القراءة بلغتين

ورَأَيتُ سَماءً جَديدةً وأَرضًا جَديدة، لِأَنَّ السَّماءَ الأُولى والأَرضَ الأُولى قد زالَتا، ولِلبَحرِ لم يَبقَ وُجود

ورَأَيتُ المَدينَةَ المُقَدَّسة، أُورَشَليمَ الجَديدة، نازِلَةً مِنَ السَّماءِ مِن عِندِ الله، مُهَيَّأَةً مِثلَ عَروسٍ مُزَيَّنَةٍ لِعَريسِها

وسَمِعتُ صَوتًا جَهيرًا مِنَ العَرشِ يَقول: «هُوَذا مَسكِنُ اللهِ مع النَّاس، فسَيَسكُنُ معهم وهم سيَكونونَ شُعوبَه وهو سيَكونُ «اللهُ معَهم»

وسيَمسَحُ كُلَّ دَمعَةٍ مِن عُيونِهم. ولِلمَوت لن يَبْقى وُجودٌ بَعدَ الآن، ولا لِلحُزنِ ولا لِلصُّراخِ ولا لِلأَلَمِ لن يَبْقى وُجودٌ بَعدَ الآن، لِأَنَّ العالَمَ القَديمَ قد زال»

وقالَ الجالِسُ على العَرْش: «هاءَنَذا أَجعَلُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ جَديدًا». وقال: «أُكتُبْ: هٰذا الكَلامُ صِدقٌ وحَقّ»

وقالَ لي: «قُضِيَ الأَمْر. أَنا الأَلِفُ والياء، البِدايَةُ والنِّهايَة. إِنِّي سأُعْطي العَطْشانَ مِن يَنبوعِ ماءِ الحَياةِ مَجَّانًا

إِنَّ الغالِبَ سيَرِثُ ذٰلِكَ النَّصيب، وسأَكونُ لَه إِلٰهًا، وهو سيَكونُ لِيَ ٱبنًا

أَمَّا الجُبَناءُ وغَيرُ المُؤمِنينَ والأَوغادُ والقَتَلَةُ والزُّناةُ والسَّحَرَةُ وعَبَدَةُ الأَوثانِ وجَميعُ الكَذَّابين، فنَصيبُهم في المُستَنقَعِ المُتَّقِدِ بِالنَّارِ والكِبْريت: إِنَّه المَوتُ الثَّاني»

وجاءَ أَحَدُ المَلائِكَةِ السَّبعَة، أَصْحابِ الأَكْوابِ السَّبعَةِ المُمتَلِئَةِ بِالنَّكَباتِ السَّبعِ الأَخيرة، فخاطَبَني قال: «تَعالَ أُرِكَ العَروسَ ٱمرَأَةَ الحَمَل»

فحَمَلَني بِالرُّوحِ إِلى جَبَلٍ عَظيمٍ عالٍ وأَرانِيَ المَدينَةَ المُقَدَّسَةَ أُورَشَليم نازِلَةً مِنَ السَّماءِ مِن عِندِ الله

وعلَيها مَجدُ الله. ولَألَاؤُها أَشبَهُ بِلَألَاءِ أَكرَمِ الحِجارة، كأَنَّها حَجَرُ يَشبٍ بِلَّورِيّ

ولَها سورٌ عَظيمٌ عالٍ، ولَها ٱثْنا عَشَرَ بابًا، وعلى الأَبْوابِ ٱثْنا عَشَرَ مَلاكًا، وفيها أَسْماءٌ مَكْتوبَةٌ هي أَسْماءُ أَسباطِ بَني إِسْرائيلَ الِٱثنَي عَشَر

مِن جِهَةِ الشَّرقِ أَبْوابٌ ثَلاثَة، ومِن جِهَةِ الشَّمالِ أَبْوابٌ ثَلاثَة، ومِن جِهَةِ الجَنوبِ أَبْوابٌ ثَلاثَة، ومِن جِهَةِ الغَربِ أَبْوابٌ ثَلاثَة

