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1 看見在天上又出現了一個又大又奇妙的異兆:有七位天使拿著七種最後的災禍,因為天主的義怒就要藉著這些災禍發洩淨盡。
Then I saw another marvel in Heaven, great and wonderful--there were seven angels bringing seven plagues. These are the last plagues, because in them God's anger has found full expression.
2 我又看見好像有個攙雜著火的玻璃海;那些戰勝了獸和獸像及牠名號數字的人,站在玻璃海上,拿著天主的琴,
And I saw what seemed to be a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who had gained the victory over the Wild Beast and over his statue and the number of his name, standing by the sea of glass and having harps which belonged to God.
3 歌唱天主的僕人梅瑟的歌曲和羔羊的歌曲說:「上主,全能的天主!你的功行偉大奇妙;萬民的君王!你的道路公平正直;
And they were singing the song of Moses, God's servant, and the song of the Lamb. Their words were, "Great and wonderful are Thy works, O Lord God, the Ruler of all. Righteous and true are Thy ways, O King of the nations.
4 誰敢不敬畏你?上主!誰敢不光榮你的名號?因為只有你是聖善的;萬民都要前來崇拜你,因為你正義的判斷,已彰明較著。」
Who shall not be afraid, O Lord, and glorify Thy name? For Thou alone art holy. All nations shall come and shall worship Thee, because the righteousness of all that Thou hast done has been made manifest."
5 這些事以後,我又看見天上盟約的帳幕--聖殿敞開了,
After this, when the doors of the sanctuary of the tent of witness in Heaven were opened, I looked;
6 那七位拿著七種災禍的天使,從聖殿那裏出來,身穿潔白而明亮的亞麻衣,胸間佩有金帶。
and there came out of the sanctuary the seven angels who were bringing the seven plagues. The angels were clad in pure, bright linen, and had girdles of gold across their breasts.
7 那時,四個活物中的一個,給了那七位天使七個滿盛萬世萬代永生天主義怒的金盂。 (aiōn )
And one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven bowls of gold, full of the anger of God who lives until the Ages of the Ages. (aiōn )
8 因著天主的榮耀和威能,殿內充滿了煙,沒有一個人能進入殿內,直到那七位天使的七樣災禍降完為止。
And the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the sanctuary till the seven plagues brought by the seven angels were at an end.