοὺςautousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532shall leadὁδηγήσειhodēgēseiG3594themαὐτοὺςautousG846untoἐπὶepiG1909fountainsπηγὰςpēgasG4077of livingG2198watersὑδάτων,hudatōnG5204:andκαὶkaiG2532Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316shall wipe awayἐξαλείψειexaleipseiG1813allπᾶνpanG3956tearsδάκρυονdakruonG1144fromG575theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846eyesτῶν ὀφθαλμῶνtōn ophthalmōnG3588 G3788.

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