Revelation 9
1 Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss. (Abyssos g12)
Tu se ozvala polnice pátého anděla. Z nebe spadla na zem jiná hvězda. Dostala klíč od propasti, (Abyssos g12)
2 The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit. (Abyssos g12)
otevřela její jícen a z propasti se vyvalil dým jako z velké pece, zakryl slunce a za-mořil vzduch. (Abyssos g12)
3 And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
Z dýmu se pak vyrojila mračna hmyzu s jedovatými žihadly. Byly to kobylky, jež však nenapadaly rostliny, ale lidi, kteří neměli Boží znamení na čele.
4 They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
5 The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.
Nesměly je usmrcovat, ale mohly je pět měsíců trápit. Bodání toho hmyzu bude tak bolestivé, že mnozí se budou chtít sami zabít, avšak nepodaří se jim to, budou toužit po smrti, ale marně.
6 In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.
7 And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.
Zblízka ty kobylky vypadaly jako koně vystrojení do boje. Jejich hlavy ozdobené zlatými korunami měly lidské tváře,
8 They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.
hřívy vlající jako rozpuštěné ženské vlasy, zuby jako lev.
9 They also had thoraxes like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.
Hruď měly jako okovanou pancířem a zvuk jejich křídel připomínal rachot útočící vozby.
10 They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.
Ocasy měly jako štíři a v nich žihadla, která po pět měsíců trápila lidi.
11 They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon. (Abyssos g12)
Vedl je král propasti zvaný hebrejsky Abaddon, řecky Apollyon, to znamená Zhoubce. (Abyssos g12)
12 The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.
Zdálo se, že první hrůza končí, ale už se valí další.
13 Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God
Zatroubil šestý anděl a od čtyř rohů Božího oltáře se ozval hlas.
14 saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
Poručil šestému trubači: „Rozvaž pouta čtyř démonů od velké řeky Eufratu!“
15 So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.
Tak byli osvobozeni čtyři spoutaní démoni, kteří čekali na svou hodinu, aby vyhladili třetinu lidstva.
16 And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.
Vyrazili s jízdou v počtu dvě stě miliónů jezdců (to číslo mi bylo přesně sděleno):
17 Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.
Jezdci měli na sobě ohnivě rudé, hyacintově modré a sírově žluté pancíře. Hlavy jejich koní byly jako hlavy lvů a z tlam jim šlehal oheň, vycházel kouř a čpěla síra. Právě tím – ohněm, kouřem a sírou – zabíjeli.
18 A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.
19 For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.
Vražedná moc těch koní nevycházela jenom z jejich tlam, ale i z ocasů; měli totiž místo nich jedovaté hady a ti lidi kousali.
20 Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
Avšak lidé, kteří přežili tyto katastrofy, se přesto nezměnili a nečinili pokání. Boha nectili, ale dál uctívali svoje zlaté, stříbrné, měděné, kamenné nebo dokonce jen dřevěné modly, slepé, hluché a bezmocné.
21 Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.
Ne, lidé se vůbec nezměnili, nepřestali se vraždit neustoupili od svých pověr, cizoložství a krádeží.
