Revelation · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Revelation 21 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Και είδον ουρανόν νέον και γην νέαν· διότι ο πρώτος ουρανός και η πρώτη γη παρήλθε, και η θάλασσα δεν υπάρχει πλέον.
1 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.
2 Και εγώ ο Ιωάννης είδον την πόλιν την αγίαν, την νέαν Ιερουσαλήμ καταβαίνουσαν από του Θεού εκ του ουρανού, ητοιμασμένην ως νύμφην κεκοσμημένην διά τον άνδρα αυτής.
2 I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
3 Και ήκουσα φωνήν μεγάλην εκ του ουρανού, λέγουσαν· Ιδού, η σκηνή του Θεού μετά των ανθρώπων, και θέλει σκηνώσει μετ' αυτών, και αυτοί θέλουσιν είσθαι λαοί αυτού, και αυτός ο Θεός θέλει είσθαι μετ' αυτών Θεός αυτών·
3 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.
4 και θέλει εξαλείψει ο Θεός παν δάκρυον από των οφθαλμών αυτών, και ο θάνατος δεν θέλει υπάρχει πλέον, ούτε πένθος ούτε κραυγή ούτε πόνος δεν θέλουσιν υπάρχει πλέον· διότι τα πρώτα παρήλθον.
4 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.”
5 Και είπεν ο καθήμενος επί του θρόνου· Ιδού, κάμνω νέα τα πάντα. Και λέγει προς εμέ· Γράψον, διότι ούτοι οι λόγοι είναι αληθινοί και πιστοί.
5 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.”
6 Και είπε προς εμέ· Ετελέσθη. Εγώ είμαι το Α και το Ω, η αρχή και το τέλος. Εγώ θέλω δώσει εις τον διψώντα εκ της πηγής του ύδατος της ζωής δωρεάν.
6 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.
7 Ο νικών θέλει κληρονομήσει τα πάντα, και θέλω είσθαι εις αυτόν Θεός και αυτός θέλει είσθαι εις εμέ υιός.
7 He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.
8 Οι δε δειλοί και άπιστοι και βδελυκτοί και φονείς και πόρνοι και μάγοι και ειδωλολάτραι και πάντες οι ψεύσται θέλουσιν έχει την μερίδα αυτών εν τη λίμνη τη καιομένη με πυρ και θείον· ούτος είναι ο δεύτερος θάνατος.
8 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.”
9 Και ήλθε προς εμέ εις των επτά αγγέλων των εχόντων τας επτά φιάλας τας πλήρεις από των επτά εσχάτων πληγών, και ελάλησε μετ' εμού, λέγων· Ελθέ, θέλω σοι δείξει την νύμφην, του Αρνίου την γυναίκα.
9 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.”
10 Και με έφερεν εν πνεύματι επί όρος μέγα και υψηλόν, και μοι έδειξε την πόλιν την μεγάλην, την αγίαν Ιερουσαλήμ, καταβαίνουσαν εκ του ουρανού από του Θεού,
10 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,
11 έχουσαν την δόξαν του Θεού· και η λαμπρότης αυτής ήτο ομοία με λίθον πολύτιμον, ως λίθον ίασπιν κρυσταλλίζοντα·
11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12 και είχε τείχος μέγα και υψηλόν, είχε και δώδεκα πυλώνας, και εις τους πυλώνας δώδεκα αγγέλους, και ονόματα επιγεγραμμένα, τα οποία είναι των δώδεκα φυλών των υιών Ισραήλ.
12 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.
13 Προς ανατολάς πυλώνες τρεις, προς βορράν πυλώνες τρεις, προς νότον πυλώνες τρεις, προς δυσμάς πυλώνες τρεις.
13 On the east were three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.
14 Και το τείχος της πόλεως είχε θεμέλια δώδεκα, και εν αυτοίς τα ονόματα των δώδεκα αποστόλων του Αρνίου.
14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
15 Και ο λαλών μετ' εμού είχε κάλαμον χρυσούν, διά να μετρήση την πόλιν και τους πυλώνας αυτής και το τείχος αυτής.
15 He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
16 Και πόλις κείται τετράγωνος, και το μήκος αυτής είναι τοσούτον όσον και το πλάτος. Και εμέτρησε την πόλιν με τον κάλαμον έως δώδεκα χιλιάδας σταδίων· το μήκος και το πλάτος και το ύψος αυτής είναι ίσα.
16 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.
17 Και εμέτρησε το τείχος αυτής, εκατόν τεσσαράκοντα τεσσάρων πηχών, κατά το μέτρον του ανθρώπου, ήγουν του αγγέλου.
17 Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
18 Και η οικοδόμησις του τείχους αυτής ήτο ίασπις, και η πόλις χρυσίον καθαρόν, ομοία με ύαλον καθαρόν.
18 The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
19 Και τα θεμέλια του τείχους της πόλεως ήσαν κεκοσμημένα με πάντα λίθον πολύτιμον· το πρώτον θεμέλιον ίασπις, το δεύτερον σάπφειρος, το τρίτον χαλκηδών, το τέταρτον σμάραγδος,
19 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,
20 το πέμπτον σαρδόνυξ, το έκτον σάρδιος, το έβδομον χρυσόλιθος, το όγδοον βήρυλλος, το έννατον τοπάζιον, το δέκατον χρυσόπρασος, το ενδέκατον υάκινθος, το δωδέκατον αμέθυστος.
20 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.
