1 And after this I saw four angels standing upon the four corners of the earth, holding fast the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow upon the earth, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree.

2 And I saw another angel ascending from {the} sunrising, having {the} seal of {the} living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it had been given to hurt the earth and the sea,

3 saying, Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we shall have sealed the bondmen of our God upon their foreheads.

4 And I heard the number of the sealed, a hundred {and} forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of {the} sons of Israel:

5 out of {the} tribe of Juda, twelve thousand sealed; out of {the} tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; out of {the} tribe of Gad, twelve thousand;

6 out of {the} tribe of Aser, twelve thousand; out of {the} tribe of Nepthalim, twelve thousand; out of {the} tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand;

7 out of {the} tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; out of {the} tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; out of {the} tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand;

8 out of {the} tribe of Zabulun, twelve thousand; out of {the} tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; out of {the} tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand sealed.

9 After these things I saw, and lo, a great crowd, which no one could number, out of every nation and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands.

10 And they cry with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb.

11 And all the angels stood around the throne, and the elders, and the four living creatures, and fell before the throne upon their faces, and worshipped God,

12 saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and strength, to our God, to the ages of ages. Amen.

13 And one of the elders answered, saying to me, These who are clothed with white robes, who are they, and whence came they?

14 And I said to him, My lord, *thou* knowest. And he said to me, These are they who come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and have made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sits upon the throne shall spread his tabernacle over them.

16 They shall not hunger any more, neither shall they thirst any more, nor shall the sun at all fall on them, nor any burning heat;

17 because the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them, and shall lead them to fountains of waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

1 这事以后， 我看见四位天使站在地的四极， 掌握着地上的四风， 不使风吹在地上、海上和任何树上。

2 我又看见另外一位天使， 从日出之地上来， 拿着永活 神的印， 向那四位得了权柄可以伤害地和海的天使， 大声呼喊，

3 说： "你们不要伤害地、海和树木， 等我们在 神众仆人的额上先盖上了印。"

4 我听见被盖印的人的数目， 以色列子孙各支派中被盖印的共有十四万四千人：

5 犹大支派中被盖印的， 一万二千人， 流本支派中， 一万二千人； 迦得支派中， 一万二千人；

6 亚设支派中， 一万二千人； 拿弗他利支派中， 一万二千人； 玛拿西支派中， 一万二千人；

7 西缅支派中， 一万二千人； 利未支派中， 一万二千人； 以萨迦支派中， 一万二千人；

8 西布伦支派中， 一万二千人； 约瑟支派中， 一万二千人； 便雅悯支派中， 一万二千人。

9 这些事以后， 我观看， 见有一大群人， 没有人能数得过来， 是从各邦国、各支派、各民族、各方言来的。他们都站在宝座和羊羔面前， 身穿白袍， 手里拿着棕树枝。

10 他们大声呼喊， 说： "愿救恩归给那坐在宝座上我们的 神， 也归给羊羔！ "

11 所有的天使都站在宝座、众长老和四个活物的四周。他们在宝座前， 面伏在地上敬拜 神，

12 说： "阿们！ 愿颂赞、荣耀、智慧、感谢、尊贵、权能、力量， 都归给我们的 神， 直到永永远远。阿们！ "

13 长老中有一位问我： "这些身穿白袍的是谁？他们是从哪里来的呢？"

14 我对他说： "我主啊， 你是知道的。"他告诉我： "这些人是从大患难中出来的。他们用羊羔的血， 把自己的衣袍洗洁白了。

15 因此， 他们可以在 神的宝座前， 并且日夜在他的圣所里事奉他。那坐在宝座上的必展开帐幕覆庇他们。

16 他们必不再饿， 也不再渴； 太阳和一切炎热必不伤害他们。

17 因为在宝座中间的羊羔必牧养他们， 领他们到生命水的泉源那里。 神也必抹去他们的一切眼泪。"