Revelation 7 – NIRV & YCB

New International Reader’s Version

Revelation 7:1-17

144,000 People Are Marked With the Seal of the Living God

1After this I saw four angels. They were standing at the four corners of the earth. They were holding back the four winds of the earth. This kept the winds from blowing on the land or the sea or on any tree. 2Then I saw another angel coming up from the east. He brought the official seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels. They had been allowed to harm the land and the sea. 3“Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees,” he said. “Wait until we mark with this seal the foreheads of those who serve our God.” 4Then I heard how many people were marked with the seal. There were 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel.

5From the tribe of Judah, 12,000 were marked with the seal.

From the tribe of Reuben, 12,000.

From the tribe of Gad, 12,000.

6From the tribe of Asher, 12,000.

From the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000.

From the tribe of Manasseh, 12,000.

7From the tribe of Simeon, 12,000.

From the tribe of Levi, 12,000.

From the tribe of Issachar, 12,000.

8From the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000.

From the tribe of Joseph, 12,000.

From the tribe of Benjamin, 12,000.

The Huge Crowd Wearing White Robes

9After this I looked, and there in front of me was a huge crowd of people. They stood in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb. There were so many that no one could count them. They came from every nation, tribe and people. That’s true no matter what language they spoke. They were wearing white robes. In their hands they were holding palm branches. 10They cried out in a loud voice,

“Salvation belongs to our God,

who sits on the throne.

Salvation also belongs to the Lamb.”

11All the angels were standing around the throne. They were standing around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces in front of the throne and worshiped God. 12They said,

“Amen!

May praise and glory

and wisdom be given to our God for ever and ever.

Give him thanks and honor and power and strength.

Amen!”

13Then one of the elders spoke to me. “Who are these people dressed in white robes?” he asked. “Where did they come from?”

14I answered, “Sir, you know.”

He said, “They are the ones who have come out of the time of terrible suffering. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15So

“they are in front of the throne of God.

They serve him day and night in his temple.

The one who sits on the throne

will be with them to keep them safe.

16‘Never again will they be hungry.

Never again will they be thirsty.

The sun will not beat down on them.’ (Isaiah 49:10)

The heat of the desert will not harm them.

17The Lamb, who is at the center of the area around the throne,

will be their shepherd.

‘He will lead them to springs of living water.’ (Isaiah 49:10)

‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ” (Isaiah 25:8)

Bíbélì Mímọ́ Yorùbá Òde Òn

Ìfihàn 7:1-17

Ọ̀kẹ́ méje-olé-ẹgbàá-méjì èdìdì ìwé

17.1: Sk 6.5.Lẹ́yìn èyí ni mo rí angẹli mẹ́rin dúró ní igun mẹ́rẹ̀ẹ̀rin ayé, wọ́n di afẹ́fẹ́ mẹ́rẹ̀ẹ̀rin ayé mú, kí ó má ṣe fẹ́ sórí ilẹ̀, tàbí sórí Òkun, tàbí sára igikígi. 2Mo sì rí angẹli mìíràn tí ó ń ti ìhà ìlà-oòrùn gòkè wá, ti òun ti èdìdì Ọlọ́run alààyè lọ́wọ́ rẹ. Ó sì kígbe ní ohùn rara sí àwọn angẹli mẹ́rin náà tí a fi fún un láti pa ayé, àti Òkun, lára, 37.3: El 9.4.wí pé, “Ẹ má ṣe pa ayé, tàbí Òkun, tàbí igi lára, títí àwa ó fi fi èdìdì sàmì sí àwọn ìránṣẹ́ Ọlọ́run wa ní iwájú wọn.” 4Mo sì gbọ́ iye àwọn tí a fi èdìdì sàmì si: Àwọn tí a sàmì sí jẹ́ ọ̀kẹ́ méje ó-lé-ẹgbàajì láti inú gbogbo ẹ̀yà àwọn ọmọ Israẹli wá.

5Láti inú ẹ̀yà Juda a fi èdìdì sàmì sí ẹgbàá-mẹ́fà (12,000).

Láti inú ẹ̀yà Reubeni a fi èdìdì sàmì sí ẹgbàá-mẹ́fà (12,000).

Láti inú ẹ̀yà Gadi a fi èdìdì sàmì sí ẹgbàá-mẹ́fà (12,000).

6Láti inú ẹ̀yà Aṣeri a fi èdìdì sàmì sí ẹgbàá-mẹ́fà (12,000).

