Revelation 20 (HaHitgalut) in Greek, Hebrew and English
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Revelation, Chapter 20
An angel binds Satan in the bottomless pit for a thousand years, while those beheaded for the witness of Yeshua live and reign with Messiah. Afterward Satan is loosed, gathers Gog and Magog to battle, and is cast into the lake of fire, and the dead are judged before the great white throne.
20:1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Καὶ εἶδον ἄγγελον καταβαίνοντα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ἔχοντα τὴν κλεῖδα τῆς ἀβύσσου, καὶ ἅλυσιν μεγάλην ἐπὶ τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ.
אאחרי כן ראיתי מלאך יורד מן השמים, ובידו מפתח התהום ושרשרת גדולה וכבדה.
20:2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
καὶ ἐκράτησε τὸν δράκοντα, τὸν ὄφιν τὸν ἀρχαῖον, ὅς ἐστι διάβολος καὶ Σατανᾶς, καὶ ἔδησεν αὐτὸν χίλια ἔτη,
בהמלאך תפס את התנין – הלא הוא הנחש הקדמוני, המלשין, השטן – וכבלו בשרשרת למשך אלף שנים.
20:3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
καὶ ἔβαλεν αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν ἄβυσσον, καὶ ἔκλεισεν αὐτόν, καὶ ἐσφράγισεν ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ, ἵνα μὴ πλανήσῃ τὰ ἔθνη ἔτι, ἄχρι τελεσθῇ τὰ χίλια ἔτη· καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα δεῖ αὐτὸν λυθῆναι μικρὸν χρόνον.
גהמלאך השליכו אל התהום, סגר ונעל את פי התהום, כדי שהשטן לא יוכל להתעות יותר את העמים עד שיחלפו אלף השנים. בתום אלף השנים הוא ישוחרר לזמן קצר.
20:4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Yeshua (Jesus), and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Messiah a thousand years.
Καὶ εἶδον θρόνους, καὶ ἐκάθισαν ἐπ’ αὐτούς, καὶ κρίμα ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς· καὶ τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν πεπελεκισμένων διὰ τὴν μαρτυρίαν Ἰησοῦ καὶ διὰ τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ οἵτινες οὐ προσεκύνησαν τῷ θηριῷ, οὐτὲ τὴν εἰκόνα αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἔλαβον τὸ χάραγμα ἐπὶ τὸ μέτωπον αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν χεῖρα αὐτῶν· καὶ ἔζησαν καὶ ἐβασίλευσαν μετὰ Χριστοῦ χίλια ἔτη.
דלאחר מכן ראיתי כיסאות שעליהם ישבו מקבלי סמכות המשפט. ראיתי גם את נשמותיהם של אלה אשר נרצחו על־שום עדותם למען ישוע המשיח ולמען דבר אלוהים, ואת נשמותיהם של אלה אשר לא השתחוו לחיה ולפסלה, ולא נשאו את אות החותם של החיה על מצחם או זרועם. כל אלה קמו לתחייה ומלכו עם המשיח אלף שנים.
20:5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ τῶν νεκρῶν οὐκ ἀνἔζησαν ἕως τελεσθῇ τὰ χίλια ἔτη. αὕτη ἡ ἀνάστασις ἡ πρώτη.
הזאת תחיית המתים הראשונה. (יתר המתים קמו לתחייה רק לאחר אלף השנים).
20:6Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection: on such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Messiah, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
μακάριος καὶ ἅγιος ὁ ἔχων μέρος ἐν τῇ ἀναστάσει τῇ πρώτῃ· ἐπὶ τούτων ὁ θάνατος ὁ δεύτερος οὐκ ἔχει ἐξουσίαν, ἀλλ’ ἔσονται ἱερεῖς τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ βασιλεύσουσι μετ’ αὐτοῦ χίλια ἔτη.
וברוכים וקדושים אלה שקמים בתחייה הראשונה; המוות השני לא יפגע בהם, כי יהיו כוהנים לאלוהים ולמשיחו וימלכו איתו אלף שנים.
20:7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
Καὶ ὅταν τελεσθῇ τὰ χίλια ἔτη, λυθήσεται ὁ Σατανᾶς ἐκ τῆς φυλακῆς αὐτοῦ,
זבתום אלף השנים ישוחרר השטן ממאסרו.