وسورُ المَدينَةِ لَه ٱثْنا عَشَرَ أَساسًا، علَيها الأَسماءُ الِٱثْنا عَشَرَ لِرُسُلِ الحَمَلِ الِٱثْنَي عَشَر

وكانَ مع الَّذي يُخاطِبُني مِقْياسٌ هو قَصَبَةٌ مِن ذَهَبٍ لِيَقيسَ المَدينَةَ وأَبْوابَها وسورَها

والمَدينَةُ مُرَبَّعَةٌ طولُها يُساوي عَرضَها. فقاسَ المَدينَةَ بِالقَصَبة، فإِذا هي ٱثْنا عَشَرَ أَلفَ غَلوَة، طولُها وعَرضُها وعُلُوُّها سَواء

وقاسَ سورَها، فإِذا هو مائَةٌ وأَربَعٌ وأَربَعونَ ذِراعًا، بِمِقْياسِ النَّاس، أَي مِقْياسِ المَلاك

وكانَ سورُ المَدينَةِ مَبنِيًّا بِاليَشْب، والمَدينَةُ ذَهَبٌ خالِصٌ أَشبَهُ بِالزُّجاجِ الصَّافي

وأُسُسُ سورِ المَدينَةِ مُرَصَّعَةٌ بِكُلِّ حَجَرٍ كَريم. الأَساسُ الأَوَّلُ يَشْب، والثَّاني لازَوَرْد، والثَّالِثُ حَجَرُ يَمان، والرَّابِعُ زُمُرُّد

والخامِسُ يَشبٌ قاتِم، والسَّادِسُ ياقوتٌ أَحمَر، والسَّابِعُ زَبَرجَد، والثَّامِنُ جَزْع، والتَّاسِعُ ياقوتٌ أَصفَر، والعاشِرُ ياقوتٌ أَخضَرُ ضارِبٌ إِلى البَياض، والحادي عَشَرَ ياقوتٌ أَصفَرُ ضارِبٌ إِلى الحُمرَة، والثَّاني عَشَرَ جَمَشْت

والأَبْوابُ الِٱثْنا عَشَرَ هي ٱثْنَتا عَشرَةَ لُؤلُؤَة، كُلُّ بابٍ مِنَ الأَبْوابِ لُؤلُؤَة. وساحَةُ المَدينَةِ ذَهَبٌ خالِصٌ مِثلُ زُجاجٍ شَفَّاف

ولَم أَرَ فيها هَيكَلًا، لِأَنَّ الرَّبَّ الإِلٰهَ القَديرَ هو هَيكَلُها، وكذٰلك الحَمَل

والمَدينَةُ لا تَحْتاجُ إِلى الشَّمسِ ولا إِلى القَمَرِ ليُضيئا لَها، لِأَنَّ مَجدَ اللهِ أَضاءَها، وسِراجُها هو الحَمَل

وستَمْشي الأُمَمُ في نورِها، ومُلوكُ الأَرضِ سيَحمِلونَ إِلَيها مَجدَهم

أَبْوابُها لن تُقفَلَ في أَيَّامِها، لِأَنَّه لن يَكونَ لَيلٌ هُناك

وسيَحمِلونَ إِلَيها مَجدَ الأُمَمِ وشَرَفَها

ولَن يَدخُلَها شَيءٌ نَجِسٌ ولا فاعِلُ قَبيحَةٍ ولا كَذِب، بلِ الَّذينَ كُتِبوا في سِفرِ الحَياة، سِفرِ الحَمَل

I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.

I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.

I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people; and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more. The first things have passed away.”

He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”

He said to me, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.

He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls which were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”

He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

having a great and high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.

On the east were three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.

The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.

The city is square. Its length is as great as its width. He measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.

Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.

The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it and its lamp is the Lamb.

The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.

Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),

and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.

There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.