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, 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."

1 Depois vi quatro anjos que estavam nos quatro cantos da Terra, impedindo os quatro ventos de soprarem, de modo que a superfície das águas dos mares estava lisa e nem uma folha se movia nas árvores.2 E vi surgir do oriente um anjo que trazia o selo do Deus vivo. E gritou para os quatro anjos que tinham recebido poder para fazer grandes danos na terra e no mar:3 Esperem. Não façam ainda nenhum mal, nem à terra, nem ao mar, nem a nenhuma árvore. É preciso que tenhamos antes marcado nas testas aqueles que são os servos de Deus.4 E disseram-me o número dos que foram assinalados dessa maneira: foram 144.000, das doze tribos do povo de Israel; 12.000 por cada uma das tribos: Judá, Rúben, Gad, Aser, Naftali, Manassés, Simeão, Levi, Issacar, Zebulão, José e Benjamim.9 Vi a seguir uma enorme multidão, impossível de contar, de todas as nações, tribos, povos e línguas, diante do trono e do Cordeiro, com vestimentas brancas, e folhas de palmeira nas mãos.10 E gritavam em altas vozes: A salvação vem do nosso Deus, que está no trono, e do Cordeiro.11 E todos os anjos nessa altura se encontravam em volta do trono, em volta dos anciãos e dos quatro seres viventes, e inclinando-se até à terra adoraram Deus13 Nessa altura um dos vinte e quatro anciãos perguntou-me: Sabes quem são estes, que estão vestidos de branco, e donde vêm?14 Não, respondi. Peço-te que mo digas, pois és tu quem deve sabê-lo. E ele disse-me: Estes são os que vêm da grande tribulação, e que lavaram as suas roupas e as tornaram brancas no sangue do Cordeiro.15 É por isso que aqui estão diante do trono de Deus, servindo noite e dia no seu templo. Aquele que está sentado no trono os acolherá16 e nunca mais terão nem fome, nem sede, e nunca mais sofrerão os ardores do Sol escaldante.17 Porque o Cordeiro que está diante do trono será o seu pastor, que os conduzirá às fontes de água da vida. E Deus limpará as lágrimas dos seus olhos.