Revelation 9

1 The fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from the sky which had fallen to the earth. The key to the pit of the Abyss (Abyssos g12) was given to him.

So the fifth angel trumpeted, and I saw a ‘star’ that had fallen out of the sky to the earth. And to him was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. (Abyssos g12)

2 He opened the pit of the Abyss (Abyssos g12), and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke from a burning furnace. The sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke from the pit.

So he opened the shaft of the Abyss and smoke went up out of the shaft, like the smoke of a burning furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke from the shaft. (Abyssos g12)

3 Then out of the smoke came locusts on the earth, and power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

And ‘locusts’ exited from the smoke into the earth. And to them was given a capability just like the scorpions of the earth have capability.

4 They were told that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only those people who do not have God’s seal on their foreheads.

And they were told not to harm the grass of the earth, nor any green plant, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

5 They were given power, not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a person.

And it was designated to them [locusts], not to kill them [men] but, to torment them five months. And their torment is like the torment of a scorpion whenever it strikes a person.

6 In those days people will seek death, and will in no way find it. They will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

And in those days the people will seek death but not find it; they will want to die but death will run away from them.

7 The shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared for war. On their heads were something like golden crowns, and their faces were like people’s faces.

Now the appearance of the ‘locusts’ was like horses prepared for battle, and something like a golden crown was on their heads, and their faces were like human faces.

8 They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like those of lions.

They had hair like a woman's and their teeth were like a lion's.

9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron. The sound of their wings was like the sound of many chariots and horses rushing to war.

They had breastplates like breastplates of iron and the noise of their wings was like the noise of many chariots with horses rushing into battle.

10 They have tails like those of scorpions, with stingers. In their tails they have power to harm men for five months.

And, they have tails like scorpions and stingers precisely in those tails! They have the capability to hurt the populace five months,

11 They have over them as king the angel of the Abyss (Abyssos g12). His name in Hebrew is "Abaddon", and in Greek, he has the name "Apollyon".

having as king over them the angel of the Abyss—his name in Hebrew is Abbaddon, while in Greek he has the name Apollyon. (Abyssos g12)

12 The first woe is past. Behold, there are still two woes coming after this.

The first woe is past, but, two woes are still coming, after these things.

13 The sixth angel sounded. I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God,

So the sixth angel trumpeted, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar that is before God

14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Free the four angels who are 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 The four angels were freed who had been prepared for that hour and day and month and year, so that they might kill one third of mankind.

So the four angels were released—they had been prepared for the hour and the day and month and year—so that they might kill a third of mankind.

16 The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million. I heard the number of them.

And the number of the mounted troops was a hundred million (I heard their number).

17 Thus I saw the horses in the vision and those who sat on them, having breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the horses’ heads resembled lions’ heads. Out of their mouths proceed fire, smoke, and sulfur.

And in the vision I saw the horses like this: those who rode them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue and sulfur yellow; the heads of the horses were like lions' heads; out of their mouths came fire, smoke and brimstone.

18 By these three plagues, one third of mankind was killed: by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur, which proceeded out of their mouths.

By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone that came out of their mouths.

19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails are like serpents, and have heads; and with them they harm.

For the capability of the horses is in their mouths—and in their tails, because their tails are like snakes, having heads, and with them they do harm.

20 The rest of mankind, who were not killed with these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they would not worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood, which cannot see, hear, or walk.

Yet the rest of the people, those who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as to stop worshiping the demons, even the idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk;

21 They did not repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts.

and they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their fornication or their thefts.