Láti inú ẹ̀yà Naftali a fi èdìdì sàmì sí ẹgbàá-mẹ́fà (12,000).

Láti inú ẹ̀yà Manase a fi èdìdì sàmì sí ẹgbàá-mẹ́fà (12,000).

7Láti inú ẹ̀yà Simeoni a fi èdìdì sàmì sí ẹgbàá-mẹ́fà (12,000).

Láti inú ẹ̀yà Lefi a fi èdìdì sàmì sí ẹgbàá-mẹ́fà (12,000).

Láti inú ẹ̀yà Isakari a fi èdìdì sàmì sí ẹgbàá-mẹ́fà (12,000).

8Láti inú ẹ̀yà Sebuluni, a fi èdìdì sàmì sí ẹgbàá-mẹ́fà (12,000).

Láti inú ẹ̀yà Josẹfu a fi èdìdì sàmì sí ẹgbàá-mẹ́fà (12,000).

Láti inú ẹ̀yà Benjamini a fi èdìdì sàmì sí ẹgbàá-mẹ́fà (12,000).

Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àwọn ènìyàn nínú ẹ̀wù funfun

9Lẹ́yìn náà, mo ri, sì kíyèsi i, ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ènìyàn tí ẹnikẹ́ni kò lè kà, láti inú orílẹ̀-èdè gbogbo, àti ẹ̀yà, àti ènìyàn, àti láti inú èdè gbogbo wá, wọn dúró níwájú ìtẹ́, àti níwájú Ọ̀dọ́-Àgùntàn náà, a wọ̀ wọ́n ni aṣọ funfun, imọ̀ ọ̀pẹ si ń bẹ ni ọwọ́ wọn. 10Wọ́n sì kígbe ní ohùn rara, wí pé:

“Ìgbàlà ni ti Ọlọ́run wá

tí o jókòó lórí ìtẹ́,

àti ti Ọ̀dọ́-àgùntàn!”

11Gbogbo àwọn angẹli sì dúró yí ìtẹ́ náà ká, àti yí àwọn àgbà àti àwọn ẹ̀dá alààyè mẹ́rin náà ká, wọn wólẹ̀ wọn si dojúbolẹ̀ níwájú ìtẹ́ náà wọ́n sì sin Ọlọ́run. 12Wí pe:

“Àmín!

Ìbùkún, àti ògo,

àti ọgbọ́n, àti ọpẹ́, àti ọlá,

àti agbára àti ipá fún Ọlọ́run wa láé àti láéláé!

Àmín!”

13Ọ̀kan nínú àwọn àgbà náà si dáhùn, ó bi mí pé, “Ta ni àwọn wọ̀nyí tí a wọ ni aṣọ funfun? Níbo ni wọn sì ti wá?”

147.14: Da 12.1; Gẹ 49.11.Mo sì wí fún un pé, “Olúwa mi, ìwọ ni o lè mọ̀.”

Ó sì wí fún mí pé, “Àwọn wọ̀nyí ni o jáde láti inú ìpọ́njú ńlá, wọ́n sì fọ aṣọ wọ́n, wọ́n sì sọ wọ́n di funfun nínú ẹ̀jẹ̀ Ọ̀dọ́-àgùntàn náà. 15Nítorí náà ni,

“wọn ṣe ń bẹ níwájú ìtẹ́ Ọlọ́run,

tí wọn sì ń sìn ín, lọ́sàn àti lóru nínú tẹmpili rẹ̀;

ẹni tí o jókòó lórí ìtẹ́ náà yóò si ṣíji bò wọn.

167.16: Isa 49.10; Sm 121.6.Ebi kì yóò pa wọn mọ́,

bẹ́ẹ̀ ni òùngbẹ kì yóò gbẹ́ wọ́n mọ́;

bẹ́ẹ̀ ni oòrùn kì yóò pa wọn

tàbí oorukóoru kan.

177.17: El 34.23; Sm 23.2; Isa 25.8.Nítorí ọ̀dọ́-àgùntàn tí ń bẹ ni àárín ìtẹ́ náà ni yóò máa ṣe olùṣọ́-àgùntàn wọn,

‘tí yóò sì máa ṣe amọ̀nà wọn sí ibi orísun omi ìyè:’

‘Ọlọ́run yóò sì nu omijé gbogbo nù kúrò ni ojú wọn.’ ”