< Revelation 9 >
1 And the fifth agent sounded, and I saw a star fallen from the sky to the earth. And the key of the pit of the abyss was given to him. (Abyssos )
The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and the star was given the key to the pit of the abyss. (Abyssos )
2 And he opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke ascended out of the pit, like smoke of a burning furnace. And the sun and the air were darkened from the smoke of the pit. (Abyssos )
From the pit rose smoke like the smoke of a burning furnace. The sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit. (Abyssos )
3 And locusts came forth out of the smoke upon the earth, and power was given to them, like the scorpions of the earth have power.
Then out of the smoke locusts descended upon the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
4 And it was told them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, nor anything green, nor any tree, except the men who have not the seal of God on their foreheads.
They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green thing or any tree, but only those who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
5 And it was given them that they would not kill them, but that they would be tormented five months. And their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.
They were permitted to torment them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone.
6 And in those days men will seek death, and will, no, not find it. And they will long to die, and death will flee from them.
In those days people will seek death but will certainly not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them.
7 And the likeness of the locusts was similar to horses prepared for battle. And upon their heads were like golden crowns, and their faces were as men's faces.
The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, and on their heads they wore something like golden crowns; their faces were like human faces.
8 And they had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were as of lions.
They had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions.
9 And they had breastplates like iron breastplates. And the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots of many horses running into battle.
They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.
10 And they have tails similar to scorpions, and stings. And in their tails they have power to hurt men five months.
They have tails and stingers like scorpions, and in their tails they have the power to harm people for five months.
11 Having a king over them, the agent of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in the Greek he has the name Apollyon. (Abyssos )
They have as king over them the angel of the abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek his name is Apollyon. (Abyssos )
12 One woe is departed, behold, two woes yet come after these.
The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to come after this.
13 And the sixth agent sounded, and I heard a voice, one from the four horns of the golden altar before God,
Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a single voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God
14 saying to the sixth agent who has the trumpet, Loose the four agents who have been bound at the great river Euphrates.
saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
15 And the four agents were loosed, who were prepared for the hour and for the day and month and year, so that they would kill the third part of men.
So the four angels who were prepared for this hour, day, month, and year were released to kill a third of mankind.
16 And the number of the armies of the horsemen was ten thousands of ten thousands. I heard the number of them.
The number of the troops on horse was ten thousand times ten thousand; I heard their number.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those who sit on them having breastplates fiery red, and hyacinth color, and brimstone. And the heads of the horses are like heads of lions, and out of their mouths come fire and smoke and brimstone.
Now this is what the horses and their riders looked like in my vision: The riders had breastplates that were fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and sulfur.
18 By these three plagues the third part of men was killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone coming out of their mouths.
By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed—by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came out of the horses' mouths.
19 For the power of the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails. For their tails are similar to serpents, having heads, and by them they injure.
For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, because their tails have heads like serpents, and with them they inflict harm.
20 And the rest of the men who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so that they would not worship the demons, and the golden and silver and brass and stone and wooden idols, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.
The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent from the works of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, stone, and wood, which cannot see, hear, or walk.
21 And they did not repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
Nor did they repent of their murders, sorceries, fornication, or thefts.