القراءة بلغتين

وأُعْطيتُ قَصَبَةً مِثلَ قَصَبَةِ المَسْح، وقيلَ لي: «قُمْ فقِسْ هَيكَلَ اللهِ والمَذبَحَ والسَّاجِدينَ فيه

أَمَّا الفِناءُ الَّذي في خارِجِ الهَيكَل فدَعْه ولا تَقِسْه لِأَنَّه جُعِلَ لِلوَثَنِيِّين، فسيَدوسونَ المَدينَةَ المُقَدَّسَةَ ٱثنَينِ وأَربَعينَ شَهرًا

وسأُخَوِّلُ شاهِدَيَّ أَن يَتَنَبَّآ أَلفَ يَومٍ ومائَتَي يَومٍ وسِتِّينَ وهُما لابِسانِ المِسْح

إِنَّهما الزَّيتونَتانِ والمَنارَتانِ القائِمَةُ في حَضرَةِ رَبِّ الأَرض

فإِذا أَرادَ أَحَدٌ أَن يُنزِلَ بِهما ضَرَرًا، خَرَجَت مِن فَمِهما نارٌ فٱلتَهَمَت أَعْداءَهما. فإِذا أَرادَ أَحَدٌ أَن يُنزِلَ بِهما ضَرَرًا، فهٰكَذا يَجِبُ أَن يَموت

ولَهما سُلطانٌ على إِغْلاقِ السَّماء، فلا يَنزِلُ المَطَرُ في أَيَّامِ نُبوءَتِهما. ولَهما سُلْطانٌ على المِياهِ يُحَوِّلانِها بِه إِلى دَم، ويَضرِبانِ الأَرضَ بِمُختَلِفِ النَّكَباتِ على قَدرِ ما سيَشاؤُون

فإِذا أَتَمَّا شَهادَتَهما، حارَبَهما الوَحشُ الصَّاعِدُ مِنَ الهاوِيَة فغَلَبَهما وقَتَلَهما

وتَبْقى جُثَّتاهما في ساحَةِ المَدينَةِ العَظيمةِ الَّتي تُدْعى، على سَبيلِ الرَّمْزِ، سَدومَ ومِصرَ، وهُناكَ صُلِبَ رَبُّهما

ويَنظُرُ أُناسٌ مِنَ الشُّعوبِ والقَبائِلِ والأَلسِنَةِ والأُمَمِ إِلى جُثَّتَيهما ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ونِصفَ يَوم، ولا يَدَعونَ أَحَدًا يَضَعُ جُثَّتَيهما في القَبْر

ويَشمَتُ بِهما أَهلُ الأَرضِ فيَفرَحونَ ويَتَبادَلونَ الهَدايا، لِأَنَّ هٰذَينِ النَّبِيَّينِ أَنزلا بِأَهلِ الأَرضِ عَذابًا شَديدًا

وبَعدَ الأَيَّامِ الثَّلاثَةِ ونِصفِ اليَوم، دَخَلَ فيهما نَفَسُ حَياةٍ مِن عِندِ الله، فوَقَفا على أَقْدامِهما، فنَزَلَ بِالنَّاظِرينَ إِلَيهما خَوفٌ شَديد

وسَمِعا صَوتًا جَهيرًا آتِيًا مِنَ السَّماءِ يَقولُ لَهما: «إِصعَدا إِلى هٰهُنا». فصَعِدا إِلى السَّماءِ في الغَمام، ونَظَرَ إِلَيهما أَعْداؤُهما

وفي تِلكَ السَّاعة، حَدَثَ زِلْزالٌ شَديد فٱنْهارَ عُشرُ المَدينَة، وماتَ في الزِّلْزالِ سَبعَةُ آلافٍ مِنَ النَّاس. وخافَ سائِرُ النَّاسِ فمَجَّدوا إِلٰهَ السَّماء

مَضى الوَيلُ الثَّاني، فهاهُوَذا الوَيلُ الثَّالِثُ آتٍ على عَجَل

ونَفَخَ المَلاكُ السَّابِعُ في بوقِه، فتَعالَت أَصْواتٌ في السَّماءِ تَقول: «صارَ مُلكُ العالَمينَ لِرَبِّنا ولِمَسيحِه. فسَيَملِكُ أَبَدَ الدُّهور»

والشُّيوخُ الأَربَعَةُ والعِشْرونَ الجالِسونَ على عُروشِهم بَينَ يَدَيِ اللهِ سَقَطوا على وُجوهِهم وسَجَدوا للهِ

قائِلين: «نَشكُرُكَ أَيُّها الرَّبُّ الإِلٰهُ القَدير، الَّذي هو كائِنٌ وكان، لِأَنَّكَ أَعمَلتَ قُوَّتَكَ العَظيمَةَ ومَلَكتَ، فغَضِبَتِ الأُمَم

فحَلَّ غَضَبُكَ وحانَ الوَقتُ الَّذي يُدانُ فيه الأَمْوات، فتُكافِئُ عَبيدَكَ الأَنبِياءَ والقِدِّيسينَ والَّذينَ يَتَّقونَ ٱسمَكَ صِغارًا وكِبارًا، وتُبيدُ الَّذين عاثوا في الأَرضِ فَسادًا»

فٱنفَتَحَ هَيكَلُ اللهِ في السَّماءِ فبَدا تابوتُ عَهدِه في هَيكَلِه، وحَدَثَت بُروقٌ وأَصْواتٌ ورُعودٌ وزِلْزالٌ وبَرَدٌ شَديد

A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it.

Leave out the court which is outside of the temple, and don’t measure it, for it has been given to the nations. They will tread the holy city under foot for forty-two months.

I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

These are the two olive trees and the two lamp stands, standing before the Lord of the earth.

If anyone desires to harm them, fire proceeds out of their mouth and devours their enemies. If anyone desires to harm them, he must be killed in this way.

These have the power to shut up the sky, that it may not rain during the days of their prophecy. They have power over the waters, to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire.

When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.

Their dead bodies will be in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.

From among the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations, people will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days, and will not allow their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb.

Those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, and they will be glad. They will give gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

After the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood on their feet. Great fear fell on those who saw them.

I heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here!” They went up into heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them.

In that day there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe comes quickly.

The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!”

The twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God’s throne, fell on their faces and worshiped God,

saying: “We give you thanks, Lord God, the Almighty, the one who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and reigned.

The nations were angry, and your wrath came, as did the time for the dead to be judged, and to give your bondservants the prophets, their reward, as well as to the saints and those who fear your name, to the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

God’s temple that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of the Lord’s covenant was seen in his temple. Lightnings, sounds, thunders, an earthquake, and great hail followed.