¹ La parola dell’Eterno mi fu rivolta in questi termini: "Figliuol d’uomo,

² volgi la tua faccia verso i monti d’Israele, profetizza contro di loro, e di’:

³ O monti d’Israele, ascoltate la parola del Signore, dell’Eterno! Così parla il Signore, l’Eterno, ai monti ed ai colli, ai burroni ed alle valli: Eccomi, io fo venire su di voi la spada, e distruggerò i vostri alti luoghi.

⁴ I vostri altari saranno desolati, le vostre colonne solari saranno infranti, e io farò cadere i vostri uccisi davanti ai vostri idoli.

⁵ E metterò i cadaveri de’ figliuoli d’Israele davanti ai loro idoli, e spargerò le vostre ossa attorno ai vostri altari.

⁶ Dovunque abitate, le città saranno deserte e gli alti luoghi desolati, affinché i vostri altari siano deserti e desolati, i vostri idoli siano infranti e scompaiano, le vostre colonne solari siano abbattute, e tutte le vostre opere siano spazzate via.

⁷ I morti cadranno in mezzo a voi, e voi conoscerete che io sono l’Eterno.

⁸ Nondimeno, io vi lascerò un residuo; poiché avrete alcuni scampati dalla spada fra le nazioni, quando sarete dispersi in vari paesi.

⁹ E i vostri scampati si ricorderanno di me fra le genti dove saranno stati menati in cattività, poiché io spezzerò il loro cuore adultero che s’è stornato da me, e farò piangere i loro occhi che han commesso adulterio con i loro idoli; e avranno disgusto di loro stessi, per i mali che hanno commessi con tutte le loro abominazioni.

¹⁰ E conosceranno che io sono l’Eterno, e che non invano li ho minacciati di far loro questo male.

¹¹ Così parla il Signore, l’Eterno: Batti le mani, batti del piede, e di’: Ahimè! a motivo di tutte le scellerate abominazioni della casa d’Israele, che cadrà per la spada, per la fame, per la peste.

¹² Chi sarà lontano morirà di peste; chi sarà vicino cadrà per la spada; e chi sarà rimasto e sarà assediato, perirà di fame; e io sfogherò così il mio furore su di loro.

¹³ E voi conoscerete che io sono l’Eterno, quando i loro morti saranno in mezzo ai loro idoli, attorno ai loro altari, sopra ogni alto colle, su tutte le vette dei monti, sotto ogni albero verdeggiante, sotto ogni querce dal folto fogliame, là dove essi offrivano profumi d’odor soave a tutti i loro idoli.

¹⁴ E io stenderò su di loro la mia mano, e renderò il paese più solitario e desolato del deserto di Dibla, dovunque essi abitano; e conosceranno che io sono l’Eterno".

¹ I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a number, one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.

² I heard a sound from heaven, like the sound of many waters, and like the sound of a great thunder. The sound which I heard was like that of harpists playing on their harps.

³ They sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand, those who had been redeemed out of the earth.

⁴ These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed by Jesus from among men, the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

⁵ In their mouth was found no lie, for they are blameless.

⁶ I saw an angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal Good News to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, tribe, language, and people.

⁷ He said with a loud voice, "Fear the Lord, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and the springs of waters!"

⁸ Another, a second angel, followed, saying, "Babylon the great has fallen, which has made all the nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality."

⁹ Another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead, or on his hand,

¹⁰ he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger. He will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.

¹¹ The smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever. They have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.

¹² Here is the patience of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."

¹³ I heard the voice from heaven saying, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them."

¹⁴ I looked, and behold, a white cloud; and on the cloud one sitting like a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

¹⁵ Another angel came out from the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, "Send forth your sickle, and reap; for the hour to reap has come; for the harvest of the earth is ripe!"

¹⁶ He who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

¹⁷ Another angel came out from the temple which is in heaven. He also had a sharp sickle.

¹⁸ Another angel came out from the altar, he who has power over fire, and he called with a great voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Send forth your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for the earth's grapes are fully ripe!"

¹⁹ The angel thrust his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vintage of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.

²⁰ The winepress was trodden outside of the city, and blood came out from the winepress, even to the bridles of the horses, as far as one thousand six hundred stadia.