| English Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree. | 1Then I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds so they did not blow on the earth or the sea, or even on any tree. |
| 2Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea, | 2And I saw another angel coming up from the east, carrying the seal of the living God. And he shouted to those four angels, who had been given power to harm land and sea, |
| 3saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” | 3“Wait! Don’t harm the land or the sea or the trees until we have placed the seal of God on the foreheads of his servants.” |
| 4And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: | 4And I heard how many were marked with the seal of God—144,000 were sealed from all the tribes of Israel: |
| 512,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad, | 5from Judah 12,000 from Reuben 12,000 from Gad 12,000 |
| 612,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh, | 6from Asher 12,000 from Naphtali 12,000 from Manasseh 12,000 |
| 712,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12,000 from the tribe of Issachar, | 7from Simeon 12,000 from Levi 12,000 from Issachar 12,000 |
| 812,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed. | 8from Zebulun 12,000 from Joseph 12,000 from Benjamin 12,000 Praise from the Great Crowd |
| 9After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, | 9After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. |
| 10and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” | 10And they were shouting with a great roar, “Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!” |
| 11And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, | 11And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell before the throne with their faces to the ground and worshiped God. |
| 12saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.” | 12They sang, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength belong to our God forever and ever! Amen.” |
| 13Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” | 13Then one of the twenty-four elders asked me, “Who are these who are clothed in white? Where did they come from?” |
| 14I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. | 14And I said to him, “Sir, you are the one who knows.” Then he said to me, “These are the ones who died in the great tribulation. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white. |
| 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 shelter them with his presence. | 15“That is why they stand in front of God’s throne and serve him day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne will give them shelter. |
| 16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. | 16They will never again be hungry or thirsty; they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun. |
| 17For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” | 17For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.” |
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