Apocalypse 5:9

Louis Segond

Et ils chantaient un cantique nouveau, en disant: Tu es digne de prendre le livre, et d'en ouvrir les sceaux; car tu as été immolé, et tu as racheté pour Dieu par ton sang des hommes de toute tribu, de toute langue, de tout peuple, et de toute nation;

Parallel Translations

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Et ils chantaient un nouveau cantique, en disant : tu es digne de prendre le Livre, et d'en ouvrir les sceaux; car tu as �t� mis � mort, et tu nous as rachet�s � Dieu par ton sang, de toute Tribu, Langue, peuple, et nation;

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Et ils chantaient un cantique nouveau, disant: Tu es digne de prendre le livre, et d'en ouvrir les sceaux; car tu as �t� immol�, et tu nous a rachet�s � Dieu par ton sang, de toute tribu, de toute langue, de tout peuple, et de toute nation,

Darby's French Translation
Et ils chantent un cantique nouveau, disant: Tu es digne de prendre le livre, et d'en ouvrir les sceaux; car tu as �t� immol�, et tu as achet� pour Dieu par ton sang, de toute tribu, et langue, et peuple, et nation;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

sung: Revelation 7:10-12, Revelation 14:3, Psalms 33:3, Psalms 40:3, Psalms 96:1, Psalms 98:1, Psalms 144:9, Psalms 149:1, Isaiah 42:10

Thou art: Revelation 5:2, Revelation 5:3, Revelation 4:11

for: Revelation 5:6, Revelation 5:12, Revelation 13:8

and hast: Revelation 14:4, Revelation 14:6, Matthew 20:28, Matthew 26:28, Acts 20:28, Romans 3:24-26, 1 Corinthians 6:20, 1 Corinthians 7:23, Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14, Titus 2:14, Hebrews 11:14, 1 Peter 1:18, 1 Peter 1:19, 2 Peter 2:1, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 2:2

out: Revelation 7:9, Revelation 11:9, Revelation 14:6, Daniel 4:1, Daniel 6:25, Mark 16:15, Mark 16:16, Colossians 1:23

Reciprocal: Exodus 15:2 - exalt him Exodus 15:21 - Sing ye Exodus 29:38 - two lambs Leviticus 4:31 - a sweet Leviticus 4:32 - a lamb Leviticus 9:3 - Take ye Leviticus 25:25 - General Numbers 16:5 - who is holy Numbers 35:32 - General Deuteronomy 9:26 - which thou hast brought forth Deuteronomy 12:23 - the blood is Deuteronomy 32:43 - Rejoice 2 Samuel 7:23 - went 2 Samuel 22:40 - subdued 1 Chronicles 15:12 - sanctify Psalms 9:1 - praise Psalms 19:14 - redeemer Psalms 27:6 - I will Psalms 28:7 - with Psalms 31:5 - thou Psalms 34:22 - redeemeth Psalms 41:13 - Blessed Psalms 49:15 - God Psalms 71:23 - my soul Psalms 74:2 - redeemed Psalms 86:12 - praise Psalms 95:1 - sing Psalms 96:7 - O ye kindreds Psalms 98:3 - all the ends Psalms 103:4 - redeemeth Psalms 107:3 - gathered Psalms 111:9 - sent Psalms 113:8 - General Psalms 117:1 - praise him Psalms 130:7 - for with Psalms 147:1 - and praise Song of Solomon 3:11 - his mother Isaiah 11:6 - General Isaiah 11:12 - set up Isaiah 25:1 - thou art Isaiah 26:2 - righteous Isaiah 29:22 - who redeemed Isaiah 35:9 - but Isaiah 41:9 - whom Isaiah 41:14 - saith Isaiah 42:12 - General Isaiah 43:1 - Fear Isaiah 43:14 - the Lord Isaiah 44:24 - thy redeemer Isaiah 51:11 - the redeemed Isaiah 53:11 - see Isaiah 60:6 - they shall show Isaiah 62:12 - The redeemed Isaiah 63:9 - in his Jeremiah 30:21 - and I Zechariah 3:7 - I will Zechariah 4:7 - shoutings Zechariah 6:13 - bear Matthew 22:10 - and the Matthew 22:30 - as Mark 12:6 - They Mark 14:26 - sung Luke 19:38 - glory Luke 24:21 - General John 9:38 - Lord John 10:15 - and I John 11:52 - not John 12:28 - and will John 12:32 - all men John 13:31 - and God John 14:6 - no John 17:5 - glorify John 20:28 - My Lord Acts 3:25 - all Acts 15:11 - that Romans 3:25 - remission Romans 4:25 - Who was Romans 5:17 - shall reign Romans 16:27 - God 1 Corinthians 1:30 - redemption Galatians 1:4 - from Galatians 3:11 - that Galatians 3:13 - redeemed Galatians 4:5 - redeem Ephesians 1:3 - Blessed Ephesians 1:10 - he Ephesians 2:7 - show Ephesians 2:13 - are Ephesians 3:10 - intent Ephesians 3:21 - be Ephesians 5:2 - as Ephesians 5:23 - he Ephesians 5:25 - loved Colossians 1:18 - in all Colossians 2:10 - the head Colossians 3:16 - and spiritual 1 Timothy 1:12 - I thank 1 Timothy 1:15 - that 1 Timothy 1:17 - be 1 Timothy 2:6 - gave Hebrews 1:6 - And let Hebrews 2:9 - for every Hebrews 9:12 - by his Hebrews 9:15 - for Hebrews 9:23 - the heavenly Hebrews 13:15 - the sacrifice Hebrews 13:21 - to whom James 1:9 - in James 5:13 - let him sing 1 Peter 4:19 - a faithful 2 Peter 3:18 - To him 1 John 3:16 - perceive 1 John 5:6 - blood Revelation 3:7 - he that openeth Revelation 5:13 - and unto Revelation 6:5 - he had Revelation 7:14 - the blood Revelation 8:1 - And Revelation 15:3 - and the song Revelation 19:1 - Salvation Revelation 20:4 - and they

