and beforethe throne[there was something] likea seaof glass,likecrystal;and in the centerand aroundthe throne,fourliving creaturesfullof eyesin frontand behind.
Now he madethe seaof cast[metal] tencubitsfrom brimto brim,circularin form,and its heightwas fivecubits,and thirtycubitsin circumference.
"Goldor glasscannotequalit, Norcan it be exchangedfor articlesof finegold.
Moreover, he madethe laverof bronzewith its baseof bronze,from the mirrorsof the servingwomen whoservedat the doorwayof the tentof meeting.
Their wholebody,their backs,their hands,their wingsand the wheelswere fullof eyesallaround,the wheelsbelonging to all fourof them.
And eachonehad fourfaces.The firstface[was] the faceof a cherub,the secondface[was] the faceof a man,the thirdthe faceof a lion,and the fourththe faceof an eagle.
And they sanga newsongbeforethe throneand beforethe fourliving creaturesand the elders;and no onecouldlearnthe songexceptthe one hundredand forty-fourthousandwho had been purchasedfrom the earth.
And I sawsomething likea seaof glassmixedwith fire,and thosewho had been victoriousoverthe beastand his imageand the numberof his name,standingon the seaof glass,holdingharpsof God.
Thenoneof the fourliving creaturesgaveto the sevenangelssevengoldenbowlsfullof the wrathof God,who livesforeverand ever.
And the twenty-foureldersand the fourliving creaturesfell downand worshipedGodwho sitson the thronesaying,"Amen.Hallelujah!"
havingthe gloryof God.Her brilliancewas likea very costlystone,as a stoneof crystal-clearjasper.
The materialof the wallwas jasper;and the citywas puregold,likeclearglass.
And the twelvegateswere twelvepearls;eachoneof the gateswas a singlepearl.And the streetof the citywas puregold,liketransparentglass.
Thenhe showedme a riverof the waterof life,clearas crystal,comingfrom the throneof Godand of the Lamb,
Aroundthe throne[were] twenty-fourthrones;and upon the thrones[I saw] twenty-fourelderssitting,clothedin whitegarments,and goldencrownson their heads.
ThenI looked,and I heardthe voiceof manyangelsaroundthe throneand the living creaturesand the elders;and the numberof them was myriadsof myriads,and thousandsof thousands,
And the fourliving creatureskept saying,"Amen."And the eldersfell downand worshiped.
And I sawbetweenthe throne(with the fourliving creatures)and the eldersa Lambstanding,as ifslain,havingsevenhornsand seveneyes,whichare the sevenSpiritsof God,sentout into allthe earth.
WhenHe had takenthe book,the fourliving creaturesand the twenty-foureldersfell downbeforethe Lamb,each oneholdinga harpand goldenbowlsfullof incense,whichare the prayersof the saints.
ThenI sawwhenthe Lambbrokeoneof the sevenseals,and I heardoneof the fourliving creaturessayingas with a voiceof thunder,"Come."
And I heard[something] likea voicein the centerof the fourliving creaturessaying,"A quartof wheatfor a denarius,and threequartsof barleyfor a denarius;and do not damagethe oiland the wine."
And allthe angelswere standingaroundthe throneand [around] the eldersand the fourliving creatures;and they fellon their facesbeforethe throneand worshipedGod,
for the Lambin the centerof the thronewill be their shepherd,and will guidethem to springsof the waterof life;and Godwill wipeeverytearfrom their eyes."
