1 Então vi quatro anjos em pé nos quatro cantos da terra, impedindo os quatro ventos de soprarem na terra, no mar e em qualquer árvore. 2 E vi outro anjo que subia do leste e trazia o selo do Deus vivo. Ele gritou aos quatro anjos que haviam recebido poder para danificar a terra e o mar: 3 "Esperem! Não façam mal à terra, nem ao mar, nem às árvores, até que tenhamos colocado o selo de Deus na testa de seus servos".
4 E ouvi o número dos que foram marcados com o selo de Deus. Eram 144 mil, de todas as tribos de Israel:
5 da tribo de Judá, foram selados doze mil,
da tribo de Rúben, doze mil,
da tribo de Gade, doze mil,
6 da tribo de Aser, doze mil,
da tribo de Naftali, doze mil,
da tribo de Manassés, doze mil,
7 da tribo de Simeão, doze mil,
da tribo de Levi, doze mil,
da tribo de Issacar, doze mil,
8 da tribo de Zebulom, doze mil,
da tribo de José, doze mil,
da tribo de Benjamim, foram selados doze mil.
9 Depois disso, vi uma imensa multidão, grande demais para ser contada, de todas as nações, tribos, povos e línguas, em pé diante do trono e diante do Cordeiro. Usavam vestes brancas e seguravam ramos de palmeiras. 10 E gritavam com grande estrondo:
"A salvação vem de nosso Deus,
que está sentado no trono,
e do Cordeiro!".
11 E todos os anjos estavam em pé ao redor do trono, dos anciãos e dos quatro seres vivos. Prostraram-se com o rosto em terra diante do trono e adoraram a Deus, 12 cantando:
"Amém! Louvor e glória e sabedoria,
gratidão e honra,
força e poder pertencem a nosso Deus,
para todo o sempre. Amém!".
13 Então um dos anciãos me perguntou: "Quem são estes vestidos de branco? De onde vieram?".
14 Eu lhe respondi: "Senhor, tu sabes".
E ele disse: "São aqueles que vieram da grande tribulação. Lavaram e branquearam suas vestes no sangue do Cordeiro.
15 "Por isso estão diante do trono de Deus
e dia e noite o servem em seu templo.
E aquele que se senta no trono
lhes dará abrigo.
16 Nunca mais terão fome, nem sede,
e o calor do sol nunca mais os queimará.
17 Pois o Cordeiro que está no centro do trono
será seu Pastor.
Ele os guiará às fontes de água viva,
e Deus enxugará de seus olhos toda lágrima".
1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth. They were holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on the land, on the sea, or on any tree.
2 I saw another angel coming from the east having the seal of the living God. He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been permitted to harm the land and sea,
3 "Don't harm the land, the sea, or the trees until we have marked the servants of our God with a seal on their foreheads."
4 I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000. Those who were sealed were from every tribe of Israel:
5 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad,
6 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
7 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,
8 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, and 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.
9 After these things I looked, and there was a large crowd that no one was able to count! They were from every nation, tribe, people, and language. They were standing in front of the throne and the lamb and were wearing white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
10 They cried out in a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God,who sits on the throne,and to the lamb!"
11 All the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell on their faces in front of the throne and worshiped God,
12 saying, "Amen! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanks, honor, power, and strengthbe to our God forever and ever! Amen!"
13 Then one of the elders said to me, "Who are these people wearing white robes, and where did they come from?"
14 I said to him, "Sir, you know."Then he told me, "These are the people who are coming out of the terrible suffering. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb.
15 That is why: "They are in front of the throne of Godand worship him night and day in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will shelter them.
16 They will never be hungry or thirsty again.Neither the sun nor any burning heat will ever strike them,
17 for the lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. He will lead them to springs filled with the water of life,and God will wipe every tear from their eyes."