Revelation 9

1 And the fifth Angel sounded the trumpet. And I saw upon the earth, a star that had fallen from heaven, and the key to the well of the abyss was given to him. (Abyssos g12)

The fifth angel blew his trumpet. I watched a star fall from heaven to earth. He was given the key to the opening of the Abyss. (Abyssos g12)

2 And he opened the well of the abyss. And the smoke of the well ascended, like the smoke of a great furnace. And the sun and the air were obscured by the smoke of the well. (Abyssos g12)

He opened the entrance to the Abyss, and smoke came up out of the Abyss like the smoke of a huge furnace. The sun and the atmosphere became dark because of the smoke from the Abyss. (Abyssos g12)

3 And locusts went forth from the smoke of the well into the earth. And power was given to them, like the power that the scorpions of the earth have.

Locusts came out of the smoke onto the earth, and they were given power like that possessed by scorpions.

4 And it was commanded of them that they must not harm the plants of the earth, nor anything green, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the Seal of God upon their foreheads.

They were told not to harm the grass or any vegetation or any trees, only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

5 And it was given to them that they would not kill them, but that they would torture them for five months. And their torture was like the torture of a scorpion, when he strikes a man.

They were not allowed to kill, but they could torture these people for five months. The torture was like that of a scorpion when it stings someone.

6 And in those days, men will seek death and they will not find it. And they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

During that time people will look for death, but won't find it; they will want to die, but death will run away from them!

7 And the likenesses of the locusts resembled horses prepared for battle. And upon their heads were something like crowns similar to gold. And their faces were like the faces of men.

The locusts looked like war-horses. They wore what seemed to be golden crowns on their heads, and their faces looked human.

8 And they had hair like the hair of women. And their teeth were like the teeth of lions.

They had long hair like women and had teeth like lions.

9 And they had breastplates like iron breastplates. And the noise of their wings was like the noise of many running horses, rushing to battle.

Their breastplates looked like they were made of iron, and the noise made by their wings sounded like many horses and chariots racing into battle.

10 And they had tails similar to scorpions. And there were stingers in their tails, and these had the power to harm men for five months.

They had tails like scorpions, complete with stingers. They had the power to hurt people for five months with their tails.

11 And they had over them a king, the Angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Doom; in Greek, Destroyer; in Latin, Exterminator. (Abyssos g12)

Ruling over them as their king was the angel of the Abyss who is called Abaddon in Hebrew and Apollyon in Greek. (Abyssos g12)

12 One woe has gone out, but behold, there are still two woes approaching afterward.

The first Disaster is over, but there are still two more to come.

13 And the sixth Angel sounded the trumpet. And I heard a lone voice from the four horns of the golden altar, which is before the eyes of God,

The sixth angel blew his trumpet. I heard a voice come from the horns of the golden altar that stands in front of God

14 saying to the sixth Angel who had the trumpet: “Release the four Angels who were bound at the great river Euphrates.”

speaking to the sixth angel that had the trumpet: “Release the four angels that are tied up beside the great River Euphrates.”

15 And the four Angels were released, who had been prepared for that hour, and day, and month, and year, in order to kill one third part of men.

The four angels who had been kept ready for this particular hour, day, month and year were released to kill one third of humanity.

16 And the number of the army of horsemen was two hundred million. For I heard their number.

I was told the number of the army of soldiers on horseback: it was 200 million.

17 And I also saw the horses in the vision. And those who were sitting upon them had breastplates of fire and hyacinth and sulphur. And the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions. And from their mouths proceeded fire and smoke and sulphur.

In my vision I saw the horses and their riders who wore breastplates as red as fire, and dark blue and yellow. The heads of the horses looked like lions, and fire and smoke and sulfur streamed out of their mouths.

18 And one third part of men were slain by these three afflictions: by the fire and by the smoke and by the sulphur, which proceeded from their mouths.

One third of humanity was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and smoke and sulfur streaming out of their mouths.

19 For the power of these horses is in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails resemble serpents, having heads; and it is with these that they cause harm.

The horses' power was in their tails as well as their mouths, for their tails were like serpents' heads that they used to hurt people.

20 And the rest of men, who were not slain by these afflictions, did not repent from the works of their hands, so that they would not worship demons, or idols of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood, which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk.

But the rest of humanity who were not killed by these plagues did not repent of what they were doing. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, and stone—which can't see or hear or walk!

21 And they did not repent from their murders, nor from their drugs, nor from their fornication, nor from their thefts.

They did not repent of their murders, their witchcraft, their sexual sins, or their thefts.