Revelation 9

1 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)

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 g12)

2 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)

He opened the pit of the abyss, and 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 g12)

3 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 the people will seek death but not find it; they will want to die but death will run away 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 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.

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

They had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions.

9 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.

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 like scorpions and stingers precisely in those tails! They have the capability to hurt the populace 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 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)

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 g12)

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

The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to come after this.

13 So the sixth angel trumpeted, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar that is 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 angel who had the trumpet, “Release 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 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.

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

The number of the troops on horse was ten thousand times ten thousand; I heard their number.

17 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.

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 a third of mankind was killed—by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone that came 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 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.

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 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;

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, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see, hear, or walk.

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

Nor did they repent of their murders, sorceries, fornication, or thefts.