Nový domov pro zachráněné
1Pak jsem uviděl nové nebe a novou zemi.
Staré nebe a stará země zmizely.
Moře už na nové zemi nebylo.
2A viděl jsem svaté město, nový Jeruzalém,
sestupovat od Boha z nebe,
jako když ozdobená nevěsta jde vstříc
svému ženichovi.
3S trůnu se ozval mohutný hlas:
„To je Boží domov s lidmi,
Bůh tam bude bydlet s nimi a oni s ním.
Už nikdy je neopustí
4a setře jim každou slzu s očí.
Tam už nebude smrt ani nářek ani bolest,
protože starý svět zmizel v nenávratnu.“
5Sedící na trůnu řekl: „Pohleď, všechno tvořím nové.“ Vybídl mne: „Zapiš to, protože tato slova jsou pravdivá a je možno se na ně plně spolehnout.“ 6A dodal: „Vlastně se již vyplnila. Já jsem začátek i konec všeho. Tomu, kdo žízní, dám zdarma napít z pramene vody života. 7Kdo zvítězí, získá všechno. Já budu jeho Bohem a on bude mým synem. 8Ale zbabělci, nevěrci, nemravní, cizoložníci, vrazi, šarlatáni, pověrčiví a lháři všeho druhu budou neodvolatelně odsouzeni k sžíravé beznaději a palčivému utrpení. To bude jejich zánik.“
Nový Jeruzalém
9Pak ke mně přistoupil jeden z těch sedmi andělů, kteří vylévali posledních sedm pohrom z číší a vyzval mě: „Pojď, ukážu ti Beránkovu nevěstu, jako nastávající choť.“ 10Přenesl mne v duchu na vysokou, rozložitou horu a ukázal mi svaté město Jeruzalém, které tam sestoupilo od Boha. 11Boží sláva z něho zářila jak nejdražší drahokam, jako jiskřivý křišťál. 12Bylo obehnáno vysokou a silnou zdí, ve které bylo dvanáct bran střežených dvanácti anděly, označenými jmény dvanácti kmenů Izraele. 13Tři brány směřovaly na východ, tři na sever, tři na jih a tři na západ. 14Městská zeď byla založena na dvanácti kvádrech, které nesly jména dvanácti Kristových apoštolů.
15Anděl, který se mnou mluvil, měl zlatou tyč a měřil město, jeho hradby i brány v obvyklých lidských mírách. 16Půdorys toho města tvořil čtverec o straně dvanáct tisíc měr, a tak bylo město i vysoké. 17Rozměr zdi byl sto čtyřicet čtyři lokty. 18Hradba byla z jaspisu a samo město z ryzího zlata, ale průhledného jako křišťálové sklo. 19-20Základy hradeb byly samý drahokam. 21Dvanáct bran bylo z dvanácti perel, každá z jedné. I ulice toho města byly vydlážděny tím průzračným zlatem. 22Avšak neviděl jsem tam žádný chrám, protože Bůh a Beránek vládl všude. 23To město nepotřebuje ani slunce ani měsíc, protože je osvěcuje Boží sláva a Beránek. 24Národy nové země budou žít v tomto světle a vládcové mu předají svou moc. 25Brány toho města budou stále otevřeny, vždyť už nebude noc, ale jenom den. 26-27Nic nečistého tam nesmí, ani rouhač ani podvodník. Budou tam jen ti, kdo jsou zapsáni v Beránkově Knize života.
A New Heaven and a New Earth
1I saw “a new heaven and a new earth.” (Isaiah 65:17) The first heaven and the first earth were completely gone. There was no longer any sea. 2I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem. It was coming down out of heaven from God. It was prepared like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3I heard a loud voice from the throne. It said, “Look! God now makes his home with the people. He will live with them. They will be his people. And God himself will be with them and be their God. 4‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death.’ (Isaiah 25:8) And there will be no more sadness. There will be no more crying or pain. Things are no longer the way they used to be.”
5He who was sitting on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down. You can trust these words. They are true.”
6He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give water to anyone who is thirsty. The water will come from the spring of the water of life. It doesn’t cost anything! 7Those who have victory will receive all this from me. I will be their God, and they will be my children. 8But others will be thrown into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. Those who are afraid and those who do not believe will be there. Murderers and those who make themselves impure will join them. Those who commit sexual sins and those who practice witchcraft will go there. Those who worship statues of gods and all who tell lies will be there too. The lake of fire is the second death.”
The New Jerusalem is the Bride of the Lamb
9One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke to me. The bowls were filled with the seven last plagues. The angel said, “Come. I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10Then he carried me away in a vision. The Spirit took me to a huge, high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City. It was coming down out of heaven from God. 11It shone with the glory of God. It gleamed like a very valuable jewel. It was like a jasper, as clear as crystal. 12The city had a huge, high wall with 12 gates. Twelve angels were at the gates, one at each of them. On the gates were written the names of the 12 tribes of Israel. 13There were three gates on the east and three on the north. There were three gates on the south and three on the west. 14The wall of the city had 12 foundations. Written on them were the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb.
15The angel who talked with me had a gold measuring rod. He used it to measure the city, its gates and its walls. 16The city was laid out like a square. It was as long as it was wide. The angel measured the city with the rod. It was 1,400 miles long. It was as wide and high as it was long. 17The angel measured the wall as human beings measure things. It was 200 feet thick. 18The wall was made out of jasper. The city was made out of pure gold, as pure as glass. 19The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of jewel. The first foundation was made out of jasper. The second was made out of sapphire. The third was made out of agate. The fourth was made out of emerald. 20The fifth was made out of onyx. The sixth was made out of ruby. The seventh was made out of chrysolite. The eighth was made out of beryl. The ninth was made out of topaz. The tenth was made out of turquoise. The eleventh was made out of jacinth. The twelfth was made out of amethyst. 21The 12 gates were made from 12 pearls. Each gate was made out of a single pearl. The main street of the city was made out of gold. It was gold as pure as glass that people can see through clearly.
22I didn’t see a temple in the city. That’s because the Lamb and the Lord God who rules over all are its temple. 23The city does not need the sun or moon to shine on it. God’s glory is its light, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24The nations will walk by the light of the city. The kings of the world will bring their glory into it. 25Its gates will never be shut, because there will be no night there. 26The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. 27Only what is pure will enter the city. No one who causes people to believe lies will enter it. No one who does shameful things will enter it either. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life will enter the city.