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they sung a new song,.... Upon a new occasion and subject, redemption by the blood of the Lamb, and his worthiness to open the sealed book; and in distinction from the old song of Moses and the children of Israel at the Red sea; and this was a most famous and excellent song, an unheard of one, and which none could learn, or sing, but the redeemed of the Lamb:

saying, thou art worthy to take the book, and open the seals thereof. The Arabic version reads, "thou, O Lamb"; the reasons why they ascribe such fitness, ability, and dignity to him, are as follow:

for thou wast slain: by men, and for the sins of men; whereby, as he became worthy in his priestly office to take away the sins of his people, and to have all the glory of their salvation, and, in his kingly office, to have all power and authority, and to be exalted above every name, so, in his prophetic office, to have perfect knowledge, as man and Mediator, of all the future events that were to befall his church and people, and to make them known, and fulfil them:

and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; this shows, that as the four living creatures, and four and twenty elders, were not angels, so they were not representatives of the Jewish church; or the patriarchs and prophets of the Old Testament; not even the apostles of the New; for they were all Jews, and could not be said to be redeemed out of every tongue, nation, and people; and also that not the Jews only were redeemed by Christ, but the Gentiles also, and not all mankind, or every individual of human nature, but some out of all the nations of the earth; for God hath chosen some, both of Jews and Gentiles, and these Christ has redeemed and therefore the Gospel is sent unto all nations, that these among them may be called and saved. The redemption of them supposes them to have been in a state of slavery and bondage, as they are by nature, to sin, Satan, and the law; and signifies a deliverance from such a state, which Christ has obtained, not barely by power, but by price, as the word here used signifies, and may be rendered, "and hast bought us" and the price with which he has bought them in his own "blood", and which is of full and sufficient value, it being not only the blood of a man, of an innocent man, but of one that is God as well as man: and this price was paid "to God", and to his justice, against whom men have sinned, whose law they have broken, and whose justice they have injured and affronted, that he might reconcile them to God, bring them near to him, and that they might serve him in righteousness and true holiness.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And they sung a new song - Compare Revelation 14:3. New in the sense that it is a song consequent on redemption, and distinguished therefore from the songs sung in heaven before the work of redemption was consummated. We may suppose that songs of adoration have always been sung in heaven; we know that the praises of God were celebrated by the angelic choirs when the foundations of the earth were laid Job 38:7; but the song of redemption was a different song, and is one that would never have been sung there if man had not fallen, and if the Redeemer had not died. This song strikes notes which the ether songs do not strike, and refers to glories of the divine character which, but for the work of redemption, would not have been brought into view. In this sense the song was new; it will continue to be new in the sense that it will be sung afresh as redeemed million continue to ascend to heaven. Compare Psalms 40:3; Psalms 96:1; Psalms 144:9; Isaiah 42:10.

Thou art worthy to take the book, ... - This was the occasion or ground of the “new song,” that by his coming and death he had acquired a right to approach where no other one could approach, and to do what no other one could do.

