II. THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM
l. 337
Heaven with its multitude of hosts,
noble, durable, exceeding spacious,
a strong mighty city with a hundred graces,
a tenth of it the measure of the world.
Therein are three ramparts undecaying,
fixedly they surround heaven,
a rampart of emerald crystal,
a rampart of gold, a rampart of amethyst.[20]
A wall of emerald, without obscurity, outside,
a wall of gold next to the city,
between the two, with bright fair glory,
a mighty rampart of stainless purple.
There, with a strong-flowing sea (?)
is a spacious, perfect city,
in it, with the light of peace,[21]
is the eternal way of the four chief doors.
The measure of each door severally
of the four chief doorways,
(placed) side by side, by calculation,
is a mile across each single door.
In each doorway a cross of gold
before the eyes of the ever-shining host;
the King wrought them without effort,
they are massive, very lofty.