Ang 144,000 na Tinatakan Mula sa mga Lahi ng Israel
1Pagkatapos nito, nakita ko ang apat na anghel na nakatayo sa apat na sulok ng mundo. Pinipigil nila ang apat na hangin upang walang hanging umihip sa lupa, sa dagat o sa alin mang punongkahoy. 2At nakita ko ang isa pang anghel na galing sa silangan na taglay ang pantatak ng buhay na Dios. Sumigaw siya sa apat na anghel na binigyan ng Dios ng kapangyarihang maminsala sa lupa at dagat. 3Sinabi niya, “Huwag muna ninyong pinsalain ang lupa, ang dagat o ang mga punongkahoy hanggaʼt hindi pa natin natatatakan sa noo ang mga lingkod ng ating Dios.” 4Ayon sa narinig ko, 144,000 ang lahat ng tinatakan mula sa 12 lahi ng Israel.
512,000 mula sa lahi ni Juda;
12,000 mula sa lahi ni Reuben;
12,000 mula sa lahi ni Gad;
612,000 mula sa lahi ni Asher;
12,000 mula sa lahi ni Naftali;
12,000 mula sa lahi ni Manase;
712,000 mula sa lahi ni Simeon;
12,000 mula sa lahi ni Levi;
12,000 mula sa lahi ni Isacar;
812,000 mula sa lahi ni Zebulun;
12,000 mula sa lahi ni Jose;
12,000 mula sa lahi ni Benjamin.
Ang mga Tao sa Harap ng Trono ng Dios
9Pagkatapos nito, nakita ko ang napakaraming tao na hindi mabilang sa dami. Nagmula sila sa lahat ng bansa, angkan, lahi at wika. Nakatayo sila sa harap ng trono at ng Tupa. Silang lahat ay nakadamit ng puti at may mga hawak na palaspas. 10Sumisigaw sila nang malakas, “Purihin ang Dios na nakaupo sa trono, at purihin din ang Tupa dahil iniligtas nila kami sa kaparusahan!” 11Tumayo ang mga anghel sa palibot ng trono, ng mga namumuno, at ng apat na buhay na nilalang. At lumuhod sila sa harap ng trono at sumamba sa Dios. 12Sinabi nila, “Amen! Ang Dios natin ay dapat purihin, sambahin, pasalamatan at parangalan. Nalalaman niya ang lahat, at nasa kanya ang lahat ng kapangyarihan at kalakasan. Purihin siya magpakailanman! Amen!”
13Tinanong ako ng isa sa 24 na namumuno, “Sino ang mga taong iyon na nakadamit ng puti, at saan sila nanggaling?” 14Sumagot ako, “Hindi ko po alam. Kayo po ang nakakaalam.” At sinabi niya sa akin, “Sila ang mga dumaan sa matinding paghihirap. Nilinis at pinaputi nila ang kanilang mga damit sa pamamagitan ng dugo ng Tupa. 15Iyan ang dahilan kung bakit nasa harap sila ng trono ng Dios. Naglilingkod sila sa kanya araw at gabi sa kanyang templo. At ang Dios mismo na nakaupo sa kanyang trono ang siyang kumakalinga sa kanila. 16Hindi na sila magugutom o mauuhaw pang muli. At hindi na rin mabibilad sa init o mapapaso sa sinag ng araw. 17Sapagkat ang Tupang nasa trono ang magiging pastol nila, at dadalhin sila sa mga bukal na nagbibigay-buhay, at papahirin na ng Dios ang lahat ng luha sa kanilang mga mata.”
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)
