1 En n hierdie dinge het ek iets soos 'n groot stem van 'n groot menigte in die hemel gehoor wat sê: Halleluja, die heil en die heerlikheid en die eer en die krag aan die Here onse God!
2 Want sy oordele is waaragtig en regverdig; want Hy het die groot hoer geoordeel wat die aarde met haar hoerery verderf het, en Hy het die bloed van sy diensknegte op haar gewreek.
3 En vir die tweede maal het hulle gesê: Halleluja! En haar rook gaan op tot in alle ewigheid.
4 En die vier en twintig ouderlinge en die vier lewende wesens het neergeval en God aanbid wat op die troon sit, en gesê: Amen, Halleluja!
5 En 'n stem het uit die troon uitgegaan en gesê: Prys onse God, al sy diensknegte, en julle wat Hom vrees, klein en groot!
6 En ek het iets gehoor soos die stem van 'n groot menigte en soos die geluid van baie waters en soos die geluid van sterk donderslae wat sê: Halleluja! want die Here God, die Almagtige, het die koningskap aanvaar.
7 Laat ons bly wees en ons verheug en aan Hom die heerlikheid gee, want die bruilof van die Lam het gekom en sy vrou het haar gereed gemaak.
8 En aan haar is gegee om bekleed te wees met rein en blink fyn linne, want die fyn linne is die regverdige dade van die heiliges.
9 Toe sê hy vir my: Skryf salig is die wat genooi is na die bruilofsmaal van die Lam. En hy sê vir my: Dit is die waaragtige woorde van God.
10 En ek het voor sy voete neergeval om hom te aanbid; maar hy het vir my gesê: Moenie! Ek is 'n mededienskneg van jou en van jou broeders wat die getuienis van Jesus het. Aanbid God. Want die getuienis van Jesus is die gees van die profesie.
11 Toe het ek die hemel geopend gesien; en daar was 'n wit perd, en Hy wat daarop sit, word genoem Getrou en Waaragtig, en Hy oordeel en voer oorlog in geregtigheid.
12 En sy oë was soos 'n vuurvlam, en op sy hoof was baie krone; en Hy het 'n Naam wat geskrywe is, wat niemand ken nie, behalwe Hy self.
13 En Hy was bekleed met 'n kleed wat in bloed gedoop was, en sy Naam is: Die Woord van God.
14 En die leërs in die hemel het Hom gevolg op wit perde, bekleed met wit en rein fyn linne.
15 En uit sy mond gaan daar 'n skerp swaard om die nasies daarmee te slaan; en Hy sal hulle met 'n ysterstaf regeer, en Hy trap die parskuip van die wyn van die grimmigheid en van die toorn van God, die Almagtige.
16 En Hy dra op sy kleed en op sy heup die Naam wat geskrywe is: Die Koning van die konings en die Here van die here.
17 En ek het een engel sien staan in die son; en hy het met 'n groot stem uitgeroep en vir al die voëls gesê wat in die middel van die lug vlieg: Kom hierheen en versamel julle tot die maaltyd van die grote God,
18 dat julle kan eet die vlees van konings en die vlees van owerstes oor duisend en die vlees van sterkes en die vlees van perde en van die wat daarop sit, en die vlees van almal, vrymense sowel as slawe, klein sowel as groot.
19 En ek het die dier en die konings van die aarde en hulle leërs versameld gesien, om oorlog te voer teen Hom wat op die perd sit, en teen sy leër.
20 En die dier is gevange geneem, en saam met hom die valse profeet wat die tekens in sy teenwoordigheid gedoen het, waarmee hy hulle verlei het wat die merk van die dier ontvang en sy beeld aanbid het. Lewend is die twee gewerp in die vuurpoel wat met swawel brand.
21 En die ander is gedood met die swaard wat uit die mond gaan van Hom wat op die perd sit; en al die voëls is versadig van hulle vlees.
1 After these things there came to my ears a sound like the voice of a great band of people in heaven, saying, Praise to the Lord; salvation and glory and power be to our God:
2 For true and upright are his decisions; for by him has the evil woman been judged, who made the earth unclean with the sins of her body; and he has given her punishment for the blood of his servants.
3 And again they said, Praise to the Lord. And her smoke went up for ever and ever.
4 And the four and twenty rulers and the four beasts went down on their faces and gave worship to God who was seated on the high seat, saying, Even so, praise to the Lord.
5 And a voice came from the high seat, saying, Give praise to our God, all you his servants, small and great, in whom is the fear of him.
6 And there came to my ears the voice of a great army, like the sound of waters, and the sound of loud thunders, saying, Praise to the Lord: for the Lord our God, Ruler of all, is King.
7 Let us be glad with delight, and let us give glory to him: because the time is come for the Lamb to be married, and his wife has made herself ready.
8 And to her it was given to be clothed in delicate linen, clean and shining: for the clean linen is the righteousness of the saints.
9 And he said to me, Put in the book, Happy are the guests at the bride-feast of the Lamb. And he said to me, These are the true words of God.
10 And I went on my face before his feet to give him worship. And he said to me, See you do it not: I am a brother-servant with you and with your brothers who keep the witness of Jesus: give worship to God: for the witness of Jesus is the spirit of the prophet's word.
11 And the heaven was open; and I saw a white horse, and he who was seated on it was named Certain and True; and he is judging and making war in righteousness.
12 And his eyes are a flame of fire, and crowns are on his head; and he has a name in writing, of which no man has knowledge but himself.
13 And he is clothed in a robe washed with blood: and his name is The Word of God.
14 And the armies which are in heaven went after him on white horses, clothed in delicate linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth comes a sharp sword, with which he overcomes the nations: and he has rule over them with a rod of iron: and he is crushing with his feet the grapes of the strong wrath of God the Ruler of all.
16 And on his robe and on his leg is a name, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
17 And I saw an angel taking his place in the sun; and he was crying with a loud voice, saying to all the birds in flight in the heavens, Come together to the great feast of God;
18 So that you may take for your food the flesh of kings, and of captains, and of strong men, and of horses and of those who are seated on them, and the flesh of all men, free and unfree, small and great.
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, come together to make war against him who was seated on the horse and against his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who did the signs before him, by which they were turned from the true way who had the mark of the beast, and who gave worship to his image: these two were put living into the sea of ever-burning fire.
21 And the rest were put to death with the sword of him who was on the horse, even the sword which came out of his mouth: and all the birds were made full with their flesh.