For thou wast slain - The language here is such as would be appropriate to a lamb slain as a sacrifice. The idea is, that the fact that he was thus slain constituted the ground of his worthiness to open the book. It could not be meant that there was in him no other ground of worthiness, but that this was what was most conspicuous. It is just the outburst of the grateful feeling resulting from redemption, that he who has died to save the soul is worthy of all honor, and is suited to accomplish what no other being in the universe can do. However this may appear to the inhabitants of other worlds, or however it may appear to the dwellers on the earth who have no interest in the work of redemption, yet all who are redeemed will agree in the sentiment that He who has ransomed them with his blood has performed a work to do which every other being was incompetent, and that now all honor in heaven and on earth may appropriately be conferred on him.

And hast redeemed us - The word used here - ἀγοράζω agorazō - means properly to purchase, to buy; and is thus employed to denote redemption, because redemption was accomplished by the payment of a price. On the meaning of the word, see the notes on 2 Peter 2:1.

To God - That is, so that we become his, and are to be henceforward regarded as such; or so that he might possess us as his own. See the notes on 2 Corinthians 5:15. This is the true nature of redemption, that by the price paid we are rescued from the servitude of Satan, and are henceforth to regard ourselves as belonging unto God.

By thy blood - See the notes on Acts 20:28. This is such language as they use who believe in the doctrine of the atonement, and is such as would be used by them alone. It would not be employed by those who believe that Christ was a mere martyr, or that he lived and died merely as a teacher of morality. If he was truly an atoning sacrifice, the language is full of meaning; if not, it has no significance and could not be understood.

Out of every kindred - Literally, “of every tribe” - φυλῆς phulēs. The word “tribe” means properly a comparatively small division or class of people associated together (Prof. Stuart). It refers to a family, or race, having a common ancestor, and usually associated or banded together - as one of the tribes of Israel; a tribe of Indians; a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals, etc. This is such language as a Jew would use, denoting one of the smaller divisions that made up a nation of people; and the meaning would seem to be, that it will be found ultimately to be true that the redeemed will have been taken from all such minor divisions of the human family - not only from the different nations but from the smaller divisions of those nations. This can only be true from the fact that the knowledge of the true religion will yet be diffused among all those smaller portions of the human race; that is, that its diffusion will be universal.

And tongue - People speaking all languages. The word used here would seem to denote a division of the human family larger than a tribe, but smaller than a nation. It was formerly a fact that a nation might be made up of those who spoke many different languages - as, for example, the Assyrian, the Babylonian, or the Roman nations. Compare Daniel 3:29; Daniel 4:1. The meaning here is, that no matter what language the component parts of the nations speak, the gospel will be conveyed to them, and in their own tongue they will learn the wonderful works of God. Compare Acts 2:8-11.

And people - The word used here - λαός laos - properly denotes a people considered as a mass, made up of smaller divisions - as an association of smaller bodies - or as a multitude of such bodies united together. It is distinguished from another word commonly applied to a people - δῆμος dēmos - for that is applied to a community of free citizens, considered as on a level, or without reference to any minor divisions or distinctions. The words used here would apply to an army, considered as made up of regiments, battalions, or tribes; to a mass-meeting, made up of societies of different trades or professions; to a nation, made up of different associated communities, etc. It denotes a larger body of people than the previous words; and the idea is, that no matter of what people or nation, considered as made up of such separate portions, one may be, he will not be excluded from the blessings of redemption. The sense would be well expressed, by saying, for instance, that there will be found there those of the Gaelic race, the Celtic, the Anglo-Saxon, the Mongolian, the African, etc.

And nation - Εθνους Ethnous. A word of still larger signification; the people in a still wider sense; a people or nation considered as distinct from all others. The word would embrace all who come under one sovereignty or rule; as, for example, the British nation, however many rumor tribes there may be; however many different languages may be spoken; and however many separate people there may be - as the Anglo-Saxon, the Scottish, the Irish, the people of Hindustan, of Labrador, of New South Wales, etc. The words used here by John would together denote nations of every kind, great and small; and the sense is, that the blessings of redemption will be extended to all parts of the earth.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 5:9. A new song — Composed on the matters and blessings of the Gospel, which was just now opened on earth. But new song may signify a most excellent song; and by this the Gospel and its blessings are probably signified. The Gospel is called a new song, Psalms 96:1. And perhaps there is an allusion in the harps here to Psalms 144:9: I will sing a NEW SONG unto thee, O God: upon a PSALTERY, and an INSTRUMENT of TEN STRINGS, c. The same form of speech is found, Isaiah 42:10: Sing unto the Lord a NEW SONG, c. and there the prophet seems to have the Gospel dispensation particularly in view.

Thou-hast redeemed us to God - out of every - nation — It appears, therefore, that the living creatures and the elders represent the aggregate of the followers of God or the Christian Church in all nations, and among all kinds of people, and perhaps through the whole compass of time: and all these are said to be redeemed by Christ's blood, plainly showing that his life was a sacrificial offering for the sins of mankind.