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 coming from the Temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of God's judgment on the earth.”

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 angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and terrible, painful sores broke out on those 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 poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse and everything living 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 on the rivers and springs of water, and the water turned into 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.

I heard the angel who had power over the waters declare, “You are truly right, you who are and was, the Holy One, as this judgment demonstrates.

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

These people shed the blood of believers. Now you've given them blood to drink, as they deserve!”

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

I heard a voice from the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the All-powerful One, your judgments are right and true!”

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

The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given the power 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.

They were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God who controlled these plagues. 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 angel poured out his bowl on the beast's throne, and darkness fell over his kingdom. The people bit their tongues because of the pain they felt,

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

and they cursed the God of heaven because of their pain and their sores, but they did not repent and stop what they were doing.

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 angel poured out his bowl on the mighty River Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that a way could be prepared for the kings that come from 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 evil spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and 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.

These are demonic spirits that perform miracles, going out to gather together all the kings of the whole world for the battle on God the All-powerful One's great day of judgment.

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."

(Pay attention! I will come like a thief. Blessed are those who keep watch, and have their clothes ready so that they don't have to go out naked and be embarrassed.)

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

The evil spirits gathered the kings for battle at a place called Armageddon in Hebrew.

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 angel poured out his bowl on the air, and a loud voice came from the Temple, from the throne, shouting out, “It's over!”

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.

Lightning flashed and thunder boomed, and a massive earthquake shook the earth. It was the worst earthquake that had ever happened since people lived there.

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. The cities of the nations were destroyed. Babylon the great was remembered in God's presence so that she should be given the cup filled with the wine of his hostility.

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

All the islands vanished, and all the mountains disappeared.

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.

Huge hailstones, each one weighing one hundred pounds, rained down from the sky on people. The people cursed God because the plague of hail was so terrible.