Apocalipsis · Douay-Rheims (revisión Challoner), edición estadounidense de 1899
Apocalipsis 21 Douay-Rheims (revisión Challoner), edición estadounidense de 1899
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DRB Douay-Rheims (revisión Challoner), edición estadounidense de 1899
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
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1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth was gone, and the sea is now no more.
1 Y VI un cielo nuevo, y una tierra nueva: porque el primer cielo y la primera tierra se fueron, y el mar ya no es.
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 And I John saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
2 Y yo Juan vi la santa ciudad, Jerusalem nueva, que descendía del cielo, de Dios, dispuesta como una esposa ataviada para su marido.
2 I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a great voice from the throne, saying: Behold the tabernacle of God with men, and he will dwell with them. And they shall be his people; and God himself with them shall be their God.
3 Y oí una gran voz del cielo que decía: He aquí el tabernáculo de Dios con los hombres, y morará con ellos; y ellos serán su pueblo, y el mismo Dios será su Dios con ellos.
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 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes: and death shall be no more, nor mourning, nor crying, nor sorrow shall be any more, for the former things are passed away.
4 Y limpiará Dios toda lágrima de los ojos de ellos; y la muerte no será más; y no habrá más llanto, ni clamor, ni dolor: porque las primeras cosas son pasadas.
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 And he that sat on the throne, said: Behold, I make all things new. And he said to me: Write, for these words are most faithful and true.
5 Y el que estaba sentado en el trono dijo: He aquí, yo hago nuevas todas las cosas. Y me dijo: Escribe; porque estas palabras son fieles y verdaderas.
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 And he said to me: It is done. I am Alpha and Omega; the beginning and the end. To him that thirsteth, I will give of the fountain of the water of life, freely.
6 Y díjome: Hecho es. Yo soy Alpha y Omega, el principio y el fin. Al que tuviere sed, yo le daré de la fuente del agua de vida gratuitamente.
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 He that shall overcome shall possess these things, and I will be his God; and he shall be my son.
7 El que venciere, poseerá todas las cosas; y yo seré su Dios, y él será mi hijo.
7 He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, they shall have their portion in the pool burning with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
8 Mas á los temerosos é incrédulos, á los abominables y homicidas, á los fornicarios y hechiceros, y á los idólatras, y á todos los mentirosos, su parte [será] en el lago ardiendo con fuego y azufre, que es la muerte segunda.
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 And there came one of the seven angels, who had the vials full of the seven last plagues, and spoke with me, saying: Come, and I will shew thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
9 Y vino á mí uno de los siete ángeles que tenían las siete copas llenas de las siete postreras plagas, y habló conmigo, diciendo: Ven acá, yo te mostraré la esposa, mujer del Cordero.
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 And he took me up in spirit to a great and high mountain: and he shewed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
10 Y llevóme en Espíritu á un grande y alto monte, y me mostró la grande ciudad santa de Jerusalem, que descendía del cielo de Dios,
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 Having the glory of God, and the light thereof was like to a precious stone, as to the jasper stone, even as crystal.
11 Teniendo la claridad de Dios: y su luz era semejante á una piedra preciosísima, como piedra de jaspe, resplandeciente como cristal.
11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12 And it had a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and in the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
12 Y tenía un muro grande y alto con doce puertas; y en las puertas, doce ángeles, y nombres escritos, que son [los] de las doce tribus de los hijos de Israel.
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 On the east, three gates: and on the north, three gates: and on the south, three gates: and on the west, three gates.
13 Al oriente tres puertas; al norte tres puertas; al mediodía tres puertas; al poniente tres puertas.
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 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them, the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
14 Y el muro de la ciudad tenía doce fundamentos, y en ellos los doce nombres de los doce apóstoles del Cordero.
14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
15 And he that spoke with me, had a measure of a reed of gold, to measure the city and the gates thereof, and the wall.
15 Y el que hablaba conmigo, tenía una medida de una caña de oro para medir la ciudad, y sus puertas, y su muro.
15 He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
16 And the city lieth in a foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the golden reed for twelve thousand furlongs, and the length and the height and the breadth thereof are equal.
16 Y la ciudad está situada y puesta en cuadro, y su largura es tanta como su anchura: y él midió la ciudad con la caña, doce mil estadios: la largura y la altura y la anchura de ella son iguales.
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 And he measured the wall thereof an hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which is of an angel.
17 Y midió su muro, ciento cuarenta y cuatro codos, de medida de hombre, la cual es del ángel.
17 Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
18 And the building of the wall thereof was of jasper stone: but the city itself pure gold, like to clear glass.
18 Y el material de su muro era de jaspe: mas la ciudad era de oro puro, semejante al vidrio limpio.
18 The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper: the second, sapphire: the third, a chalcedony: the fourth, an emerald:
19 Y los fundamentos del muro de la ciudad estaban adornados de toda piedra preciosa. El primer fundamento era jaspe; el segundo, zafiro; el tercero, calcedonia; el cuarto, esmeralda;
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 The fifth, sardonyx: the sixth, sardius: the seventh, chrysolite: the eighth, beryl: the ninth, a topaz: the tenth, a chrysoprasus: the eleventh, a jacinth: the twelfth, an amethyst.
