Revelation 9
1 And the fifth messenger sounded the trumpet, and I saw a star having fallen to the earth out of Heaven, and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss, (Abyssos g12)
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.
2 and [he] opened the pit of the abyss, and there came up a smoke out of the pit as smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened from the smoke of the pit. (Abyssos g12)
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.
3 And out of the smoke came forth locusts to the earth, and there was given to them authority, as scorpions of the earth have authority,
Then out of the smoke came locusts on the earth, and power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 and it was said to them that they may not injure the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads,
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.
5 and it was given to them that they may not kill them, but that they may be tormented five months, and their torment—as the torment of a scorpion—when it may strike a man;
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.
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.
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.
7 And the likenesses of the locusts—like to horses made ready to battle, and on their heads [something] as garlands like gold, and their faces as faces of men,
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.
8 and they had hair as hair of women, and their teeth were as [those] of lions,
They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like those of lions.
9 and they had breastplates as breastplates of iron, and the noise of their wings—as the noise of chariots of many horses running to battle;
They had breastplates like breastplates of iron. The sound of their wings was like the sound of many chariots and horses rushing to war.
10 and they have tails like to scorpions, and stings were in their tails; and their authority [is] to injure men five months;
They have tails like those of scorpions, with stingers. In their tails they have power to harm men for five months.
11 and they have over them a king—the messenger of the abyss—a name [is] to him in Hebrew, Abaddon, and in the Greek he has a name, Apollyon. (Abyssos g12)
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".
12 The first woe went forth, behold, there yet come two woes after these things.
The first woe is past. Behold, there are still two woes coming after this.
13 And the sixth messenger sounded the trumpet, and I heard a voice out of the four horns of the altar of gold that is before God,
The sixth angel sounded. I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 saying to the sixth messenger who had the trumpet, “Loose the four messengers who are bound at the great river Euphrates”;
saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Free the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates!”
15 and the four messengers were loosed, who have been made ready for the hour, and day, and month, and year, that they may kill the third of mankind;
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.
16 and the number of the forces of the horsemen—twice ten thousand ten thousands, and I heard the number of them.
The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million. I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those sitting on them, having breastplates of fire, and jacinth, and brimstone; and the heads of the horses [are] as heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceed fire, and smoke, and brimstone;
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.
18 by these three plagues the third of mankind was killed, from the fire, and from the smoke, and from the brimstone, that is proceeding out of their mouths,
By these three plagues, one third of mankind was killed: by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur, which proceeded out of their mouths.
19 for the power of the horses are in their mouth, and in their tails, for their tails [are] like serpents, having heads, and they injure with them.
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.
20 And the rest of mankind, who were not killed in these plagues, neither converted from the works of their hands, that they may not worship the demons, and idols, those of gold, and those of silver, and those of brass, and those of stone, and those of wood, that are neither able to see, nor to hear, nor to walk,
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.
21 and they did not convert from their murders, nor from their sorceries, nor from their whoredoms, nor from their thefts.
They did not repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts.
