Revelation 9

1 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)

And the fifth angel sounded; and I saw a star, which fell from heaven upon the earth. And there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss. (Abyssos g12)

2 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)

And he opened the pit of the abyss; and smoke issued from the pit, like the smoke of a furnace that is in blast; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit. (Abyssos g12)

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

And out of the smoke, came locusts upon the earth: and power was given them, like that which scorpions have on the earth.

4 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.

And it was commanded them, that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, nor any herb, nor any tree; but only the persons, who had not the seal of God upon their foreheads.

5 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.

And it was given them, that they should not kill them, but should torment them five months: and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion, when it striketh a person.

6 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!

And in those days, men will desire death, and will not find it; and they will long to die, and death will fly from them.

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

And the appearance of the locusts was this; they were like the appearance of horses prepared for battle; and on their heads, was, as it were a coronet, resembling gold; and their faces were like the faces of men.

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

And they had hair, like the hair of women: and their teeth were like those of lions.

9 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.

And they had breastplates, like breastplates of iron: and the sound of their wings, was like the sound of the chariots of many horses rushing into battle.

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

And they had tails like those of scorpions, and stings; and with their tails they had the power of hurting men five months.

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

And they had a king over them, the angel of the abyss; and his name, in Hebrew, is Abaddon; and in Greek, his name is Apollyon. (Abyssos g12)

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

One woe is past; lo, there come yet two woes after them.

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

And the sixth angel sounded; and I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which was before God,

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

that said to the sixth angel having a trumpet: Loose the four angels that are bound at the great river Euphrates.

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

And the four angels were loosed; who are prepared, for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, to slay the third part of men.

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

And the number of the warrior horsemen was two myriads of myriads: and I heard their number.

17 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.

And while I looked on the horses in the vision, and on them who sat on them I saw that the breastplates were of fire, and of jacinth, and of sulphur. And the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and from their mouths issued fire, and smoke, and sulphur.

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

And by these three plagues, a third part of the men were slain; namely, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the sulphur, which issued from their mouths.

19 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.

For the power of the horses was in; their mouth, and in their tails; for their tails were like serpents, having heads to strike with.

20 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!

And the residue of men who were not slain by these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and idols of gold, and of silver, and brass, and stone, and wood, which cannot see, nor hear.

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

And they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their whoredom, nor of their thefts.