¹ Poslije toga Izraelci otputuju i utabore se na Moapskim poljanama, s onu stranu Jordana, nasuprot Jerihonu.

² Balak, sin Siporov, vidje sve što Izrael učini Amorejcima.

³ Moab se uvelike poboja toga naroda jer je bio brojan. Moaba obuze strah od Izraelaca.

⁴ Zato reče Moab midjanskim starješinama: "Sad će ova rulja oko nas sve popasti kao što vol popase travu po polju." Balak, sin Siporov, bijaše moapski kralj u ono vrijeme.

⁵ On pošalje glasnike Bileamu, sinu Beorovu, u Petoru, koji se nalazi na Rijeci, u zemlji Amonaca. Pozove ga rekavši: "Evo je došao neki narod iz Egipta; evo je prekrio lice zemlje i naselio se uza me.

⁶ Zato dođi i prokuni mi ovaj narod jer je jači od mene. Tako ću ga moći svladati i istjerati iz zemlje. A znam da je blagoslovljen onaj koga blagosloviš, a proklet onaj koga prokuneš."

⁷ Starješine moapske i Starješine midjanske krenu s nagradom za vračanje u svojim rukama. Stignu Bileamu i prenesu mu Balakovu poruku.

⁸ On im rekne: "Prenoćite ovdje te ću vam odgovoriti prema onome što mi Jahve kaže." Tako moapski knezovi ostanu kod Bileama.

⁹ Bog dođe Bileamu i upita: "Tko su ti ljudi s tobom?" Bileam odgovori Bogu:

¹⁰ "Poslao ih k meni Balak, sin Siporov, moapski kralj, s porukom:

¹¹ 'Evo je neki narod došao iz Egipta i prekrio lice zemlje. Dođi da ga prokuneš. Tako ću ga moći svladati i protjerati.'"

¹² Ali Bog reče Bileamu: "Nemoj ići s njima! Nemoj proklinjati onaj narod jer je blagoslovljen."

¹³ Ujutro Bileam ustane te će Balakovim knezovima: "Odlazite u svoju zemlju jer mi ne da Jahve da pođem s vama."

¹⁴ Moapski se knezovi dignu, odu Balaku pa mu reknu: "Bileam nije htio poći s nama."

¹⁵ Balak opet pošalje knezove, brojnije i uglednije od prvih.

¹⁶ Oni dođu Bileamu i reknu mu: "Ovako je poručio Balak, sin Siporov: 'Ne skanjuj se nego dođi k meni.

¹⁷ Bogato ću te nagraditi i učinit ću sve što mi kažeš. Dođi, molim te, i prokuni mi ovaj narod!'"

¹⁸ Ali Bileam odgovori Balakovim slugama: "Da mi Balak dadne svoju kuću punu srebra i zlata, ne bih mogao prestupiti zapovijedi Jahve, Boga svoga, da učinim išta, bilo veliko bilo malo.

¹⁹ Ali provedite ovdje i vi noć da doznam što će mi Jahve još kazati."

²⁰ Noću Bog dođe Bileamu pa mu rekne: "Ako su ti ljudi došli da te pozovu, ustani, pođi s njima! Ali da činiš samo što ti ja reknem!"

²¹ Ustane Bileam ujutro, osamari svoju magaricu i ode s moapskim knezovima.

²² No Božja srdžba usplamtje što je on pošao. Zato anđeo Jahvin stade na put da ga spriječi. On je jahao na svojoj magarici, a pratila ga njegova dva momka.

²³ Kad magarica opazi anđela Jahvina kako stoji na putu s isukanim mačem u ruci, skrene sa staze i pođe preko polja. Bileam poče tući magaricu da je vrati na put.

²⁴ Anđeo Jahvin tada stade na uskom prolazu, među vinogradima, a bijaše ograda i s ove i s one strane.

²⁵ Magarica, spazivši Jahvina anđela, stisne se uza zid i o zid pritisne Bileamovu nogu. On je opet poče tući.

²⁶ Anđeo Jahvin pođe naprijed te stade na usko mjesto gdje nije bilo prostora da se provuče ni desno ni lijevo.

²⁷ Kad je magarica ugledala Jahvina anđela, legne pod Bileamom. Bileam pobjesni i poče tući magaricu štapom.

²⁸ Tada Jahve otvori usta magarici te ona progovori Bileamu: "Što sam ti učinila da si me tukao tri puta?"

²⁹ Bileam odgovori magarici: "Što sa mnom zbijaš šalu! Da mi je mač u ruci, sad bih te ubio!"

³⁰ A magarica uzvrati Bileamu: "Zar ja nisam tvoja magarica na kojoj si jahao svega svoga vijeka do danas? Jesam li ti običavala ovako?" - "Nisi!" - odgovori on.

³¹ Tada Jahve otvori oči Bileamu i on opazi anđela Jahvina kako stoji na putu s golim mačem u ruci. Pognu on glavu i pade ničice.

³² Onda će mu anđeo Jahvin: "Zašto si tukao svoju magaricu već tri puta? TÓa ja sam istupio da te spriječim, jer te put meni naočigled vodi u propast.

³³ Magarica me opazila i preda mnom se uklonila sva tri puta. Da mi se nije uklanjala, već bih te ubio, a nju ostavio na životu."

³⁴ Onda će Bileam anđelu Jahvinu: "Sagriješio sam! Nisam znao da ti preda mnom stojiš na putu. Ali sad, ako je zlo u tvojim očima, ja ću se vratiti."

³⁵ Ali anđeo Jahvin odvrati Bileamu: "Idi s tim ljudima, ali samo ono govori što ti ja kažem." Tako Bileam ode s Balakovim knezovima.

³⁶ Kad je Balak čuo da Bileam dolazi, iziđe mu u susret do grada Moaba što se nalazi na granici Arnona, na kraju područja.

³⁷ "Zar nisam uporno po te slao i pozivao te? Zašto mi nisi došao?" reče Balak Bileamu. "Zar te zaista ne mogu bogato nagraditi?"

³⁸ "Evo sam ti došao", reče Bileam Balaku. "Ali hoću li ti moći sada što kazati? Samo što mi Bog stavi na jezik, to ću govoriti."

³⁹ Pođe zatim Bileam s Balakom i dođoše u Kirjat Husot.

⁴⁰ Žrtvova Balak i krupne i sitne stoke te od toga pruži Bileamu i knezovima koji su ga pratili.

⁴¹ Sutradan uze Balak Bileama i odvede ga gore na Bamot-Baal, odakle mogaše vidjeti krajnji dio naroda.

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 I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.

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 He will wipe away from them 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 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 He said to me, "It is done! 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 who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.

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 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, "Come here. I will show you the wife, the Lamb's bride."

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. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it was a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

¹² having a great and high wall; having 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 were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

¹⁴ The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

¹⁵ He who spoke with me had for a measure, a golden reed, to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.

¹⁶ The city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as its breadth. He measured the city with the reed, Twelve thousand Twelve stadia. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.

¹⁷ Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

¹⁸ The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.

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, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; and the twelfth, amethyst.

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 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple.

²³ The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

²⁴ The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.

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 the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.

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.