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, holding the four winds of the earth, so that no wind would blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree. 2 I saw another angel ascend from the sunrise, having the seal of the living God. He cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to harm the earth and the sea, 3 saying, "Don’t harm the earth, the sea, or the trees, until we have sealed the bondservants of our God on their foreheads!" 4 I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel:

5 of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed,

of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand,

of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,

6 of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand,

of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand,

of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,

7 of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand,

of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand,

of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,

8 of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand,

of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, and

of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.

9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. 10 They cried with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation be to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"

11 All the angels were standing around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before his throne, and worshiped God, 12 saying, "Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen."

13 One of the elders answered, saying to me, "These who are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?"

14 I told him, "My lord, you know."

He said to me, "These are those who came out of the great suffering.They washed their robes and made them white in the Lamb’s blood. 15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them. 16 They will never be hungry or thirsty any more. The sun won’t beat on them, nor any heat; 17 for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them and leads them to springs of life-giving waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."