20:8And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
καὶ ἐξελεύσεται πλανῆσαι τὰ ἔθνη τὰ ἐν ταῖς τέσσαρσι γωνίαις τῆς γῆς, τὸν Γὼγ καὶ τὸν Μαγώγ, συναγαγεῖν αὐτοὺς εἰς πόλεμον· ὧν ὁ ἀριθμὸς ὡς ἡ ἄμμος τῆς θαλάσσης.
חהוא ילך להתעות את עמי־העולם – את גוג ומגוג שמספר צבאם כחול אשר על שפת הים – ויסיתם להילחם נגד אלוהים.
20:9And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
καὶ ἀνέβησαν ἐπὶ τὸ πλάτος τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐκύκλωσαν τὴν παρεμβολὴν τῶν ἁγίων καὶ τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἠγαπημένην· καὶ κατέβη πῦρ ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ κατέφαγεν αὐτούς·
טהצבא האדיר הזה יעלה ויתפשט על מרחבי הארץ, ויתקיף את מחנה בני־אלוהים ואת (ירושלים) העיר האהובה. ברם אלוהים יוריד עליהם אש מן השמים שתשרוף אותם.
20:10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
καὶ ὁ διάβολος ὁ πλανῶν αὐτοὺς ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν λίμνην τοῦ πυρὸς καὶ θείου, ὅπου τὸ θηρίον καὶ ὁ ψευδοπροφήτης· καὶ βασανισθήσονται ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
יהשטן אשר הסיתם יושלך לאגם אש וגופרית, מקום שאליו הושלכו החיה ונביא השקר, והם יתייסרו יומם ולילה לעולם ועד.
20:11And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
Καὶ εἶδον θρόνον λευκὸν μέγαν καὶ τὸν καθήμενον ἐπ’ αὐτοῦ, οὗ ἀπὸ προσώπου ἔφυγεν ἡ γῆ καὶ ὁ οὐρανός, καὶ τόπος οὐχ εὑρέθη αὐτοῖς.
יאלאחר מכן ראיתי כיסא גדול ולבן, וראיתי גם את היושב עליו – זה אשר מפניו נמלטו הארץ והשמים, אך לא מצאו מקום להסתתר.
20:12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
καὶ εἶδον τοὺς νεκρούς μικρούς καὶ μεγάλους, ἑστῶτας ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ βιβλία ἠνεῳχθησαν· καὶ βιβλίον ἄλλο ἠνεῳχθη, ὅ ἐστι τῆς ζωῆς· καὶ ἐκρίθησαν οἱ νεκροὶ ἐκ τῶν γεγραμμένων ἐν τοῖς βιβλίοις, κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν.
יבראיתי את המתים, את הקטנים והגדולים, עומדים לפני כיסא אלוהים; ראיתי ספרים נפתחים, ביניהם גם ספר החיים, והמתים נשפטו לפי מעשיהם הכתובים בספרים.
20:13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
καὶ ἔδωκεν ἡ θάλασσα τοὺς ἐν αὐτῇ νεκροὺς, καὶ ὁ θάνατος καὶ ὁ ᾅδης ἔδωκαν τοὺς ἐν αὐτοῖς νεκροὺς· καὶ ἐκρίθησαν ἕκαστος κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν.
יגהים נאלץ להשיב את המתים הקבורים בו. גם המוות והשאול נאלצו להשיב את מתיהם, וכל אחד נשפט בהתאם למעשיו.
20:14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
καὶ ὁ θάνατος καὶ ὁ ᾅδης ἐβλήθησαν εἰς τὴν λίμνην τοῦ πυρός· οὗτος ἐστιν ὁ δεύτερός θάνατος.
ידהמוות והשאול הושלכו לאגם האש, שהוא המוות השני.
20:15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
καὶ εἴ τις οὐχ εὑρέθη ἐν τῇ βίβλῳ τῆς ζωῆς γεγραμμένος, ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν λίμνην τοῦ πυρός·
טוכל אלה שלא נכתב שמם בספר החיים הושלכו גם הם לאגם האש.
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