1Poi vidi un angelo che scendeva dal cielo e avea la chiave dell’abisso e una gran catena in mano. 2Ed egli afferrò il dragone, il serpente antico, che è il Diavolo e Satana, e lo legò per mille anni, 3lo gettò nell’abisso che chiuse e suggellò sopra di lui onde non seducesse più le nazioni finché fossero compiti i mille anni; dopo di che egli ha da essere sciolto per un po’ di tempo. 4Poi vidi dei troni; e a coloro che vi si sedettero fu dato il potere di giudicare. E vidi le anime di quelli che erano stati decollati per la testimonianza di Gesù e per la parola di Dio, e di quelli che non aveano adorata la bestia né la sua immagine, e non aveano preso il marchio sulla loro fronte e sulla loro mano; ed essi tornarono in vita, e regnarono con Cristo mille anni. 5Il rimanente dei morti non tornò in vita prima che fosser compiti i mille anni. Questa è la prima risurrezione. 6Beato e santo è colui che partecipa alla prima risurrezione. Su loro non ha potestà la morte seconda, ma saranno sacerdoti di Dio e di Cristo e regneranno con lui quei mille anni. 7E quando i mille anni saranno compiti, Satana sarà sciolto dalla sua prigione 8e uscirà per sedurre le nazioni che sono ai quattro canti della terra, Gog e Magog, per adunarle per la battaglia: il loro numero è come la rena del mare. 9E salirono sulla distesa della terra e attorniarono il campo dei santi e la città diletta; ma dal cielo discese del fuoco e le divorò. 10E il diavolo che le avea sedotte fu gettato nello stagno di fuoco e di zolfo, dove sono anche la bestia e il falso profeta; e saran tormentati giorno e notte, nei secoli dei secoli. 11Poi vidi un gran trono bianco e Colui che vi sedeva sopra, dalla cui presenza fuggiron terra e cielo; e non fu più trovato posto per loro. 12E vidi i morti, grandi e piccoli che stavan ritti davanti al trono; ed i libri furono aperti; e un altro libro fu aperto, che è il libro della vita; e i morti furon giudicati dalle cose scritte nei libri, secondo le opere loro. 13E il mare rese i morti ch’erano in esso; e la morte e l’Ades resero i loro morti, ed essi furon giudicati, ciascuno secondo le sue opere. 14E la morte e l’Ades furon gettati nello stagno di fuoco. Questa è la morte seconda, cioè, lo stagno di fuoco. 15E se qualcuno non fu trovato scritto nel libro della vita, fu gettato nello stagno di fuoco.
1I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years, 3and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time. 4I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as didn’t worship the beast nor his image, and didn’t receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived, and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5The rest of the dead didn’t live until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him one thousand years. 7And after the thousand years, Satan will be released from his prison, 8and he will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war; the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. 9They went up over the breadth of the earth, and surrounded the camp of the saints, and the beloved city. Fire came down out of heaven from God, and devoured them. 10The devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are also. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever. 11I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them. 12I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works. 14Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.
1En ik zag een engel afkomen uit den hemel, hebbende den sleutel des afgronds, en een grote keten in zijn hand; 2En hij greep den draak, den oude slang, welke is de duivel en satanas, en bond hem duizend jaren; 3En wierp hem in den afgrond, en sloot hem daarin, en verzegelde dien boven hem, opdat hij de volken niet meer verleiden zou, totdat de duizend jaren zouden geeindigd zijn. En daarna moet hij een kleinen tijd ontbonden worden. 4En ik zag tronen, en zij zaten op dezelve; en het oordeel werd hun gegeven; en ik zag de zielen dergenen, die onthoofd waren om de getuigenis van Jezus, en om het Woord Gods, en die het beest, en deszelfs beeld niet aangebeden hadden, en die het merkteken niet ontvangen hadden aan hun voorhoofd en aan hun hand; en zij leefden en heersten als koningen met Christus, de duizend jaren. 5Maar de overigen der doden werden niet weder levend, totdat de duizend jaren geeindigd waren. Deze is de eerste opstanding. 6Zalig en heilig is hij, die deel heeft in de eerste opstanding; over deze heeft de tweede dood geen macht, maar zij zullen priesters van God en Christus zijn, en zij zullen met Hem als koningen heersen duizend jaren. 7En wanneer de duizend jaren zullen geeindigd zijn, zal de satanas uit zijn gevangenis ontbonden worden. 8En hij zal uitgaan om de volken te verleiden, die in de vier hoeken der aarde zijn, den Gog en den Magog, om hen te vergaderen tot den krijg; welker getal is als het zand aan de zee. 9En zij zijn opgekomen op de breedte der aarde, en omringden de legerplaats der heiligen, en de geliefde stad; en er kwam vuur neder van God uit den hemel, en heeft hen verslonden. 10En de duivel, die hen verleidde, werd geworpen in den poel des vuurs en sulfers, alwaar het beest en de valse profeet zijn; en zij zullen gepijnigd worden dag en nacht in alle eeuwigheid. 11En ik zag een groten witten troon, en Dengene, Die daarop zat, van Wiens aangezicht de aarde en de hemel wegvloden, en geen plaats is voor die gevonden. 12En ik zag de doden, klein en groot, staande voor God; en de boeken werden geopend; en een ander boek werd geopend, dat des levens is; en de doden werden geoordeeld uit hetgeen in de boeken geschreven was, naar hun werken. 13En de zee gaf de doden, die in haar waren; en de dood en de hel gaven de doden, die in hen waren; en zij werden geoordeeld, een iegelijk naar hun werken. 14En de dood en de hel werden geworpen in den poel des vuurs; dit is de tweede dood. 15En zo iemand niet gevonden werd geschreven in het boek des levens, die werd geworpen in den poel des vuurs.
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