Revelation 16

1 I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth."

Then I heard a loud voice saying to the seven angels, “Go pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”

2 The first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth, and it became a harmful and evil sore on the people who had the mark of the beast, and who worshiped his image.

So the first went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Then harmful and painful sores came upon the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

3 The second one poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood as of a corpse. And every living thing in the sea died.

The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned into blood, like that of a dead person, and every creature in the sea died.

4 The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.

The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood.

5 I heard the angel of the waters saying, "You are righteous, who is and who was, the Holy One, because you have judged these things.

And I heard the angel of the waters say, “Yoʋ are just, O Holy One, who is and who was, for yoʋ have brought these judgments.

6 For they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this."

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and yoʋ have given them blood to drink; it is what they deserve.”

7 I heard the altar saying, "Yes, Lord God of hosts, true and righteous are your judgments."

And I heard the altar say, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and just are yoʋr judgments.”

8 The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to him to scorch people with fire.

The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was permitted to scorch people with fire.

9 People were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.

People were scorched with intense heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues, but they did not repent and give him glory.

10 The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was darkened. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain,

The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and the beast's kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony

11 and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores. They did not repent of their works.

and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores, but they did not repent of their works.

12 The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up, that the way might be made ready for the kings that come from the sunrise.

The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the east.

13 I saw coming out of the mouth of the serpent, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, something like frogs;

Then I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

14 for they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go forth to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God the Almighty.

They are demonic spirits performing signs, who go out to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for battle on that great day of God, the Almighty.

15 "Look, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he does not walk naked, and they see his shame."

(“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his garments on, so that he will not walk around naked and have people see his shame.”)

16 He gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew, Har Megiddo.

Then they assembled the kings at the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.

17 The seventh poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came forth out of the temple, from the throne, saying, "It is done."

The seventh poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne of the temple of heaven, saying, “It is done!”

18 There were lightnings, voices, and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since man was on the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty.

Then there were flashes of lightning, peals of thunder, rumblings, and a great earthquake such as had not occurred since men have been on the earth, so great was the quake.

19 The great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath.

20 Every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

Every island fled, and no mountain could be found.

21 Great hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, came down out of the sky on people. People blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for this plague is exceedingly severe.

And great hailstones, about the weight of a talent, fell on people from heaven, and they blasphemed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.