Aabenbaringen 6
1 Og jeg saa, da Lammet aabnede et af de syv Segl, og jeg hørte et af de fire Væsener sige som en Tordens Røst: Kom!
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four living beings saying, Come and see.
2 Og jeg saa, og se en hvid Hest, og han, som sad paa den, havde en Bue; og der blev givet ham en Krone, og han drog ud sejrende og til Sejr.
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given to him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
3 Og da det aabnede det andet Segl, hørte jeg det andet Væsen sige: Kom!
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living being say, Come and see.
4 Og der udgik en anden Hest, som var rød; og ham, som sad paa den, blev det givet at tage Freden bort fra Jorden, og at de skulde myrde hverandre; og der blev givet ham et stort Sværd.
And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat on him to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given to him a great sword.
5 Og da det aabnede det tredje Segl, hørte jeg det tredje Væsen sige: Kom! Og jeg saa, og se en sort Hest, og han, der sad paa den, havde en Vægt i sin Haand.
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third living being say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 Og jeg hørte ligesom en Røst midt iblandt de fire Væsener, som sagde: Et Maal Hvede for en Denar og tre Maal Byg for en Denar; og Olien og Vinen skal du ikke gøre Skade.
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living beings say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
7 Og da det aabnede det fjerde Segl, hørte jeg en Røst af det fjerde Væsen sige: Kom!
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living being say, Come and see.
8 Og jeg saa, og se en grøngul Hest, og han, som sad paa den, hans Navn var Døden, og Dødsriget fulgte med ham; og der blev givet dem Magt over Fjerdedelen af. Jorden til at ihjelslaa med Sværd og med Hunger og med Pest og ved Jordens vilde Dyr. (Hadēs g86)
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given to them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. (Hadēs g86)
9 Og da det aabnede det femte Segl, saa jeg under Alteret deres Sjæle, som vare myrdede for Guds Ords Skyld og for det Vidnesbyrds Skyld, som de havde.
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 Og de raabte med høj Røst og sagde: Hvor længe, Herre, du hellige og sanddru! undlader du at dømme og hævne vort Blod paa dem, som bo paa Jorden?
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 Og der blev givet dem hver især en lang hvid Klædning, og der blev sagt til dem, at de skulde hvile endnu en liden Tid, indtil ogsaa Tallet paa deres Medtjenere og deres Brødre blev fuldt, hvilke skulde ihjelslaas ligesom de.
And white robes were given to every one of them; and it was said to them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
12 Og jeg saa, da det aabnede det sjette Segl, da skete der et stort Jordskælv, og Solen blev sort som en Haarsæk, og Maanen blev helt som Blod.
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 Og Himmelens Stjerner faldt ned paa Jorden, ligesom et Figentræ nedkaster sine umodne Figen, naar det rystes af et stærkt Vejr.
And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, even as a fig tree casteth its untimely figs, when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
14 Og Himmelen veg bort, lig en Bog, der sammenrulles, og hvert Bjerg og hver Ø flyttedes fra deres Steder.
And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and isle were moved out of their places.
15 Og Kongerne paa Jorden og Stormændene og Krigsøversterne og de rige og de vældige og hver Træl og fri skjulte sig i Hulerne og i Bjergenes Kløfter,
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every slave, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 og de sagde til Bjergene og Klipperne: Falder over os og skjuler os for hans Aasyn, som sidder paa Tronen, og for Lammets Vrede!
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17 Thi deres Vredes store Dag er kommen; og hvem kan bestaa?
For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