21 Και οι δώδεκα πυλώνες ήσαν δώδεκα μαργαρίται· έκαστος των πυλώνων ήτο εξ ενός μαργαρίτου και η πλατεία της πόλεως χρυσίον καθαρόν ως ύαλος διαφανής.
21 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.
22 Και ναόν δεν είδον εν αυτή· διότι ναός αυτής είναι ο Κύριος ο Θεός ο παντοκράτωρ και το Αρνίον.
22 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23 Και η πόλις δεν έχει χρείαν του ηλίου ουδέ της σελήνης, διά να φέγγωσιν εν αυτή· διότι η δόξα του Θεού εφώτισεν αυτήν, και ο λύχνος αυτής είναι το Αρνίον.
23 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.
24 Και τα έθνη των σωζομένων θέλουσι περιπατεί εν τω φωτί αυτής· και οι βασιλείς της γης φέρουσι την δόξαν και την τιμήν αυτών εις αυτήν.
24 The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.
25 Και οι πυλώνες αυτής δεν θέλουσι κλεισθή την ημέραν· διότι νυξ δεν θέλει είσθαι εκεί.
25 Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),
26 Και θέλουσι φέρει την δόξαν και την τιμήν των εθνών εις αυτήν.
26 and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.
27 Και δεν θέλει εισέλθει εις αυτήν ουδέν το οποίον μιαίνει και προξενεί βδέλυγμα και ψεύδος, αλλά μόνον οι γεγραμμένοι εν τω βιβλίω της ζωής του Αρνίου.
27 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.
Cross references (27)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Isaiah 65:17–19; 2 Peter 3:13; Isaiah 66:22; Revelation 21:5; 2 Peter 3:10
- 2 Hebrews 11:10; Revelation 3:12; Revelation 21:10; Isaiah 61:10; Hebrews 13:14
- 3 Ezekiel 37:27; 2 Corinthians 6:16; John 14:23; Leviticus 26:11–12; Zechariah 8:8
- 4 Isaiah 25:8; Revelation 7:17; 1 Corinthians 15:26; Isaiah 35:10; Isaiah 60:20
- 5 2 Corinthians 5:17; Isaiah 42:9; Isaiah 43:19; Revelation 19:9; Revelation 4:2
- 6 John 7:37–38; John 4:10; Revelation 7:17; John 4:14; Psalm 36:9
- 7 2 Corinthians 6:18; Hebrews 8:10; Revelation 21:3; Revelation 2:11; Matthew 25:34
- 8 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; Revelation 2:11; Ephesians 5:5–6; Revelation 22:15; Revelation 20:14–15
- 9 Revelation 19:7; Revelation 21:2; Revelation 17:1; Revelation 16:1–17; Revelation 15:1–7
- 10 Revelation 21:2; Ezekiel 11:24; 2 Corinthians 12:2–4; Ezekiel 40:1–49; Acts 8:39
- 11 Revelation 4:6; Revelation 22:5; Revelation 22:1; Revelation 21:18–19; Isaiah 60:19–20
- 12 Ezekiel 48:31–34; Revelation 21:17–21; Revelation 7:4–8; Isaiah 54:12; Revelation 21:25
- 13 Ezekiel 48:31–34
- 14 Hebrews 11:10; Ephesians 2:20; Isaiah 54:11; Revelation 21:19–21; Matthew 16:18
- 15 Zechariah 2:1; Revelation 11:1–2; Ezekiel 41:1–5; Exodus 40:3–5
- 16 Ezekiel 48:8–20; Ezekiel 48:35
- 17 Deuteronomy 3:11; Revelation 21:9; Revelation 13:18; Revelation 7:4; Revelation 14:3
- 18 Revelation 21:11; Revelation 21:21; Revelation 21:19
- 19 Isaiah 54:11–12; Exodus 28:17–21; Job 28:16–19; Proverbs 3:15
- 20 Revelation 4:3
- 21 Revelation 21:18; Revelation 17:4; Revelation 22:2; Revelation 21:11–12; Revelation 18:16
- 22 John 4:23; 1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 2:6; Isaiah 66:1; John 4:21
- 23 Isaiah 60:19–20; Revelation 22:5; John 1:9; Revelation 21:11; Isaiah 24:23
- 24 Revelation 22:2; Revelation 21:26; Zechariah 8:22–23; Zechariah 2:11; Romans 15:10–12
- 25 Isaiah 60:11; Revelation 22:5; Zechariah 14:7; Isaiah 60:20; Revelation 21:23
- 26 Revelation 21:24
- 27 Isaiah 52:1; Revelation 22:14–15; Revelation 3:5; Revelation 20:15; Isaiah 35:8
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
And in the Apocalypse John saw this new [Jerusalem] descending upon the new earth. For after the times of the kingdom, he says, "I saw a great white throne, and Him who sat upon it, from whose face the earth fled away, and the heavens; and there was no more place for them." And he sets forth, too, the things …
… everlasting punishment," it remains that he explain the connected words, "but the righteous into life eternal." "And I saw," he says, "a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away; and there is no more sea." This will take place in the order which he has by anticipation declared in the …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
For they will wax old and be wound round as a covering, and will be changed, and there will be a new heaven and a new earth.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)
And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, because the former things have passed away." Isaiah also declares the very same: "For there shall be a new heaven and a new earth; and there shall be no remembrance of the former, …
And He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new." This city is said to come down out of heaven, because the grace with which God formed it is of heaven.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)