1 After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea,

3 saying, Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we seal the servants of our God on their foreheads.

4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed: One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed.

5 Of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed;

6 of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were sealed;

7 of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were sealed;

8 of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.

9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one was able to number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands,

10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, Salvation belongs to our God who sits on 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 on their faces before the throne and did homage to God,

12 saying: Amen. Blessing and glory and wisdom, thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen.

13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?

14 And I said to him, Sir, you know. So he said to me, These are the ones coming out of great affliction, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.

16 They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not fall on them, nor any burning heat;

17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

1 Depois disso vi quatro anjos de pé nos quatro cantos da terra, retendo os quatro ventos, para impedir que qualquer vento soprasse na terra, no mar ou em qualquer árvore.

2 Então vi outro anjo subindo do Oriente, tendo o selo do Deus vivo. Ele bradou em alta voz aos quatro anjos a quem havia sido dado poder para danificar a terra e o mar:

3 "Não danifiquem nem a terra, nem o mar nem as árvores, até que selemos as testas dos servos do nosso Deus".

4 Então ouvi o número dos que foram selados: cento e quarenta e quatro 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, doze mil.

9 Depois disso olhei, e diante de mim estava uma grande multidão que ninguém podia contar, de todas as nações, tribos, povos e línguas, de pé, diante do trono e do Cordeiro, com vestes brancas e segurando palmas.

10 E clamavam em alta voz: "A salvação pertence ao nosso Deus, que se assenta no trono, e ao Cordeiro".

11 Todos os anjos estavam de pé ao redor do trono, dos anciãos e dos quatro seres viventes. Eles se prostraram com o rosto em terra diante do trono e adoraram a Deus,

12 dizendo: "Amém! Louvor e glória, sabedoria, ação de graças, honra, poder e força sejam ao nosso Deus para todo o sempre. Amém! "

13 Então um dos anciãos me perguntou: "Quem são estes que estão vestidos de branco, e de onde vieram? "

14 Respondi: "Senhor, tu o sabes". E ele disse: "Estes são os que vieram da grande tribulação e lavaram as suas vestes e as branquearam no sangue do Cordeiro.

15 Por isso, eles estão diante do trono de Deus e o servem dia e noite em seu santuário; e aquele que está assentado no trono estenderá sobre eles o seu tabernáculo.

16 Nunca mais terão fome, nunca mais terão sede. Não cairá sobre eles sol, e nenhum calor abrasador,

17 pois o Cordeiro que está no centro do trono será o seu Pastor; ele os guiará às fontes de água viva. E Deus enxugará dos seus olhos toda lágrima".