Revelation 21 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 I raah (saw) a chadash (new) shamayam (Shamayam / Heavens) and a new aratz (Earth/land): for the raashawan (first) shamayam (Shamayam / Heavens) and the raashawan (first) aratz (Earth/land) have ibar (passed) away, and the yam (sea) is no more.

2 I raah (saw) the holy iyar (city), Chadash (New) Yarawashalam (), yarad (coming) yarad (down) out of shamayam (heaven) from Alahayam (), kawan (prepared) like a bride adorned for her husband.

3 I shamai (heard) a shamai (loud) qawal (voice) out of shamayam (heaven) amar (saying), “Hanah (Behold), Alahayam’s mashakan (dwelling) is with im (people), and he will shakan (dwell) with ham (them), and they will be his im (people), and Alahayam () himself will be with them as their Alahayam ().

4 He will machah (wipe) away every tear from their iyan (eye). Mawath (death) will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor zaiq (crying), nor kaab (pain), any more. The raashawan (first) things have ibar (passed) away.”

5 He who sits on the kasaa (throne) amar (said), “Han (Behold), I am making all things new.” He amar (said), “Kathab (Write), for these dabar (words) of Alahayam () are aman (faithful) and true.”

6 He amar (said) to me, “I have hayah (came to pass) the Alpha and the Omega, the Raash (head) and the Sawap (End). I will nathan (give) freely to him who is tzamaa (thirsty) from the spring of the mayam (Waters) of chay (life).

7 He who overcomes, I will nathan (give) him these amar (things). I will be his Alahayam (), and he will be my son.

8 But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, ratzach (murderers), sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that bair (burns) with ash (fire) and gaparayath (sulfur), which is the shanay (second) mawath (death).”

9 Achad (one) of the shabai (seven) malaak (angel / messenger of Yah) who had the shabai (seven) bowls, who were loaded with the shabai (seven) last makah (plagues) bawaa (come), and he dabar (word / matter) with me, amar (said), “Bawaa (come) here. I will show you the ayashah (woman), the Shah (Lamb)’s bride.”

10 He carried me away in the Rawach (Spirit) to a gadawal (great) and gabah (high) har (mountain), and showed me the holy iyar (city), Yarawashalam (), bawaa (coming) yarad (down) out of shamayam (heaven) from Alahayam (),

11 having the kabawad (glory) of Alahayam (). Her awar (light) was qarach (like) a most yaqar (precious) aban (stone), as if it were a yashapah (jasper) aban (stone), yaqar (clear) as qarach (crystal);

12 having a gadawal (very great/important/mighty) and high chawamah (Wall); having ishar (ten) gates, and at the gates twelve malaakayam (angels); and shamawath (names) kathab (write) on them, which are the shamawath (names) of the twelve shabat (tribes) of the ban (son) of Yashar-Al (Israel).

13 On the mazarach (east) were shalawash (three) gates; and on the tzapawan (north) shalawash (three) gates; and on the nagab (south) shalawash (three) gates; and on the mairab (west) shalawash (three) gates.

14 The chawamah (Wall) of the iyar (City) had ishar (ten) mawasadah (Foundation), and on them twelve shamawath (names) of the twelve Apostles of the Shah (Lamb).

15 He who spoke with me had for a madad (measure) a golden qanah (reed) to madad (measure) the iyar (City), its gates, and its chawamah (Wall).

16 The iyar (City) is rabai (fourth), and its arak (length) is as great as its width. He madad (measured) the city with the qanah (reed), ishar (ten) alap (thousand) twelve stadia. Its arak (length), width, and qawamah (height) are equal.

17 Its chawamah (Wall) is one maah (hundred) forty-four amah (cubits), by the amah (measure) of an ayash (man), that is, of a malaak (angel / messenger of Yah).

18 The banaa (Construction / Building) of its chawamah (Wall) was yashapah (Jasper). The iyar (City) was zak (pure / clean) zahab (gold), damah (like) zak (pure / clean) glass.

19 The mawasadah (Foundation) of the iyar (City)’s chawamah (Wall) were adorned with all kinds of precious aban (stone). The raashawan (first) foundation was yashapah (Jasper); the shanay (second), sapayar (sapphire); the shalayashay (third), chalcedony; the rabayaiy (fourth), emerald;

20 the chamayashay (fifth), sardonyx; the shashay (sixth), adam (sardius); the shabayaiy (seventh), chrysolite; the shamayanay (eighth), tharashayash (beryl); the thashayaiy (ninth), patadah (topaz); the ishayaray (tenth), chrysoprase; the ishar (ten), jacinth; and the twelfth, achalamah (amethyst).

21 The ishar (ten) shair (gates) were twelve pearls. Each achad (one) of the shair (gates) was made of achad (one) pearl. The rachab (street) of the iyar (City) was pure zahab (gold), like transparent glass.

22 I raah (saw) no hayakal (temple) in it, for the Adanay () Alahayam (), the Shaday (), and the Shah (Lamb), are its hayakal (temple).

23 The iyar (city) has no tzarak (need) for the shamash (sun) or yarach (moon) to shine, for the very kabawad (glory) of Alahayam () illuminated it, and its lamp is the Shah (Lamb).

24 The gaway (heathen / nation) will yalak (walk) in its awar (light). The kings of the earth bawaa (come) the kabawad (glory) and honor of the gaway (heathen / nation) into it.

25 Its shair (gates) will in no way be sagar (seal / close) by day (Plenty / more than enough),

26 and they shall bawaa (come) the kabawad (glory) and the honor of the gaway (heathen / nation) into it so that they may enter.

27 There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes a thawaibah (abomination) or a lie, but only those who are written in the Shah (Lamb)’s sapar (book) of chay (life).