20 El quinto, sardónica; el sexto, sardio; el séptimo, crisólito; el octavo, berilo; el nono, topacio; el décimo, crisopraso; el undécimo, jacinto; el duodécimo, amatista.
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 And the twelve gates are twelve pearls, one to each: and every several gate was of one several pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
21 Y las doce puertas eran doce perlas, en cada una, una; cada puerta era de una perla. Y la plaza de la ciudad era de oro puro como vidrio trasparente.
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 And I saw no temple therein. For the Lord God Almighty is the temple thereof, and the Lamb.
22 Y no vi en ella templo; porque el Señor Dios Todopoderoso es el templo de ella, y el Cordero.
22 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23 And the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine in it. For the glory of God hath enlightened it, and the Lamb is the lamp thereof.
23 Y la ciudad no tenía necesidad de sol, ni de luna, para que resplandezcan en ella: porque la claridad de Dios la iluminó, y el Cordero [era] su lumbrera.
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 And the nations shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honour into it.
24 Y las naciones que hubieren sido salvas andarán en la lumbre de ella: y los reyes de la tierra traerán su gloria y honor á ella.
24 The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.
25 And the gates thereof shall not be shut by day: for there shall be no night there.
25 Y sus puertas nunca serán cerradas de día, porque allí no habrá noche.
25 Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),
26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
26 Y llevarán la gloria y la honra de las naciones á ella.
26 and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.
27 There shall not enter into it any thing defiled, or that worketh abomination or maketh a lie, but they that are written in the book of life of the Lamb.
27 No entrará en ella ninguna cosa sucia, ó que hace abominación y mentira; sino solamente los que están escritos en el libro de la vida del Cordero.
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.
Referencias cruzadas (27)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 Isaías 65:17–19; 2 Pedro 3:13; Isaías 66:22; Apocalipsis 21:5; 2 Pedro 3:10
- 2 Hebreos 11:10; Apocalipsis 3:12; Apocalipsis 21:10; Isaías 61:10; Hebreos 13:14
- 3 Ezequiel 37:27; 2 Corintios 6:16; Juan 14:23; Levítico 26:11–12; Zacarías 8:8
- 4 Isaías 25:8; Apocalipsis 7:17; 1 Corintios 15:26; Isaías 35:10; Isaías 60:20
- 5 2 Corintios 5:17; Isaías 42:9; Isaías 43:19; Apocalipsis 19:9; Apocalipsis 4:2
- 6 Juan 7:37–38; Juan 4:10; Apocalipsis 7:17; Juan 4:14; Salmo 36:9
- 7 2 Corintios 6:18; Hebreos 8:10; Apocalipsis 21:3; Apocalipsis 2:11; Mateo 25:34
- 8 1 Corintios 6:9–10; Apocalipsis 2:11; Efesios 5:5–6; Apocalipsis 22:15; Apocalipsis 20:14–15
- 9 Apocalipsis 19:7; Apocalipsis 21:2; Apocalipsis 17:1; Apocalipsis 16:1–17; Apocalipsis 15:1–7
- 10 Apocalipsis 21:2; Ezequiel 11:24; 2 Corintios 12:2–4; Ezequiel 40:1–49; Hechos 8:39
- 11 Apocalipsis 4:6; Apocalipsis 22:5; Apocalipsis 22:1; Apocalipsis 21:18–19; Isaías 60:19–20
- 12 Ezequiel 48:31–34; Apocalipsis 21:17–21; Apocalipsis 7:4–8; Isaías 54:12; Apocalipsis 21:25
- 13 Ezequiel 48:31–34
- 14 Hebreos 11:10; Efesios 2:20; Isaías 54:11; Apocalipsis 21:19–21; Mateo 16:18
- 15 Zacarías 2:1; Apocalipsis 11:1–2; Ezequiel 41:1–5; Éxodo 40:3–5
- 16 Ezequiel 48:8–20; Ezequiel 48:35
- 17 Deuteronomio 3:11; Apocalipsis 21:9; Apocalipsis 13:18; Apocalipsis 7:4; Apocalipsis 14:3
- 18 Apocalipsis 21:11; Apocalipsis 21:21; Apocalipsis 21:19
- 19 Isaías 54:11–12; Éxodo 28:17–21; Job 28:16–19; Proverbios 3:15
- 20 Apocalipsis 4:3
- 21 Apocalipsis 21:18; Apocalipsis 17:4; Apocalipsis 22:2; Apocalipsis 21:11–12; Apocalipsis 18:16
- 22 Juan 4:23; 1 Reyes 8:27; 2 Crónicas 2:6; Isaías 66:1; Juan 4:21
- 23 Isaías 60:19–20; Apocalipsis 22:5; Juan 1:9; Apocalipsis 21:11; Isaías 24:23
- 24 Apocalipsis 22:2; Apocalipsis 21:26; Zacarías 8:22–23; Zacarías 2:11; Romanos 15:10–12
- 25 Isaías 60:11; Apocalipsis 22:5; Zacarías 14:7; Isaías 60:20; Apocalipsis 21:23
- 26 Apocalipsis 21:24
- 27 Isaías 52:1; Apocalipsis 22:14–15; Apocalipsis 3:5; Apocalipsis 20:15; Isaías 35:8
Referencias cruzadas: OpenBible.info (CC BY), tomadas sobre todo del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (dominio público). · Fuentes y licencias
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