Revelation, 21

1. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

1. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared now, and there was no longer any sea.

2. I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

2. I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride dressed for her husband.

3. I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, God's dwelling is with the human race. He will dwell with them and they will be his people and God himself will always be with them (as their God).

3. Then I heard a loud voice call from the throne, 'Look, here God lives among human beings. He will make his home among them; they will be his people, and he will be their God, God-with-them.

4. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death or mourning, wailing or pain, (for) the old order has passed away."

4. He will wipe away all tears from their eyes; there will be no more death, and no more mourning or sadness or pain. The world of the past has gone.'

5. The one who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." Then he said, "Write these words down, for they are trustworthy and true."

5. Then the One sitting on the throne spoke. 'Look, I am making the whole of creation new. Write this, "What I am saying is trustworthy and will come true."

6. He said to me, "They are accomplished. I (am) the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give a gift from the spring of life-giving water.

6. Then he said to me, 'It has already happened. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give water from the well of life free to anybody who is thirsty;

7. The victor will inherit these gifts, and I shall be his God, and he will be my son.

7. anyone who proves victorious will inherit these things; and I will be his God and he will be my son.

8. But as for cowards, the unfaithful, the depraved, murderers, the unchaste, sorcerers, idol-worshipers, and deceivers of every sort, their lot is in the burning pool of fire and sulfur, which is the second death."

8. But the legacy for cowards, for those who break their word, or worship obscenities, for murderers and the sexually immoral, and for sorcerers, worshippers of false gods or any other sort of liars, is the second death in the burning lake of sulphur.'

9. One of the seven angels who held the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come here. I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."

9. One of the seven angels that had the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came to speak to me and said, 'Come here and I will show you the bride that the Lamb has married.'

10. He took me in spirit to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God.

10. In the spirit, he carried me to the top of a very high mountain, and showed me Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down out of heaven from God.

11. It gleamed with the splendor of God. Its radiance was like that of a precious stone, like jasper, clear as crystal.

11. It had all the glory of God and glittered like some precious jewel of crystal-clear diamond.

12. It had a massive, high wall, with twelve gates where twelve angels were stationed and on which names were inscribed, (the names) of the twelve tribes of the Israelites.

12. Its wall was of a great height and had twelve gates; at each of the twelve gates there was an angel, and over the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel;

13. There were three gates facing east, three north, three south, and three west.

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

14. The wall of the city had twelve courses of stones as its foundation, on which were inscribed the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

14. The city walls stood on twelve foundation stones, each one of which bore the name of one of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15. The one who spoke to me held a gold measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.

15. The angel that was speaking to me was carrying a gold measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and wall.

16. The city was square, its length the same as (also) its width. He measured the city with the rod and found it fifteen hundred miles in length and width and height.

16. The plan of the city is perfectly square, its length the same as its breadth. He measured the city with his rod and it was twelve thousand furlongs, equal in length and in breadth, and equal in height.

17. He also measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits according to the standard unit of measurement the angel used.

17. He measured its wall, and this was a hundred and forty-four cubits high -- by human measurements.

18. The wall was constructed of jasper, while the city was pure gold, clear as glass.

18. The wall was built of diamond, and the city of pure gold, like clear glass.

19. The foundations of the city wall were decorated with every precious stone; the first course of stones was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

19. The foundations of the city wall were faced with all kinds of precious stone: the first with diamond, the second lapis lazuli, the third turquoise, the fourth crystal,

20. the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh hyacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

20. the fifth agate, the sixth ruby, the seventh gold quartz, the eighth malachite, the ninth topaz, the tenth emerald, the eleventh sapphire and the twelfth amethyst.

21. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made from a single pearl; and the street of the city was of pure gold, transparent as glass.

21. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate being made of a single pearl, and the main street of the city was pure gold, transparent as glass.

22. I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God almighty and the Lamb.

22. I could not see any temple in the city since the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb were themselves the temple,

23. The city had no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gave it light, and its lamp was the Lamb.

23. and the city did not need the sun or the moon for light, since it was lit by the radiant glory of God, and the Lamb was a lighted torch for it.

24. The nations will walk by its light, and to it the kings of the earth will bring their treasure.

24. The nations will come to its light and the kings of the earth will bring it their treasures.

25. During the day its gates will never be shut, and there will be no night there.

25. Its gates will never be closed by day -- and there will be no night there-

26. The treasure and wealth of the nations will be brought there,

26. and the nations will come, bringing their treasure and their wealth.

27. but nothing unclean will enter it, nor any (one) who does abominable things or tells lies. Only those will enter whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

27. Nothing unclean may come into it: no one who does what is loathsome or false, but only those who are listed in the Lamb's book of life.